New digital camera from Leica comes with an embedded GPS receiver. The Leica V-LUX 20 is as 12.1 megapixel capable equip with 12x zoom on its DC-Vario-Elmar 4.1-49.2mm lens. The camera can setup to automatically store or geotag their EXIF picture data with latitude and longtitude, the city you’re in and might suggest what other attractions around you.

Yes, i-gotU babe! By using the GT-120 GPS Device that can record and trace of your journey, auto-add GPS Lat/Lon information on your photos taken during your trekking expeditions and trace it later using GoogleEarth/Maps then geotag using Picasa, Flickr.

The GT-120 work hand in hand with your GPS enabled digital cameras and compatible with 3rd party GPS navigation software, serve as PC GPS receiver.

Specs. include:

1. USB 1.1 interface
   
2. Built-in SiRF StarIII low-power chipset
   
3. Built-in GPS patch antenna
   
4. Built-in 230mAh Lithium-ion battery
   
5. Water-resistant hardware design

More info {here}

If you’re willing to shell out $600 for a high-end GPS this coming holidays even if our economy is still reeling on a slow economy then you should take a look the new Navigon 8100T. Aside from your typical GPS (maps, direction, voice reminder, etc.), this Navigon 8100T has a feature called Panaroma View 3D which basically tells you the terrain and elevation where you current standing or located. Added features includes:

* Free Real-Time Traffic Updates for Life
* Voice Destination Entry
* 4.8″ widesceen display
* Reality View Pro
* Lane Assistant Pro
* Fast Destination Entry
* Bluetooth Enabled
* Advanced Text-to-speech

The new Garmin Nuvi 775T can now be pre-order at Amazon.com. This GPS comes in two flavor of maps, there’s the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico combo price at $499 and $800 for a unit that comes with maps of North America and Europe.

This navigation gadget is loaded with features like live traffic information integrated with FM traffic receiver, a lane assistance to help prepare to merge to your exit lane, bluetooth for hand-free calls and automatic time zone transitioning, and more!

Comes in compact form factor with width 4.8 x Height 3.0 x Depth 0.08 (12.2×7.6×2.0cm) Weight – 6.48 ounces (183.8 grams).

I’ve been looking around since last week for a GPS to test then I saw blogs about the new Navigon 2200T GPS navigator. Looking at the photo this GPS looks shiny and cool. It comes with 3-1/2” touchscreen and comes with the real-time traffic updates.. for life until your gadget becomes drop dead-on-arrival to your next destination.

Its main features include:

1. nstant Fix GPS
   
2. Reality View Pro
   
3. Lane Assistant Pross
   
4. Fast Destination Entry
   
5. Advanced Text-to-speech
   
6. Direct Help
   
7. High Performance
   
8. Ultra-thin and portable
   
9. Multidestination trip planning
   
10. DirectHelp for locating the nearest roadside assistance and other emergency services
    

The MSRP is about $229 once it hit stateside.

source {navgadget.com}

News that Holux is coming up with their own branded GPS navigation system called GPSmile55. It is loaded with Samsung S3C2440A 400MHz CPU running on MS Windows CE 5.0, a wide 4.3″ touch screen, bluetooth capable, supports TMC traffic info receiver, SD cards for memory expansion, 2600mAh battery that will last up to 10 hours.

Other details like when this gadget will be available and pricing is not yet know… please stay tune

The Pharos 600 and 600e are the new smartphones that comes with GPS maps of the US and Canada.

These GPS phones comes with a color touch screen, which can easily be turned into a full QWERTY keyboard, mobile versions of Windows Media Player, Microsoft Office Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, 2 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 5.0, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g, tri-band FM radio, and a voice recorder.  For a new T-Mobile contract you will be able to get the 600 for $500 and 600e for $400 approximately.