Showing posts with label Handheld. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handheld. Show all posts

Nook, The new E-Reader from Barnes and Noble

Following the Amazon.com, the Barnes and Noble, the biggest book store in US also release e-reader. Thi electronic book reader was produce by a company located in Fifth Avenue, Manhattan US, will be released with code name Nook.

Nook is equipped with screen touch and colorful button but black &white screen reader. Nook will be sold at US$ 259 or same price with e-book reader from Amazon, Kindle. Nook will be available at www.nook.com in this october.

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Outdoor adventurer gear, Garmin 12XL

garmin-12-xl The GPS Garmin 12XL is specially design and optimized for you the outdoor adventurer. Its powerful, easy to use and handy GPS. The GPS 12XL is made to provide high performance. It features a 12 parallel channel receiver for amazingly fast satellite aquisition and tight satellite lock—even under tree cover. The GPS 12XL is loaded with navigation information including 106 map datums and 7 grid formats, plus advanced orienteering features like user datum/UTM/and user grid formats to define your own map parameters. Store your position as one of 500 waypoints or add it to any of 20 routes. The proximity waypoint feature gives advanced warning of nearby hazards, while the position averaging function helps get the best fix possible.

This GPS is packed in a rugged case to handle tough conditions, the GPS 12XL uses an ergonomic rocker keypad for easy one-hand operation and features a user-friendly operating system to keep you on the move instead of pushing buttons. Four AA batteries provide up to 24 hours of use and a variety of accessories can be added like an external antenna and mounting bracket. With the GPS 12XL, getting there won't be half the battle—it'll be half the fun.

Navigate yourself using Magellan Triton 2000 series

Magellan has new GPS variant. Introducing Magellan Triton 2000-North America. This mobile GPS is equipped with fully functional features including Large color touch screen, 2 MP camera, voice recorder, LED flashlight, and SD-card expandability enable you to take pictures and capture sounds, to record your adventure as you navigate and store the information to share with others or reference yourself later. 3-axis electronic compass, built-in barometer.

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The complete list of Magellan Triton 2000 performance specifications are listed below:

GPS: SiRF Star III™ 20 channels, WAAS/EGNOS

Acquisition Time: Hot: 20 seconds, Cold: 60 seconds, Initial: 2 minutes

Update Rate: Once per second

GPS Accuracy: 3 to 5 meters (10 - 16 feet) - WAAS/EGNOS, < 7 meters (15 feet) - GPS only

Languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese.

Coordinate Systems: Latitude/Longitude, UTM, OSGB, Irish, Swiss, Swedish, Finnish, German, French, USNG, MGRS, Indian, Dutch.

Automotive GPS Navigation Garmin GPS Nuvi 205W

Garmin-Nuvi-205W Nuvi 205W is specially designed for mobile activity like biking, touring and many more. With this gadget you won’t get lost. Introducing the new Garmin Nuvi 205W, the easy to use mobile GPS system.

Portable, affordable and wide, nüvi 205W is your personal travel assistant for life on the go. This navigator leads the way with turn-by-turn directions and optional MSN® Direct services to get you there on time and keep you informed. It's packed with millions of destinations and maps for the contiguous U.S., Canada or regional sections of Europe. Like the rest of the sleek nüvi 2x5-series, the 205W is priced right and ultra-easy to use.

Specifications:

Physical & Performance:

Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.8"W x 2.9"H x .8"D (12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm)

Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)

Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels

Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight

Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)

Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion

Battery life: up to 4 hours

Waterproof: no

High-sensitivity receiver: yes

RoHS version available: yes

Maps & Memory:

Basemap: yes

Preloaded maps: yes (regional)

Ability to add maps: yes

Built-in memory: internal solid state

Accepts data cards: SD™ card (not included)

Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000

Routes: 0

Sony PSP Go, small size big capacity

Sony PSP Go Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) keep try to innovate on its popular product, Playstation. Currently Play Station Portable available in PSP go model with many improvements especially on its handy feature.

PSP go is more handy than other series of PSP because of using slide model. The navigation panel will appear when you slide up the screen. Its not like a standard PSP. You can put this new PSP Go in your pocket. The dimension of Sony PSP Go is 128x16.5x69 mm. Its only 158 grams. This small dimension also affect on its screen. PSP Go has small size but not in memory. It has 16 Gigabyte of internal memory.

Sony PSP Go equipped with 4.3 inch screen. The PSP Go already has WiFi on board and available in two different color Piano Black and Pearl White. Its price is around $350

Automotive GPS Navigation with Garmin Zumo 400

garmin zumo 400 Today, cars, bike and other transportation vehicles are equipped with GPS for navigation. GPS become an important element in transportation. Introducing Garmin Zumo 400, an automotive GPS Navigation from Garmin.

zūmo 400 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps for one region of Europe and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply enter a destination, and zūmo takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, zūmo accepts custom points of interest such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The 400 also comes with a rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery for trip planning or use on foot, and even accepts additional maps.

zūmo 400 makes it easy to plan your next trip and share routes with your riding buddies. Plan trips on your computer before you start. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions. Then, transfer your route to zūmo and go.

At the end of the day, share your favorite places and rides with other zūmo riders and review your travels in Google™ Earth. SD card expansion makes it easy to store data and share routes. Download routes to share with your riding buddies — even load MP3 files to your unit to enjoy tunes on the road. In addition, JPEG Picture Viewer lets you share photos of your adventures with friends and family.

GPS Thales mobile mapper 6

GPS Thales Mobile Mapper 6

Thales has new family of its GPS products. Introducing the mobile GPS, Thales mobile mapper 6. A new generation of mobile GPS. New technology and many improvements has been made to this edition of Mobile Mapper 6. Its a worth GPS for everyone.

MobileMapper 6 provides a complete set of all necessary features required by a mapping device for anyone who needs productive data collection and efficient asset management in the field. Unlike consumer-grade units, the low-cost easy-to-use MobileMapper 6 offers full compatibility with popular GIS software to enable companies to select and use GIS software of choice.

 

Features:

Performance GPS
This SBAS enabled high-sensitivity GPS receiver continuously tracks up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position (2-5m accuracy) even in difficult conditions, such as under tree canopy and urban surroundings.
Versatile Mobile GIS Solution
The MobileMapper 6 comes with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, a color touch-screen and has Bluetooth for wireless connectivity. You can collect GIS/GPS points and maps via the GIS application of your choice, navigate, and communicate wirelessly.
Field-proven Design
Fits comfortably in one hand and weighs less than eight ounces (224g). MobileMapper 6 is made for intensive use and can be dropped in the dirt or into water again and again. It keeps working, and you won’t lose any data.
Unlimited Memory
With SD card storage, keep GIS raster maps, photos, videos, and any other data on hand and never worry about running out of memory in the field.
Feature-rich GPS
Embedded speaker and microphone make it easy to record audio files, for a rich archive of locations and projects. You can also take pictures using the integrated 2-megapixel digital camera, use Windows Office Mobile applications, all with a single device.

The new GPS Garmin Oregon 300i review

GPS Garmin Oregon 300i Garmin, is well known “player” on GPS world. Garmin has many ranges of GPS products. Introducing new Garmin Oregon 300i, the new mapping handheld. This Oregon 300i also available in many language including Indonesian language. This Garmin Oregon 300i has many capabilities and features including:

Touch and Go

Oregon 300 leads the way with a tough, 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, color, touchscreen display. Its easy-to-use interface means you’ll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. Both durable and waterproof, Oregon 300 is built to withstand the elements. Bumps, dust, dirt, humidity and water are no match for this rugged navigator.

Explore More

Oregon 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded contours. Simply touch the color screen to navigate. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain.

Share Wirelessly

With Oregon 300 you can share your waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly other Oregon and Colorado users. Now you can send your favorite hike to your friend to enjoy or the location of a cache to find. Sharing data is easy. Just touch “send” to transfer your information to similar units.

Oregon 300 puts the great outdoors at your fingertips. This next-generation handheld features a rugged, touchscreen along with a built-in basemap with shaded relief, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD™ card slot, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units.

Magellan Promark 500 DGPS review and specification



Magellan professional products have earned a solid reputation as the world's leading precision GPS and GPS+GLONASS products for positioning, guidance, navigation, and timing with a wide range of solutions for diverse applications in science, education, government, industry and commerce.
Magellan release its new GPS products for positioning, guidance and timing. This GPS is suit for Mining, Explorations, Constructions companies and many more. Introducing the new Magellan Promark 500 GPS system.

In my own opinion, Promark 500 is the upgrade version for Promark 3 that I currently use for my exploration company. Its provide very accurate result up to 0.01 m precision, good for land surveying and other mapping works.

Magellan Technology
In addition to the short time to fix, long-range RTK and solution reliability, ProMark 500 includes:

  • Patented multi-constellation signal processing
  • RTK solution maintained if data link is dropped
  • Interoperability with any vendor's reference station using GPS+GLONASS L1/L2
Promark 500 rich features:
The ProMark 500 is available with a MobileMapper CX field terminal, a handheld sub-meter GPS receiver for additional work such as pre-survey and GIS data collection.
  • FAST Survey field software simplifies data collection and real-time operation.
  • GNSS Solutions office software provides powerful support to a wide range of applications, handling both real-time and post-processing data within the same project. This GNSS is very useful and ease to use for post data processing.
  • Real Time Data Server Software (RTDS) is a new software offering land surveying companies the possibility of using GNSS equipment to build their own direct IP RTK corrections server.
  • Grade Supervisor from Carlson Software is a powerful yet easy to use 3D site management system for day-to-day surface and grade management tasks. From concept to completion, Grade Supervisor, designed for both man and machine works either on the pole or in a vehicle.

Mapping Handheld Garmin Oregon 400C review and specification


Mining and exploration company always need hand GPS or mapping handheld for their field crew, geologist or surveyor.
Introducing Garmin Mapping Handheld Oregon 400C.
Oregon 400c leads the way with a tough, 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable, color, touchscreen display. Its easy-to-use interface means you’ll spend more time enjoying the outdoors and less time searching for information. Both durable and waterproof, Oregon 400c is built to withstand the elements. Bumps, dust, dirt, humidity and water are no match for this rugged navigator.

Conveniently plug in optional microSD cards for all your outdoor activities on land or water. Just insert a MapSource® card with detailed street maps, and Oregon provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Add select topographic maps to take advantage of Oregon’s 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation. With BlueChart® g2, you’ll get everything you need for a great day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet.

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