TomTom Announces a New XXL-Size GPS Screen

The world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, TomTom has announced the release its award-winning portable navigation product offering - the TomTom XXL 530S and TomTom XXL 540S. Both models come with a 5" touchscreen display that is a snap to read even if you're in the backseat. The TomTom XXL 530S and XXL 540S devices enable users to always drive the smartest and most efficient routes, whenever or wherever they go. The TomTom XXL 530S and XXL 540S include TomTom’s exclusive IQ Routes™ technology. The technology is based on historical speed measurements for every time of day and for every road segment, from large highways to small local roads. They both come with advance unique features that include Advanced Lane Guidance for realistic representations of complex highway junctions and lane-specific visual directions that take the stress out of navigating these otherwise challenging areas, Preloaded maps of Mexico, the US and Canada, Seven million points of interest, so users have access to information and location details of more restaurants, hotels, gas stations, etc. than ever before etc. TomTom has made arrangement to make the systems available at several retailers across the United States and Canada in October 2009. The TomTom XXL 530S GPS system will retail for $279.95, and the TomTom XXL 540S GPS system will retail for $299.95.

The Garmin Dakota 20 Designed for Versatility

With the Garmin Dakota 20 outdoor navigation meets touchscreen simplicity. This rugged, palm-sized navigator combines touchscreen navigation, it is designed to be a versatile, do-it-all, rugged, touchscreen handheld GPS that's small enough to comfortably take on a run or mount on a bike, yet substantial enough to rely upon as your main GPS on a multi-day backpacking trip.
Dakota 20 makes outdoor navigation effortless with a tough, sunlight-readable, 2.6 inch color touchscreen display. The interface is easy to use, so you’ll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. Its compact size (2.2 x 3.9 x 1.3 inches) and lighter weight come handy for those who cherish portability.
Both durable and waterproof, Dakota 20 is built to withstand the elements: bumps, dust, dirt and water are no match for this rugged navigator. Dakota 20 has a built-in 3-axis electronic compass, which shows your heading even when you’re standing still or not holding the device level. Its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude, and you can even use it to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. And with its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver with HotFix™ satellite prediction, Dakota 20 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons.
What's more, get into paperless geocaching with Dakota 20 by quickly downloading up to 2,000 caches, with information such as location, terrain, difficulty, hints and description — no more paper print outs and manually entered coordinates. It also comes with built-in worldwide basemap, so you can navigate anywhere with ease. Adding more maps is easy with Garmin's wide array of detailed topographic, marine and road maps, available on microSD card.

Garmin Announces New nüvi 1690

The new nuvi 1690 from Garmin promises to take GPS users to the next level with its advance features. This new GPS device offers you with real-time content on the go. From fuel prices to Google™ local search, you'll be the first to know with Garmin nüLink!™ Services that comes with two free year contract. The 1690 also includes preloaded maps, lane assist with junction view, hands-free calling and ecoRoute™ — making it one smart navigator.
The nüvi 1690 with nüLink! has the most comprehensive set of POI search capabilities offered by any PND thanks to the implementation of Google local search and white page telephone listings. Google’s local search brings online points of interest (POIs) to customers’ fingertips and lets them search for destinations by name or key words just like they are accustomed to doing on their personal computer. In addition, Garmin has created a “quick search” feature that lets users search via categories like food, lodging and fuel, rather than typing a word or phrase into the search box. Detailed search results are displayed for many POIs including a location description, business address, phone number and popularity rating. Customers can also use the nüLink! white page telephone listing feature to search for a person’s street address by their first name, last name or phone number.
Other convenient services included in the subscription are Ciao!™ friend finder, weather, movie times, local events, Send to GPS, flight status, converter, White Pages and myGarmin. The nuvi 1690 will sell for a price tag of $499 and will be available in the fourth quarter of this year according to Garmin.

TomTom Unveils GO 950, GO 750 and GO 550

TomTom announces its new flagship series and they are the TomTom GO 550, 750 and 950. These three portable navigation devices combine TomTom's leading IQ Routes™ technology with a fully optimized user interface. In addition, the TomTom GO x50 LIVE series comes with an expanded LIVE Services offering, completely integrated in the device to deliver the ultimate navigation package on the market today.
The trio promises to calculate routes faster than ever before, and they also include the planet's largest collection of historical speed profiles. Once you're on your way, the units can tap into RDS-TMC services in order to take current road conditions into account and get you from point A to point B in the least amount of time. Also of note, these three now feature voice command and control, and each ships with an active dock with integrated RDS-TMC information.
They all come with new mapping solution that lets you take the most optimal route while avoiding jams when present. For folks who have a heart for nature, the Eco Routes option helps one plan better by taking the most fuel-efficient route. The TomTom GO 950 LIVE will be equipped with maps for America, Canada and 45 European countries, while the TomTom GO 750 LIVE has maps for 45 countries in Europe including Malta, Greece and Turkey. Last but not least, the TomTom GO 550 LIVE features maps of the UK/Republic of Ireland.

Golf GPS Offers you Good Chance to Master the Game

If you love golf and you have been looking for a convenient way of improving your skills, well look no further because that is exactly what Golf GPS does. It gives you the opportunity to improve your game with great features that make imitate the exact layout of a Golf course. The Golf GPS used range finder gives you the precise distance information you need to achieve a higher level of performance. Golf GPS systems are rapidly evolving from only player enhancement to complete course management systems. The primary goal of a golf GPS system is to provide players with distances to all kind of features on the course and especially to the green they are playing. You can get detailed aerial views and flyover views, excellent scoring, stats, and graphics capabilities from this device. Some of the devices use real time GPS satellite information to tell users how far away from the front and center of green they are at any given moment. Golf GPS can also recommend a club if you use the shot by shot option. It replaces your paper scorecard with an easy to use electronic version. There is option for tracking each shot by up to 4 players on a given round, for later statistical analysis. There other GPS that can give you live data as to how other golfers fair on the hole you are playing, longest drives, and many other interesting facts. There are a host of this device in the market and they come with great features that offer you excellent course depending on your requirements and your skill level. Just know your needs and look for the one that is suitable. I am sure you would find it quite interesting. Please let us hear from you if you have used any Golf GPS lately.