Navigation Pen System

Kenwood has unveiled a future pen-shaped navigation system at the Tokyo Motor Show 2007. With this one, you point it at a place on a map with this special pen and all the information magically shows up on the navigation monitor.

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Finger Controls In Car

Hitachi has developed a steering wheel with a tiny device that reads the driver’s finger veins. This lets the driver use his/her fingers as switches for the engine, car stereo, and navigation system.

"If I place my index finger on this reader, it recognises it’s me. If I put the finger again, it starts the engine," [...]

Pioneer In-Dash Nav

For $1600 you can have Pioneer’s latest in-dash navigation system. The AVIC-X3 comes with a motorized, flip-out seven-inch touchscreen, optional iPod / Bluetooth compatibility, CD or DVD playback, XM / XM NavTraffic-readiness, and a Tele Atlas database.
Need music? It’s got that too with MP3, WMA, AAC, and DivX. Or use the CD-BTB200 adapter to [...]

Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be

A warning not to blindly trust your GPS - and use some common sense!
A German trucker, apparently ignoring warning signs, followed his GPS navigation while looking for the factory in Switzerland where he was due to drop off his cargo, and ended up in this cherry tree.

"He obstinately followed the female voice of the [...]

GPS Satellite Agreement

The US and EU are entering into an agreement to allow their satellite navigation systems to work together to provide more accurate images and information. The satellites would send information on the same radio frequency, enabling receivers to get signals from both systems and combine the data.
The US already has 30 satellites orbiting the earth [...]

MILTRAK Navigation

MILTRAK combines navigation a module and a small rugged display which provides near-real time situational awareness information. The portable display shows the positions of "similarly equipped friendly (blue) forces overlaid on a relational display, raster map, or geo-referenced aerial photograph." This 310g unit (including batteries) is connected to any suitable voice and data capable UHF [...]

Multi-Purpose GPS

If you get lost, instead of using this to find your way, just sit back and play some games or watch tv!
Another Korean goodie we may never see here - MyDean’s FX-1 navigation system with its 7-inch touch screen, DMB receiver, media players, SD expansion slot, USB port and a host, FM radio, and various [...]