Garmin GMAP 60CSX Handheld

The super light 7.5-ounce Garmin GPSMap 60CSX Handheld now features several performance-enhancing features to the popular 60-series products. This includes a removable microSD™ card, barometric altimeter, electronic compass and high-sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF that tracks your position even in tree cover and canyons.  You also get a bright, sunlight-readable colour TFT display and a 64 MB microSD card (included) for storage of optional map detail. Add all that to the 60CSx’s integrated barometric altimeter and electronic compass, and you’ve got a fantastic handheld device ready to take you anywhere – land or sea!

The Garmin 60CSx’s 2.6-inch, 256-colour TFT colour display is designed to display mapping and trip information clearly and accurately in any lighting conditions. This is very reassuring for those bright, sunny days which can be sometimes be problematic.

The barometric altimeter system features automatic pressure trend recording while providing current elevation, ascent/descent rate, minimum/maximum elevation, total ascent and descent, and average and maximum ascent and descent rate.

Meanwhile, the electronic compass allows you to get accurate headings while standing still, plus, the case is lightweight, rugged, and water resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards – it can be submerged in one meter of water for 30 minutes! When using two AA alkaline batteries, you’ll get up to 20 hours of battery life from this.Usefully, you can use the 60CSx’s memory card slot with pre-programmed microSD cards from Garmin (sold separately) that provide topographic maps, city streets, and nautical charts. In fact, the unit is compatible with most Garmin MapSource products, including BlueChart, City Navigator and Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots.

You can even get turn-by-turn directions when you’re driving, and the integrated trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more.The fast processor allows the 60CSx to provide quick auto-routing, turn-by-turn directions and audio alerts when you use the optional MapSource software, which can be stored on the devices 64 MB microSD card (included). Downloading information is quick and easy with the USB or serial port interfaces; using the dedicated serial port, the 60Cx can share navigation instructions with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots.
Even if your fingers are cold and wet, thanks to the four-position rocker pad and dedicated high-use buttons, navigating through the devices features easy and frustration free.Another handy feature of the 60CSx is the 10,000 point automatic track log; 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions. For easy viewing, there is also a large-numbers option, as well as a dual-position display mode.Finally, the GPSMap 60CSx is packed with some extra features simply for fun! An integrated outdoor calendar provides ideal hunting and fishing times, plus moon rise/set/location information.

There’s even a dedicated geocaching mode for those of you into the hot GPS community treasure hunt game! Last but not least, there are also indoor/outdoor GPS games to help you and your friends enjoy the outdoors that little bit more.

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Product Features:

Bluetooth: No

CD Player / Recorder: No

Category: Portable Devices Dedicated For Navigation

Compact Flash Card: No

DVD Player / Recorder: No

FM Tuner: No

Internet Connectivity: No

MP3 Playback: No

Map Storage Medium: On board Memory Card

Memory Stick: No

Monitor Format: 16:9

Monitor Size in Inches: 3

Monitor Type: Fixed Monitor

Multimedia Card: No

On Demand Map Access: No

Screen Size in Inches: 3

Secure Digital Card: No

Smart Media Card: No

TV-Tuner: No

Telephone Included: No

Touchscreen: No

Traffic Message Channel (TMC): No

TransFlash Card: Yes

USB: Yes

Voice Control: No

iPod Control: No

xD-Picture Card: No

Technical Details:

Navigation Features

Waypoint/icons: 1000 with name and graphic symbol, 10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity

Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 250 points each, plus MOB and TracBack modes®

Tracks: 10K point automatic track log

20 saved tracks 500 points each let you retrace your path in both directions

Trip computer: Current speed, average speed, re-settable max. speed, trip timer and trip distance

Alarms: Anchor drag, approach and arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, shallow water and deep water

Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, sun and moon rise, set and location

Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum

Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs and other grids, including user UTM grid only

GPS Performance

Receiver: 12 channel SiRFstar III” high-sensitivity GPS receiver (WAAS-enabled) continously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position

Acquisition times:

Warm: < 1 sec

Cold: <38 sec

AutoLocate”: <45

Update rate: 1/second, continuous

GPS accuracy:

Position: <10 meters, typical

Velocity: .05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:

Position: <5 meters, typical

Velocity: .05 meter/sec steady state

Protocol messages: NMEA 0183 output protocol

Antenna: Built-in quad helix receiving antenna, with external antenna connection (MCX)

Moving Map Features

Basemap: Detailed routable basemap with cities, highways, interstates, exit info, rivers lakes preloaded with worldwide cities

Uploadable maps: Accepts downloaded or plug-in microSD map detail from a variety of optional MapSource media (64 MB microSD card included)

Electronic Compass feature: (GPSMAP 60CSx only)

Accuracy: +/- 2 degrees with proper calibration (typical)

+/-5 degrees extreme northern and southern latitudes

Altimeter feature: (GPSMAP 60CSx only)

Resolution: 1 foot

Range: -2,000 to 30,000 feet

Elevation computer: Current elevation, re-settable minimum and maximum elevation, ascent/descent rate, total ascent/descent, average and maximum ascent/descent rate

Pressure: Local pressure (mbar/inches HG)

Power Source: Two “AA” batteries (not included)

Battery Life: 18 hours, typical up to 30 with battery saving

Physical

Size: 2.4W x 6.1H x 1.3D inches

Weight: 7.5 oz. (213 g) est.

Display: 1.5 x 2.2 inches (38.1mm x 56mm) 256-color transflective TFT (160 x 240 pixels) (160 x 240 pixels)

Case: Waterproof to IPX-7 standards

Temp. range: 5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)

Box Contents:

GPSMAP 60CSx Unit

64 MB MicroSD

Belt Clip

USB Interface Cable

MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager CD

Lanyard

Owner’s Manual

Quick-Start Guide

Two GPS oriented phones from Nokia

The Mobile World Congress has proven to be venue for seeing the latest phone models mobile phone manufacturers will offer to the public this year. And probably one of the busiest manufacturers during the exhibition was Nokia (http://www.nokia.co.uk) as the company revealed more information for its 2009 line of mobile phones.
Of the new line though the most promising would probably by the 6720 Navigator and 6720 Classic.

The 6710 Navigator is a slide phone that is built around its GPS functionalities. The phone has what Nokia calls “drive and walk” navigation, a dedicated navigation control, a touchpad that will allow a user to zoom in and even full regional maps. The phone also has a built in compass and the screen has been allegedly modified to make it easier to view even during broad daylight. The route planning functionality can be done either through the phone or from the PC through synchronization. The phone also has other noteworthy features like high resolution aerial images, weather reports, 3D landmarks, terrain maps and traffic and safety warnings. Add the 5MP camera with Dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics, WiFi, and microSD slot and you have a potential winner. The 6710 will cost £220.

Meanwhile, the 6720 Classic is bent more towards audio entertainment, it has an FM tuner and music player. The cool thing is that it also has A-GPS and Nokia Maps 3.0, a 5MP camera and an outdoor ambient light detector. The 6720 is a relatively cheaper phone compared to the 6710 at just £170.

Expect both phones to become available by the second quarter of this year.

SE C905: The REAL Deal

Ever since camera phones came into existence, users have been looking for the “real” deal – meaning, a phone that can actually replace your digital camera. In spite of the rapid advances in technology, however, there has not really been a camera phone that can be described as the perfect digital camera at the same time.

Indeed, even the resolution is not an accurate gauge of the phone camera’s performance. Take my new Nokia E63 phone, for example. It has a 2 megapixel camera but the picture just blows. Compare that to my SE W810i – a model which was released 3 or so years ago – which has the same resolution and I still get much better pictures with the latter.

With Sony Ericsson’s new C905, however, it seems that we are as close as we can get to the perfect camera phone. Its 8 megapixel camera, combined with a xenon flash, is perhaps the best that the manufacturer has ever made. I have not had the chance to use one myself but according to CNET, the camera is good even with low light – and we know how phone cameras can be notoriously bad in low light.

More than the camera, though, the C905 is also packed with other features. Being WiFI-enabled, the camera can function as a mini-Internet machine while you are on the go. And if you need GPS features, this baby can give you that as well. Other features are standard with SE phones – mp3 player and the like.

Of course, all these things come at a price – £491.84 or thereabouts. Pricey, huh? But it’s probably worth it.

“Sport up” your car with a Ferrari licensed GPS

Ask any car lover and he’ll definitely tell you that one of his dreams would be to own a Ferrari. The Ferrari is one of those fantasy cars that many people covet but only a few can afford. The desire to own one is so great that there is actually a very lucrative market for Ferrari badged items. I think it’s one of those “I can’t afford the car so to make me feel good, I’ll just buy an official Ferrari licensed gadget” things.

One perfect example is the Ferrari badged GPS from Becker (http://www.mybecker.com/enUK/MOBILE+NAVIGATION-Traffic_Assist_Pro_Z_250-Overview.html). The Ferrari Traffic Assist Proz250 is basically a portable GPS device that has been made using “soft touch materials. The device has been carefuly designed to still evoke the clean and efficient lines of Ferrari cars. the whole device has been bedecked with the Ferrari Rosso Corso colours and even has its own proprietary Ferrari software that has been designed to have Ferrari graphics and a list of so called special destinations — which are actually the locations of local Ferrari dealerships. You will see all of the details on a small but effective 4.3 inch touchscreen.

As Becker products go, this new Ferrari licensed product will bhe first to come out with a 4GB SD card that has already been preinstalled with map data for both Europe and the United States. The Becker GPS will employ the Sirf Instant Fix II along witha free lifetime TMC technologies that are expected to bring super fast calculations as well as the latest traffic information reception. It also has Bluetooth connectivity so you can couple it with your mobile phone for handsfree operations.

But it’s not just a GPS, the unit can also play MP3s and also double as a photo viewer. It even has a USB slot for putting in more files. The Becker GPS will cost around £375, which just like a Ferrari, is priced to cater to just a small amount of people.