Tag Archives: GPS

First Android powered car from China

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Arun

China Car Times is reporting that the Chinese company SAIC is launching Roewe 350 on April 23rd and Roewe 350 DVD/GPS system is actually running on Google’s Android system. The 350 will be able to get all the latest real … Continue reading →

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New Linux patch to circumvent Microsoft’s FAT patents

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Arun

If you had followed the legal tussle between TomTom and Microsoft, you would know it was about the implementation of FAT filesystem in TomTom’s GPSes. According to Ars Technica, Andrew Tridgell, one of the lead developers behind the Samba project, … Continue reading →

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Magellan Roadmate 760 – Magellan Maestro 4210 review

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Arun

I had a Magellan Roadmate 760 GPS unit. It was good, but it was pretty bulky and the mounting cradle was unstable. I ordered the new maps ($80) for the Roadmate 760 unit. Once I received the map DVD, I … Continue reading →

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