One of the most important events we attended during our recent visit at CeBIT 2010 was the worldwide launch of Mio's brand-new Moov V780 7-inch navigation, entertainment and Internet device, one that, if marketed properly, might become a very serious competitor on several market segments, not just that of connected PNDs, given the features and experience it delivers.During the hands-on time following Mio's press conference, we've had the chance to take the V780 for a very quick tour of its features, and come up extremely impressed at the other end. I mean, the PND manufacturer has managed to come up with a complete, comprehen... [read more >>] Back in early May 2009, Mio Technology unveiled a whole new series of Moov GPS navigators, the S series, which, besides a slimmer external design and some certainly improved hardware features, were also meant to introduce an innovative user interface, called Spirit. Today, at a local Mio event, we had the chance to go for a quick hands-on with some of the devices from this new series, with the overall result being a very impressive one.The models that we were able to toy around with were part of the S500 series (the S505 and S555, to be precise), featuring 4.7-inch touchscreens and 13.9mm ultra slim design, as well as very impressive extra ... [read more >>] Besides allowing drivers to find directions in a relatively fast and easy manner, the GPS system also allows people to keep an “eye” out on their property (vehicles and various assets). And we're not talking about some short-sighted guard, but about those eyes in the sky that never sleep: the geostationary satellites.This can be done with the help of a little device called a GPS tracker, and that's exactly the subject of the article at hand. In fact, what we'll talk about here is the TR-151 from GlobalSat, a GPS tracker that, in the end, could prove to be a lot better than a security firm in protecting one's ... [read more >>] |