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Dash Express GPS Updates Traffic Models, Software Update Coming

The Dash Express GPS just received its first historic traffic model update using the live Dash data gathered by users. That'll help predict traffic in areas where no Dash or other trusted data sources have been in the last 15 minutes. By end of month, a software update is coming with tweaks in performance, stability and routing. As for today's historic update, Dash recommends all users download the patch by Wi-Fi. Let's hope that more updates come often as this one, and with more features using that internet connection.

9:29 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Brian Lam
3,763 views, 12 comments

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Do You Use Google Maps Mobile to Check Traffic Alongside Your GPS?

That blurry GPS shot above is of the Dash Express with its IP-enabled mesh network of traffic monitoring. But most of you don't have such tech in your GPS, you've got something else without live traffic data. For those of you who have GPS devices without live traffic, do you use a phone with Google Maps Traffic to check live road conditions as you navigate with your car's GPS? More »

7:16 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Brian Lam
6,872 views, 40 comments

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Dash Full Review: Don't Miss the Traffic Terminator

Hey, in case you missed it, don't forget to check out the most thorough review of the Dash on the web—we drove over 1000 miles with it so you don't have to. [Dash on Giz]

7:20 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By matt buchanan
2,328 views, 1 comment

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Video: Real-Life Driving With Dash GPS

This video is what driving with Dash is usually like. At night, it can be especially undramatic, but even when there is a lot of traffic, the truth is, Dash doesn't reroute you often. I use the map as a guide and just drive around the reds (when there are reds). It's funny how the density of traffic data varies time to time, and by what zoom level you are at. But when these things hit the market in the next few days, the traffic data, minute by minute, should shoot up in density. (And until then, the dashed lines, which are based on historical models, are pretty useful.) Also, apologies for any motion sickness incurred from watching this video. Driving stick and using GPS and camcorder at the same time is not that easy. We dropped our review of this baby last night, culled from over 1000 miles of driving, so check it out. [Dash Express review on Giz]

9:43 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Brian Lam
2,567 views, 19 comments

Latest by Spoony Bard: I think I'm gonna be sick.... more »

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Dash Express GPS Full Drive Review: Total Traffic Terminator

We've been ranting about this internet-connected Dash Express GPS for months. Over the past week, we were given the opportunity to test it out for ourselves on both coasts, over a thousand miles, through intense city driving in SF and NY and road trips into the wilds. It's the real deal, delivering out of the box the most impressive real time traffic system we've ever seen, one that only will get better as each Dash user hit the road creating a swarm network of traffic avoiding drivers. Here's why:

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1:27 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Wilson Rothman
17,044 views, 47 comments

Latest by inspectorgadget420: I was a NRT (National Road Test(er)) for several months and bought the production version as soon as Dash made it available to us NRT members. It had some bugs in prototype and still had some bugs in production, BUT, more »

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Dash Launches Express on Amazon, Drops Price to $400

These days, all but the most high-end (that is, overpriced) Garmin nuvis cost below $600, so it's great news that Dash—that fascinating experiment in "connected" GPS—has lowered the price of the Express from $600 to $400, and is selling them immediately on Amazon.com. If you pre-ordered, fear not: You will only be charged $400. Friends-and-family types who got devices early will be reimbursed the extra $200. If you want the instant traffic data, the wireless web searches and the periodic upgrades, you'll still have to pay that $10 to $13 subscription fee, but if you're a real cheapskate, you can let the free trial lapse and use it sans connectivity. Press release after the jump. [Amazon; Dash] More »

10:46 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,608 views, 8 comments

Latest by DashBrandon: This is Brandon from Dash. To answer some of your questions: @desostros and @vipul: Only US (50 states) maps for now, so no Canada or Europe functionality yet. more »

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Dash Express Pre-orders Shipping Now!

One of our readers just let us know that his Dash Express GPS device just shipped, one day ahead of the previous March 27 date. Don't know why this Dash GPS could be the coolest GPS device ever? Check here. Update: Dash PR just confirmed that they are shipping to pre-order customers. [Thanks Tipster!]

2:43 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Jason Chen
2,717 views, 5 comments

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The Secret to Dash GPS's Live Traffic Data: Networked Crowdsourcing

We're excited about the upcoming Dash Express GPS because it corrects so much of what's gone wrong with in-car navigation. In the end, you get the same green, yellow and red traffic indicators on highways that Google maps gets, plus that on some local roads. No other GPS has this. Because each unit is basically a two-way pager, it records the traffic you experience and shares it with others. It's a simple idea, perhaps, but to really harness the potentially unwieldy power of crowdsourcing, you need rules:
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9:00 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Wilson Rothman
7,020 views, 29 comments

Latest by MMcNasby: I was a beta tester for the Dash PND. While I loved the functionality of the device, I think Dash would've made a greater impact on the market by licensing their technology to larger PND manufacturers like Garmin or more »

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Dash Express GPS Preorders Shipping March 27th

Dash Express GPS, one of my most highly anticipated gadgets, will ship to customers who preordered on March 27th. [Dash on Giz, Dash Blog]

12:04 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Brian Lam
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Dash Express Runs on OpenMoko FOSS Platform, Nerds' Heads Explode

Today we learned that the seductively interactive Dash Express GPS navigator is using the OpenMoko open-source mobility platform that led to the Neo 1973 smartphone. This makes the Dash the first product based on OpenMoko's GTA0X reference design, with GPS hardware designed to order by OpenMoko and its parent company, FIC. Did we need one more reason to love this thing? Well, we got it. (There's a press release down below.) More »

10:43 AM on Wed Jan 2 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,146 views, 9 comments

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Dash Express Video and Deets: Internet Connected GPS for $599

The big news today is that the eagerly anticipated Dash Express—that GPS that is internet connected for traffic data download and upload and all sorts of live data—is available for pre-order for $599 with three months of net service. After that, the data link will cost $10 to $13 monthly on top of that. Pricey to be sure, but the newly unveiled features solidify the Dash's reputation as a turn-by-turn GPS navigator unlike anything seen before:
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12:00 AM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Wilson Rothman
15,089 views, 26 comments

Latest by dburr10085: Be careful. I just found out they have a data coverage area, meaning that although you may pay for cellular coverage, you won't actually get it if you don't live in a coverage area. I've made iquires to find out more »

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Dash Express GPS Road Test Sign Up NOW: Free Next Gen Navigator Anyone?

Hey, want to play with that Dash GPS I just wrote about a minute ago? Before anyone else has them? For free? If you love driving as much as you love free next-generation gadgets, stop reading Giz, click here and fill out the form to be part of Dash's Road Test. You've got the jump on the rest of the Internet, so go. More »

1:03 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Brian Lam
5,630 views, 16 comments

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