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Dash GPS's Major June 2008 Update Lets You Plot Custom Routes

Dash navigator's latest update rolls out today, allowing for a few key improvements.
• My Route records your local paths between two points (or locations within 1/2 mile of those points) and recommends the route along side traditional GPS routes next time you make the trip.
• Searches for points of interest "along the way" return listings with distance from current location and distance from destination.
• Road closures will be highlighted in black.
• Using SiRF's instantfix tech, the GPS will lock on sats on resume within 3 seconds
• The GUI is about 50% snappier
• Street names are easier to read because of better contrast.
Video of My Route over at [Dash's Blog]

11:00 AM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Brian Lam
1,594 views, 12 comments

Latest by frigg: @Carmen Loves Kittens and Hardcore Bondage: Huh?? Didn't mean for that to come off as ass-like in any way. more »

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Knight Rider GPS With KITT's Voice!

I already have a GPS unit but I'll be dammed if I'm not throwing it out because the guys at Mio have come up with a Knight Rider branded GPS unit with voice prompts by the one and only Mr Feeny KITT William Daniels. Apparently, you will recognize his familiar voice as soon as you fire it up and hear "Hello Michael, where do you want to go today?" As an added touch, the display is flanked by a series of red LEDs that mimic KITTs hood-mounted lights. Further details are scarce, but we do know the Mio Knight Rider GPS will retail for $299 when it is finally released. [Next Autos Thanks Dan!]

4:55 PM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Sean Fallon
29,838 views, 47 comments

Latest by citizensmith: This is all well and good, but when they sell one that has a single glowing red eye in the more »

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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
4,686 views, 12 comments

Latest by CarmenLovesHerNewCanonDSLR: @Stacky Botrus: No i don't think I can do that!...lemme try......no wait...no wait...NOPE can't do it@ideaman2020: I'm using Safari, more »

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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
7,244 views, 40 comments

Latest by firesign: @redrabbit: one man's junk is another man's useful device. have fun with your map. 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
3,981 views, Comment

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Asus R700 3D GPS Navigator and Portable Media Player Mutant

The Gear: Ah, convergence at its best. Asus cross-bred a GPS navigator that does 3D maps and real-time traffic info with a typical Taiwanese PMP that handles MP3s, videos and photos in a 1.3-cm thick unit. The touchscreener also uses Bluetooth to verbalize incoming text messages (probably poorly) and dial calls. It's $400 when it comes out in a couple of weeks. The Hmm: Most mutt devices rarely do everything well, and I hate the gold paintjob. (Granted, that's a personal thing.) More »

6:00 AM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
5,716 views, 5 comments

Latest by sniggity: @packetsniffer: LOL, yeah thats what i was thinking too. I wish they would let me design my own interface for more »

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Garmin Juices Up nuvi Line With New Voice Control on 880, Fatter Screen for 260w

What's What: Updates all along the nuvi line. The top-of-the-line 880's big gun is new speech recognition with a steering wheel-mounted push-to-walk remote, and burnt coffee lovers can bark out commands like "find nearest Starbucks." The Catch:Voice controlled GPS means you gotta turn the radio down to command, no? More »

5:00 PM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By matt buchanan
2,883 views, 4 comments

Latest by James: This wider thing makes me wonder... As a driver, aren't you more interested in what's coming up than what is more »

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A Holiday GPS Navigator Gadget Round Up for the Ages

After lighting up the Today Show last week, today Wilson's burning up the pages of the Grey Lady with a rundown of hot holiday gifts loaded up with GPS. There's navigation gear for hikers like Bushnell's waterproof ONIX 400 (complete with XM radio), Garmin's Forerunner 305 for power-joggers, the usual car-mounted suspects like Garmin's Nuvi line and the hotly anticipated Dash GPS w/ a built-in cellular modem. The point is, no matter where you going or what you're doing, there's a navigator with GPS for it. Check out Wilson's piece to see just which gadget goes where and for how much in a single convenient article, no GPS necessary. [NYT]

1:15 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,488 views, 4 comments

Latest by luckypictures: The DASH II hardware and software are a dream. Are they at CES? They should be, it's an 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
6,056 views, 16 comments

Latest by gadjitfreek: Hey! I got an email yesterday that I was selected to test this puppy! Being a mad GPS more »

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First Shots of Dash's Datalink'd GPS Routing Around Traffic

It was so many months ago when we showed you the first of Dash's first of its kind GPS with a cellular data link inside. Today, here are the first photos of the device's updated interface, including Yahoo! search results for local points of interest. And traffic data measured by some mashup of historical data, time of day, day of week,as well as that uploaded automatically by other Dash beta testers. More »

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1:02 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Brian Lam
1,264 views, 3 comments

Latest by MarkW: Hi Jwardell - This is Mark from Dash. I just want to let you know that we do have more »