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Shiny Shiny: Sat Navs don’t really generate the most enthusiasm and excitement, but it’s not their fault, they do try. That may all be about to change with Navman’s rather stylish S100 – the latest addition to the S-series.

The S100 is rather nice on the eye with its slim  brushed aluminium shell with as much robustness as you’d need for something you’re going to be using on a regular basis whether you’re driving or walking to your destination. Its flat screen gives it a bit of a TV feel and at 4.3-inches it’s a decent size to navigate on.

To add to its appeal, Navman has added a few new features to the device. Clear view mapping is one of them. The idea behind this is to avoid bewilderment by emphasizing your journey on screen, so the focus remains on your journey rather than the surrounding roads. The inclusion of glide touch, an iPhone-esque way of navigating through the S100 definitely gives it added appeal.

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CrunchGear: The TomTom ONE XL II launch is one step closer with the FCC stamp of approval.

Details are still up in the air, but it seems this guy simply updates the previous model with Bluetooth hands-free calling. 

Even the available users guide doesn’t reveal any juicy details as it seems as if the guide is just repurposed from the current generation.

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NaviGadget: Sanyo has been releasing many portable navigation systems from their Gorilla series.

A new addition to the lineup is the NV-BD600DT which features a 4GB solid state disk.

The new NV-BD600DT will be available in about a month in Japan for an unkown price as of now.

Features of NV-BD600DT include a TV tuner, FM transmitter and built-in speakers.

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Navigadget: Sanyo NVM-4370, which we first got a glimpse of back in CES has finally been made official.

They’ve priced the device at $300 (210 Eur) which we think is appropriate considering other brands with similar features in the market.

For that money you’re getting a GPS navigation system with a 4.3″ screen, text-to-speech feature, bluetooth connectivity, FM transmitter to use your car’s audio, and the ability to hook up a reverse gear camera to use while backing up.

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NaviGadget: Raymarine is one of the leading marine electronics developers and manufactures a wide range of electronic equipment and GPS products for marine markets.

Raymarine E120 is a high performance and multifunction navigation display with 12.1 inch immoderate bright sunlight color display.

The Raymarine E120 has new features like chartplotter, fishfinder, radar, and video and easy to use communicated navigation system. It is built inside a rugged aluminum chassis and waterproof to CFR46 standards.

It has customized options for each page and you can also customize with multiple window combinations or full screen applications for every navigation scenario.

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SlashGear: Quantum have announced a new PMP with digital TV and navigation capabilities, the Video Touch personal TV media player. 

Based on a Siano DVB-H receiver, the Video Touch is capable of receiving up to 30 channels of high quality live mobile TV, as well as GPS navigation, in-car assistance, traffic and weather updates, movies, an MP3 player and picture viewing.

The device also uses Siano’s SMS8021 chip antenna, removing the need for an external aerial while still promising reception in rural areas or while travelling in moving transport. 

Flipping between portrait and landscape modes automatically, the Video Touch uses a gesture-based interface with only a single hardware button.

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Navigadget: German brand Medion announced 3 new GPS navigation systems recently: P5235, P5435 and X5535.

The main feature of these is the very big screen that measures 5 inches compared to the highly common ‘large screen’s that only measure about 4.3 inches. However the resolution is always of 272×480 pixels (WQVGA).

These 3 Medion sat navs have the same design but differ in featuers. They all integrate a RDS/TMC receiver, but the Premium service is in optional on P5235 and standard with P5435 and X5535.

They all have an FM transmitter to send navigation directions or MP3 audio to your car’s sounds system. P5435 and X5535 also integrate a handsfree bluetooth kit. A biometric reader is also integrated to make your GPS safer.

X5535 is the most advanced out of the three since it has a gyroscope to simulate a position fix in the event of a loss of satellite signal.

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ITProPortal: Sony Ericsson has rolled out its new HSDPA supported handset, G705 that offers Wi-Fi connectivity to its users, to help them stay connected while on the move.

Flaunted with a 2.4-inch wide screen display, the device offers a variety of features, such as – in-built GPS application with ‘Wayfinder’ feature, a 3.2-megapixel camera, and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certification.

Furthermore, the handset also sports an HTML browser, with direct shortcut key to Google and lets its users to upload videos from YouTube directly, without requiring them to connect to the computer.

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Electronista: GPS device maker Becker provided full details of two GPS units that have been part of its demo at the IFA technology show.

The Crocodile earns its name through a tire-tread like rubber housing that protects it against impacts, improves its water resistance and also makes for better grip. Motorcycle riders in particular should find it useful versus more fragile units, Becker argues.

The 4.3-inch widescreen navigator also promises route plotting and has a 3D mode that covers both landmarks and terrain details in the extra dimension.

The Z 201 Berlin provides the same navigation features as the Crocodile but drops the extra-rugged exterior for a smaller but more fragile exterior designed for cars.

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Tech Digest: The new Harman Kardon GPS-810 is the company’s new top-end unit.

It comes with a wireless rotary controller for in-car operation, a dual built-in microphones, a noise-cancellation system for best audio quality and a wireless FM transmitter that can transmit voice commands and phone calls to your car’s speaker.

There’s also a 4-inch screen, 2GB of internal memory, media player and all the GPS functionality you would expect, including real-time traffic info.

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Crave: Designers Jukka Roitto, Miska Vaisanen, and Jordan Siegler have seen the road map to the future, and it sits on your wrist. It has a name that’s crystal clear even to the geographically challenged: Seek.

This Minority Report-like wristband concept packs a portable GPS system and music player all in one–though given how power-hungry GPS units are, you might not want to drain that battery pack tuning in to Coldplay or Madonna.

No idea, either, on how this juices up. But we do know the Seek offers directional guides and location-based services accessed via its interactive touch screen.

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HEXUS.lifestyle: TomTom has rolled out a trio of satnavs that continuously adapt the directions they give you based on changing road conditions, ensuring you always get from A to B by the fastest route.

The TomTom Go x40 Live range consists of the Go 540, Go 740 and flagship Go 940.

All three models rely on the firm’s IQ Routes technology, which is essentially a database of historical travel information recorded for every major road on every day of the week at five-minute intervals.

TomTom’s HD Traffic service is also included, as is a safety alert database – including speed camera details – and information about fuel prices in the local area.

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