Comments on: TeleNav launches their own PND calls it the Shotgun

By: TeleNav updates Shotgun firmware, new features abound

TeleNav updates Shotgun firmware, new features abound — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:14:16 +0000

[...] Shotgun PND is prepping for an update packed with two exciting features that should be launching in the [...]

By: Transview

Transview — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:56:48 +0000

Restaurant reviews…are they trying to kill motorists? Idiot drivers have driven into lakes and off cliffs with their TomTom’s and now they are going to be even more confused with reviews of their local eatery.

Wouldn’t surprise me if you read in the headlines “Good review restaurant gets slammed by car”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:28:30 +0000

I agree with the earlier comment. Just figure out the issues with the Apple lawyers give Steve his cut of the revenue stream and make the software available in the App Store for the iPhone. Oh and one more thing. Integrate Trapster into the data flow or have Apple allow two complementary apps to run in the back ground when connected to the car power input. My BB 8310 did that just fine and saved me a bucket of cash which would have been paid to the revenue starved authorities in the Washington DC area.

By: Gonzalo

Gonzalo — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:58:54 +0000

Wow!! I just got my Garmin, and this makes me feel i’m gonna have to throw it to the trash without even have used it.

It’s amazing how they wpuld’t stop inventing new gadgets all the time!

Regards.

By: gthurman

gthurman — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:43:27 +0000

Maybe with the reported pending shakeout across the tech sector, one of the GPS suppliers will ditch the GPS and just sell the 4 to 5″ screen for external display for PDA.

By: b00st3d

b00st3d — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:38:50 +0000

i would rather telenav on my iphone than another device.

By: GadgetHeat

GadgetHeat — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:37:53 +0000

The thing about GPS devices (or satnav if you prefer^^) is that once you are dependent on them you pay no attention to where you are going and are lost without one.

It’s like spellcheck. Ever since that came along, I’m lucky to still be able to spell my own first name…

By: NavLocator.com

NavLocator.com — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:33:24 +0000

this product is ultimately a “locator device”.

By: Ori

Ori — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:37:19 +0000

Now, here’s what I want for the holidays: the new BB storm with this ported to the BB. Looks very good, but I want to consolidate my devices as much as possible.

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

By: Funkeyz

Funkeyz — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:43:02 +0000

Good GPS with Big Screen ;)

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 06:41:17 +0000

That is what we sometimes do too youtechno.info, promise one and do the opposite.

By: kevin

kevin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:58:12 +0000

It’s very cool and wonderful with new features.
http://www.oxyshopping.com

By: Gebadia Smith

Gebadia Smith — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:23:09 +0000

That is what you do or get directions from some location near by. Or you just go looking for the stacks but the whole point of a GPS is stress relief. It is why I always choose Avis because the garmin they have rocks. You don’t have to worry about getting lost because if you do the Garmin will help you get found. The point I was making was when you are driving to a power plant on a sales meeting you want to be thinking about your presentation not how to get there. Plus often I go visit one plant and then have to drive to another plant 2 hours away and engineers are busy people. In CA I had a meeting and this was before Garmin, I was using MS streets and I was 30 minutes late. Got the sale but still that was 6 engineers who lost 30 minutes of productivity because I couldn’t find the place.

I think it must be a security issue but it sure would be nice if someone had a GPS built for the traveling sales person who had to go to these industrial sites.

I don’t give a dam about reviews. I just want to be able to get from the Airport to my hotel, from my hotel to whatever industrial site I need to go to and then back to the airport. Have it be predictable in terms of time. Actually what would make my boss happy is if the GPS would show you the gas station close to the Airport so you could get fill up the rental.

By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:11:19 +0000

Is there anything else nearby that you could get directions to? If you go to a set of specific power plants, then you might want to write down their GPS coordinates and just type those in.

By: Gebadia Smith

Gebadia Smith — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:49:07 +0000

The biggest problem I found with all these devices is they never had good directions to industrial sites. In my business I often have to travel to power plants and 1 out of 5 is on a GPS. That said it might be a security issue, which I get but it still sucks.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:37:48 +0000

We don’t need yet another device.

We need a Google version of MSN Direct for our EXISTING GPS windshield mounted devices.

Why doesn’t Google make a windshield mount for the G1 ???

The problem with the G1 is that it won’t go horizontal unless the keypad is slid up. And people in California can’t mount GPS devices on their windshield. But still they could make a velcro dash mount for the G1 for California use.

I still have my Via Michelin windshield mounted here in California, and I never get pulled over for it.

My point is lets get a service that’s CHEAPER than MSN Direct, or even FREE, that’s GOOGLE branded, and that is DEVICE AGNOSTIC.

One that we can keep mounted on the windshield or on the dash OR an HTC phone that we can mount horizontally without having the keypad slid up.

Let’s not lock a service to a device. That’s 1985 and 1985 is long gone.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:26:28 +0000

That’s sick. I’m thinking about going and picking it up

http://www.paranormalknowledge.com

By: Ankit Gupta

Ankit Gupta — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:01:35 +0000

Pretty neat – now port it over to the iPhone and bring the cost down because we already have a data connection and the hardware, I just want the software.

By: pcnerd37

pcnerd37 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:21:16 +0000

Seems cool although not enough of a difference to make me give up my wonderful Dash.