Garmin Edge 205

Now, be your own personal trainer using the Garmin Edge 205 Fitness device. This GPS-enabled personal trainer cum cycle computer helps you achieve the desired results in your workouts. Garmin Edge 205 is a lightweight device that allows you to race against your previously recorded workout.

Features

• Auto Pause
• Auto Lap
• Virtual Partner
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver
• Easy installation

Sporting a rugged look, the new Garmin Edge 205 is a cool device that when attached to your bike’s handlebars can automatically measure speed, time, distance and calories burned. This perfect fitness gadget can even track your heart rate, climb, descent and cadence.

Price and Availability

Garmin Edge 205 is available at a price of $ 249.99.

[Via Garmin]

Garmin And uLocate - Location Based Social Networking

uLocate Communications announces an agreement with Garmin to add friend-finding capabilities to select current and future Garmin GPS devices. The partnership leverages APIs on uLocate’s WHERE platform to enable Garmin users to easily find and connect with friends nearby through the leading friend finding network, Buddy Beacon.”The team over at uLocate continues to drive innovation with their open WHERE platform, enabling the broadest set of location based applications across the largest distribution network in wireless,” said Jeff Rath, vice president, global head of technology research of Canaccord Adams.

“This represents a powerful combination - the largest PND manufacturer and the dominant platform in the market bringing together the universe of location enabled connected devices.”

With access to WHERE’s Buddy Beacon network, Garmin customers will be able to connect with their friends, share their location and update their status across a variety of online social networking sites including Facebook.

Unlike other friend-finding applications, WHERE’s Buddy Beacon operates seamlessly across multiple networks, making it possible to connect with friends regardless of phone or carrier.

“We are delighted to team up with Garmin and, through our WHERE platform, provide their users with access to Buddy Beacon,” said Walt Doyle, CEO of uLocate Communications. “The partnership connects two leaders in their industries that are committed to offering customers new and exciting interfaces.”

Via GPS Daily

ASUS to present its new compact GPS navigation system ‘R300′

ASUS presented its new compact GPS navigation system ‘R300’ during CeBIT 2008, which is only 1.38cm thick and weighs 140g making it really easy to take with you wherever you go.

Running on Samsung’s 400 MHz CPU, the R300 has a light sensor that automatically sets the backlight brightness for optimal viewing. Other features included hands-free Bluetooth functionality, FM transmitter, mp3 playback and photo viewer.

Via AVING

GPSauge to present its navigation device adopts its ‘DATAoverIP’ technology

GPSauge presented its navigation device running on dual processor during CeBIT 2008, which adopts its ‘DATAoverIP’ technology. This provides geographical coordinates via the Internet, sending data in a compressed form that allows live tracking on any Internet-ready PC or laptop using GPSoverIP(Positioning System over Internet Protocol).

Via AVING

NAVIGON to present its 3D mobile navigation device ‘NAVIGON 8110′

NAVIGON presented its 4.8-inch wide navigation device ‘NAVIGON 8110’ during CeBIT 2008, which displays a 3D road layout covering whole of Europe.

Adopting 16:9 wide touchscreen LCD, the NAVIGON 8110 supports Text-to-Speech function, TMC service, FM transmitter, mp3 playback and image viewer.

Measuring 134.5 x 84.5 x 21.8mm, it is expected to be available for 449(EUR).

Via AVING

Garmin to announce its personal navigation device ‘nüvi 900T’ featuring DVB-H

Garmin announced ‘nüvi 900T’, a personal navigation device during CeBIT 2008, which combines cutting edge navigation features with DVB-H mobile television.

Adopting a 4.3-inch WQVGA color touchscreen display, the nüvi 900T features turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions guide as well as mp3 playback, Bluetooth wireless technology and stereo speakers.

The nüvi 900T will be available exclusively in Italy in July 2008.

Via AVING

ASUS’s 7-inch UMPC ‘R70′ with a built-in GPS receiver

ASUS showcased its 7-inch UMPC ‘R70’ based on Intel Menlow during Cebit2008, which features built-in GPS receiver that ensures you’re never lost.

Together with a collective host of communication tools including a built-in dual webcam(2M/0.3M) and fingerprint data protection, the ultra portable R70 supports 3.5G high-speed internet access.

Running on Windows Vista OS, it adopts DDR2 667MHz DRAM, 1024MB SO DIMM and 1.8-inch 120GB HDD.

Via AVING

Cowon to release its new premium navigation adding TPEG service

Cowon released its new premium navigation ‘COWON N13 TPEG Plus’ in Korea market, which added TPEG(Transport Protocol Expert Group) service that brings you the most recent traffic information.

With Samsung’s 7-inch 16.7M color digital WVGA TFT LCD, the COWON N3 features Alchemy AU 1250 600MHz to improve video playback, SiRF III chip for high GPS reception, two SD card slots, USB host, and AV input/out. It also offers powerful multi tasking capability to use navigation, video, T-DMB, music simultaneously. It also supports overlay, PIP(Picture in Picture) / NIP(Navigation in Picture) features.

It is available for 519,000(KRW).

Via AVING

Thinkware to launch its entry-level 7-inch DMB navigation device ‘iNAVI ES200′

Thinkware launched its entry-level 7-inch DMB navigation device ‘iNAVI ES200’ in Korea market.

As a successor model to the ‘iNAVI ES100’, it features a high resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and a high performance 500MHz CPU. The ES100 adopts the streamline design applying a two-tone color of red and black.

Users could enjoy the navigation and DMB simultaneously with its Dynamic PIP(picture in picture) functionality, and they could be guided by TPEG, a real time traffic information service. Other features included mp3/video player, photo album and games. By adopting two AV-in inputs, it can be connected with two different multimedia devices like rear camera and PMP at the same time.

Suggested price is 399,000(KRW) for 2GB model and 449,000(KRW) for 4GB.

Via AVING