Archive for October 2008
Insignia’s NS-CNV10 Connected GPS
You may have noticed that yesterday I introduced a service called Snapshots into the site. My feeling is that it provides a new level of interactivity for you. Any external link leaving the site can be viewed ahead by hovering your mouse arrow over the little bubble at the right-hand side of the link. This way you’ll be able to see whether clicking out to an external site is in your best interests.
If they tick you off (I hope they don’t as I’m just trying to improve the reading experience!) you can turn them off by clicking on ‘Options’ in the upper right hand corner of the Snapshot and opting out. That should turn them all off while you browse around GPSObsessed.
One thing I’m trying to figure out is how to make the page load a little quicker as the integration has slowed loading times a bit. So there is a tradeoff here. Any thoughts, good or bad, are appreciated. Obviously if the integration of Snapshots is a negative for readers than I’ll remove them. Just email me at justin at gpsobsessed dot com if you have any questions or concerns, about Snapshots or anything else. I’d love to hear from you.
Garmin nuvi 510 Comes To All
Garmin’s nuvi 510 looks to be nothing more than an entry-level device available to the European market..at first glance. And while it’s very true it’s not internet-connected, doesn’t have any particularly predictive features, nor does it have 3D maps, it does have an impressive 8 hour battery life, FM real-time traffic support, a variety of mounts, and a microSD memory card slot should you choose additional maps beyond those offered. Offered? Yes, regional maps of Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal among other European countries, not only in street form but also nautical and topographic formats. Hence the strange feature set. Looking at the interface it features extra large touch-sensitive icons on its 3.5-inch touchscreen in case you’re motorcycling the highways or boating the rough seas, has IPX7-standard waterproof casing, can store 1000 of your points of interest, and has Bluetooth so you’ll be able to communicate, for instance, if you stick earbuds in your bike helmet. And yes, the nuvi 510 is known as the nuvi 500 across the pond so if you’re suffering through some type of deja vu experience at the moment, that’s why. Available now, the Garmin nuvi 510 is priced at €300 or roughly US$380.
