Posts Tagged ‘traffic info’

EarthRoamer XV-JP only camper to conquer Rubicon Trail

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the EarthRoamer in actionBeing that my family's in the motor home business, I know a thing or two about RVs. One thing I know is that they don't like going off road. Hell, they don't like potholes and speedbumps. Being constructed mostly of balsa wood and tinker t......

Subaru releases specs on Impreza WRC 2008

Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Subaru Impreza WRC 2008.WRC teams are gearing up in Greece ahead of this week's Acropolis rally, and just before its world racing debut, Subaru has released the details on its all-new Impreza rally car. You can pore over the specs after the jump, but the hig......

CES 2008: Sirius and Ford present Travel Link for your factory nav

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
As Ford, Lincoln and Mercury roll out their 2009 models, customers who opt for Ford's advanced GPS get six months of Sirius Travel Link service. Larry Pesce, senior VP of media services for Sirius (seen above) demonstrated Travel Link for us at CES on Monday night. We got to see how the system provi......

CES 2008: Navigon takes GPS back to the basics

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
To bring you every GPS device on display at CES, we'd need to start GPSblog. Instead we're gonna hit the ones we think stand out from the crowd, like the Navigon 7100 you see here.While the thing to do these days for GPS manufacturers is to cram everything they can into that black box on your dash, ......

2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4×4 Video

Friday, October 5th, 2007
The 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 4×4 is still one of the best off-road vehicles, even with its upgrade to four doors. Our tester came with the optional 4-speed automatic transmission and skid plate (only an $845 upgrade), perfect for the off-road enthusiast. The engine is a 3.8L V6 with 202......

NYC cabbies threaten September strike over GPS

Saturday, May 26th, 2007
With the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission's October 1 compliance date for installation of GPS-equipped information and payment systems in New York's 13,000 taxis, a driver's advocacy group is gearing up to strike in protest. The source of the controversy is the screen above. The system provides rid......

Delphi NAV200 comes in at $349

Sunday, August 6th, 2006
Aftermarket navigation systems are not cheap, though neither are the nav units that come bundled in your car. Aftermarket units can start in the $500 range but easily skyrocket up to $2,000 depending on how many features you demand. Delphi's consumer electronics division has just announced a new han......

BMW equips cars with free Real Time Traffic Information

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
BMW announced today it would be equipping select 2007 models with Real Time Traffic Information. Provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network to 44 major American cities, the service will be available on the 3-, 5-, and 6-Series models, as well as the X5, M5 and M6. What's more, it's free for f......