Satnav
Jun 17 2009, Harshpaul

The latest voice skin to land on satnav is that of Homer Simpson. This popular yellow guy will reside in your TomTom and his voice will guide you toward your destination. It’s not just mundane directions that Homer will speak, he will also impart...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Bharat, Shimla
Not often has technology like a global positioning system taken refuge in a shoe. Isaac Daniel Group did it once and then we had Atrex deliver footwear to track...
made popular Jun 15 2009
(0)
Bharat, Shimla
Adding to its successful line of Eee PCs, Asus has introduced the Eee PC T91, an 8.9-inch LED backlit netbook with swivel touchscreen, GPS receiver and TV tuner for...
made popular Jun 3 2009
(0)
Atul, Shimla
Not many clocks can boast of an embedded GPS receiver but that is not just the only quality of the clock you see in the flick atop. A single look at the image does not...
made popular May 26 2009
(0)
Anita Techviva, New York
The Garmin nüvi 760 offers a large 4.3-inch diagonal touch screen color display as well as Wqvga display with white backlight. This model is very accurate and has an...
made popular May 22 2009
(0)
Atul, Shimla
Crazy how the gadget geeks can think at times! It is good to devise tracking systems for touring foreign natives in your country, but we really don’t think that you...
made popular May 18 2009
(0)
Atul, Shimla
When I first realized what a helmet was supposed was to do, it was merely a product developed to offer protection. The world has definitely evolved from then-as we talk...
made popular May 14 2009
(0)
Bharat, Shimla
The latest addition amid passive traffic tracking devices is the TracKing, a GPS tracking device only the size of its two AA batteries. Good enough to keep you informed...
made popular May 11 2009
(0)
Naresh Chauhan, Shimla
The dearth of proper navigation devices for bicycles is one of the major snags that defer bikes from becoming the major mode of transportation on city roads, often...
made popular Apr 30 2009
(0)
Bharat, Shimla
The use of a compass for directions has been outpaced by GPS, yet the former hasn’t lost its relevance just completely, for it still can be a source of design...
made popular Apr 29 2009
(0)
AP, Trenton
A former federal prosecutor running for governor approved the tracking of citizens through their cell phones without warrants while he was head of the U.S....
made popular Apr 23 2009
(0)
AP, Trenton
The American Civil Liberties Union says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for New Jersey under Christopher Christie, now a GOP gubernatorial candidate, tracked the...
made popular Apr 23 2009
(0)
AP, Hartford
Addicted to that GPS navigation system? On Connecticut roads, that might make you a lawbreaker.
made popular Apr 19 2009
(0)
Bharat, Shimla
GPS is spotted in almost every single tracking device we see hitting the shelves, or making across the renderings. Enhancing on the cupid technology is a new range of...
made popular Apr 14 2009
(0)
I love maps. I am not very good at reading them but I love having one (or two!) handy when I am in a strange place. Heck, with my sense of direction (or the lack of...
made popular Apr 1 2009
(0)
Harshpaul, shimla
Sentience, a system being developed in the UK, is smart enough to control acceleration and brakes, and according to researchers, a step towards fully autonomous...
made popular Mar 25 2009
(1)
Bharat, Shimla
Adventure freaks often lose track of their whereabouts and end up trading lives in the endeavor to flirt with nature. Mobile devices have synced a sense of trust in...
made popular Mar 16 2009
(0)
Desh, Shimla
Steven Elop, president of Microsoft’s business division, allowed us a peep into the future via a novel touchscreen concept, dubbed 2019 at the recent Wharton Business...
made popular Mar 2 2009
(0)
Jim Reyes, Texas
Wow, I think this is just all to perfect! I use GPS devices a lot, specially if I’m going out of my 10-mile radius from downtown Chicago. I know I have to start...
made popular Mar 2 2009
(0)
AP, Boston
A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts’ transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has...
made popular Feb 17 2009
(0)
AP, Champaign
A tuberculosis patient who failed to take precautions to avoid spreading the illness will be tracked by GPS and could go to jail if he violates court orders requiring...
made popular Jan 22 2009
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
I love maps. I am not very good at reading them but I love having one (or two!) handy when I am in a strange place. Heck, with my sense of direction (or the lack of...
made popular Apr 1 2009
(0)
Melanie, Jacksonville
Giove-B, a test satellite for Europe’s Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth.
made popular May 8 2008
(0)
Dharmendra, Delhi
Computer scientists at Swansea and Glasgow universities are working on a system to integrate GPS satellite navigation technology to handheld music devices like MP3s, to...
made popular May 16 2007
(0)
Dharmendra, Delhi
Hyderabad-based SatNav Technologies recently rolled out Satguide, its GPS turn-by-turn navigation software, for Windows Mobile devices. The company claims to be the 1st...
made popular Apr 11 2007
(0)
Dharmendra, Delhi
Just as new satellite-navigation (satnav) device are being showcased at the recent CeBit, it becomes quite clear that what a long distance these lilliputian devices...
made popular Mar 19 2007
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
This all started with an Email from a Satnav user who was shocked to see that his brand new Satnav device is infected with a Virus. The device TomTom GO 910 Satnav...
made popular Jan 29 2007
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
There are many GPS devices that are available in the market but still all of them are the same. They tell you the route to reach your destination but cannot tell you...
made popular Jan 5 2007
(0)
Dharmendra, Delhi
German-based Maxfield has announced the availability of the Max Track, which is claimed to be the fastest satnav on the market by the company. Developed by Samsung and...
made popular Oct 16 2006
(0)
Naresh Chauhan, Shimla
Redefining Satellite navigation systems Cartrekhas launched a new satnav for £250, which is available in pink and black shades. Equipped with hot-tech, Slim Portable...
made popular Sep 21 2006
(0)
Harshpaul, shimla
MyDrive software for satnav makes the device a bit more personalized for the driver, by learning each individual’s driving habits. Using the knowledge gained by a...
made popular Jun 19 2009