Casio Exilim EX-H20G, world’s first Hybrid GPS digital camera

Casio has had a couple of announcements lately. Besides the entry-level Exilim cam, Casio has also outed its first hybrid GPS digital camera, Casio Exilim EX-H20G which packs the specialty of allowing you to geotag your photos for both outdoors and indoors.

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Magellan announces a trio of eXplorist GPS devices

Magellan has added a trio of eXplorist GPS models in its line, the 510, 610 and 710, which come packed with decent hardware specs. Each of the three eXplorist GPS devices has a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 3-inch touchscreen display, microphone, speaker and memory expansion with GPX compatibility. They’re useful for the users to record and share their adventures on the go.

The three Magellan GPS devices also pack high-accuracy GPS system that ranges from 3 to 5 meters. And they pack pretty impressive battery life that is able to last up to 16 hours. These GPS units are also waterproof and meet the IPX-7 standard, and they’re loaded with worldwide map.

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iCub aircraft uses an iPad as part of its cockpit avionics

iCub aircraft from SportairUSA has made it possible for an iPad to be used in the cockpit for navigation and receiving real-time weather info etc. The iCub aircraft belongs to the Light Sport Aircraft category, which is actually a fun-to-fly airplane instead of a serious aircraft. So, it’s possible to use a cheaper device like iPad instead of the costly FAA-approved GPS device.

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Wikitude Drive GPS Augmented reality app lets drivers see road ahead

Wikitude Drive is an augmented reality turn-by-turn navigation app for Android devices. The application makes use of GPS to superimpose the selected route with the live view captured by the camera of the Android phone. So, drivers can see things/road ahead of their cars.

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CoPilot Live HD GPS app for iPad 3G

The extra screen of iPad makes it suitable to be used as a GPS navigation device. The CoPilot GPS app which has a version for the iPhone, has now got a new version for the iPad 3G, called the CoPilot Live HD. The CoPilot Live HD app has been submitted to the Apple app store and the company behind it, ALK Technologies, expect the app to be available soon.

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Mapple Mobile full 3D navigation map application for iPhone

iPhone will get a full 3D navigation map app which is called the Mapple 3Di and is going to be launched by Mapple Mobile in Korea. The application also uses augmented reality to provide you clearer location information for driving.

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Garminfone to come to T-mobile

The Garmin-Asus phone, Garminfone will be available exclusively on T-mobile USA. This GPS smart phone is powered by Android 1.6 OS and features a custom user interface. The Garminfone also packs a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display and a 3-megapixel camera.

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Track your dogs on your mobile phone

The Retrieva’s GPS dog collar has got a new version which makes use of ViewRanger software technology to allow you to use your mobile phone to track your pets.

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GPS Travelogue tracks and records everywhere you go

The GPS Travelogue is a little gadget that makes use of GPS technology that virtually tracks and records everywhere you go. You can upload the recorded data to to online mapping applications such as Google Earth.

The little GPS Travelogue has an internal memory of 64GB which allows it to store the recorded data in real time. The little device also allows you to set to record at certain intervals between one second and 59 minutes. Although it comes in pint size, but it manages to hold up 260,000 waypoints including altitude, speed, time, and distance.

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AT&T 3G LaptopConnect devices

AT&T has announced two 3G LaptopConnect devices, which are the USBConnect Turbo and the USBConnect Velocity. The USBConnect Turbo is made by LG, which basically works as a USB 3G modem that keeps the user connected to the Internet via 3G/HSPA 7.2 while they’re on the run.

The AT&T USB Velocity is an aGPS device with 3G connectivity for your laptop, made by Option, which keeps you connected with location GPS-based services.

It works with Option’s free software, the Option GPS control panel, which is able to make use of location-enabled web services such as Yahoo and Bing for directions and local points of interest.

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