Magellan Intro 4.3-inch Maestro 4370 Navigator

The latest Maestro from Magellan has been released and features a 4.3-inch WVGA display, Bluetooth, a built-in AAA TourBook, QuickSpell, rechargeable battery, integrated MP3 player, live traffic support and an FM transmitter. It even offers Magellans cool 3D Landmarks. The Maestro 4370 Navigator has an SRP of $599.99.

iPod Touch 64GB + GPS?

According to tgdaily.com, Apple are going to be enhancing the iPod Touch by upgrading their top of the line model with 64GB of ram and adding GPS capabilities. The article also speculates on the rest of the iPod line too ... it's worth a read.

Nokia Acquires NAVTEQ

After Shareholders and EU regulators gave the go-ahead for the NAVTEQ aquisition by Nokia. The $8.1 billion deal means that Nokia and NAVTEQ will make a killer combination when it comes to combining the mobile experience with navigation and information technologies.

Google Announce GPS-less Location System

Google has revealed a new software solution called My Location which enables non-GPS mobile phones to be pinpointed to within three miles of their actual location. Whilst that isn't anywhere near the resolution of GPS-based tech, Google is claiming that it will suffice for providing "neighborhood-level" data, and that pressing "0" whilst in the app will enable users to skip the task of entering in a starting address when looking up directions. The tracking database still has a few gaps in it with locales in Europe and all of China and Japan included in the "to be done" list. However interesting, this concept lacks any punch and needs to be refined much further before GPS users will even look at it.