With more drivers turning to their smart phones for turn-by-turn directions, leading portable navigation device makers Garmin and Magellan are taking different routes in an effort to remain competitive. But our latest tests show that new ...
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Satellite navigation producer Garmin has revealed its new head-up display (HUD) technology, which pairs with existing Garmin smartphone apps to project speed, navigation and other vehicle information onto car windscreens. The HUD unit, ...
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To reduce driver distraction, Garmin is introducing an aftermarket heads-up display that works with smart phones to shine navigation information on the windshield. The benefit is seen as reducing the distance the driver's eyes need to ...
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Garmin today announced a portable head-up display device for smartphone navigation apps that costs $129.99 and can be used in any car. Called HUD, the device will be available later this summer. It projects directions from the ...
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Dad has always been there to provide guidance in life, so Father's Day might be as good a time as any to repay him with a GPS navigator. Choosing the best GPS can seem daunting, as there are many choices available, often with only slight ...
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Magellan has just introduced its latest connected device to the world of portable navigation with their new SmartGPS, and we're already well into testing this creative new device in our lab and on the road. So far, we're impressed with the ...
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Training with power remains one of the most elite market niches in cycling: so expensive that even some ProTour teams limit their riders' access to power meters, keeping them under lock and key and lending them out for limited tests. In the ...
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Bicycle Retailer and Industry News honored industry suppliers and leaders at its annual BRAINy awards dinner Thursday night, marking the end to another successful three-day Bicycle Leadership Conference in this seaside town. Helping ...
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Frankly, the past year in the portable GPS world has been a bit dull. A market once known for innovation has grown stale, thanks to attention focused on smart phone navigation, but that is about to change. The latest promising new advance ...
Sigma is taking aim at the enthusiast market with its first GPS-equipped bike computer that also uses the widely adopted ANT+ protocol to read data from external sensors and power meters. It's also offering two other computers that pack ...
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Spring signals the return of warmer weather, blooming flowers and trees, baseball, and more. And for many of you, it's also when your state or federal tax refund will arrive. Truth be told, you're better off not getting a tax refund. That ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has chosen Garmin, a developer of consumer, aviation and marine technologies for the Global Positioning System, to supply navigation systems. The navigation systems will be integrated in the ...
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Cervélo on Thursday unveiled the second frameset to come out of its Southern California R & D facility, the Rca. The company previewed the limited-production frame to a dozen journalists last week during a two-day media camp in ...
Such excitement. The technology media world has been whipping itself into a frenzy of speculation and Dick Tracy jokes during the past couple of weeks since two US newspaper reports that Apple is working on a new gadget - the iWatch. ...
Virgin Media has selected the SageQuest, an enterprise fleet management solution from the Fleetmatics Group for the management of its 2,600 vehicle fleet in the UK and Ireland. The company expects the SageQuest solution to offer fuel ...