April 5, 2005

Tom's Hardware has tested and reviewed a number of portable in-car GPS navigation units to find the best one. Units tested included the Magellan Roadmate 500/700 series, the Garmin StreetPilot 2610/2650 series, the Lowrance iWay 500c, the TomTom Go, the Cobra Nav One 3000, and the Navigon PNA. In the review, the two units that went through the most rigorous testing were the iWay 500c and the Roadmate 700.

April 1, 2005

Late last night Google went live with a beta of Google Ride Finder, a new service that integrates Google Maps with live GPS tracking data from a number taxi fleets in 11 major U.S. cities. You can now track available taxis, limousines and shuttles in real time so that you can find a ride. Google will be adding more cities and taxi fleets in the months to come.

March 26, 2005

The wacky folks from EVDOinfo.com really put Verizon's EVDO wireless data network to the test. First they did a 2 way iChat videoconference at 60 MPH, then they did a streaming video webcam with GPS tracking over EVDO, then they did Vonage VOIP over EVDO. And, they have really cool video clips of all this madness.

February 26, 2005

MSNBC has a very positive review of the new Garmin iQue M5. Features of this Pocket PC device include onboard GPS, a 416 MHz Intel PXA 272 processor, 64 MB of RAM, 64 MB of ROM, 15 MB of data back-up protection, and Bluetooth connectivity. TrustedReviews.com has also published a review of the Garmin iQue M5.