Awesome Gps

Garmin’s new Foretrex 301/401 is rugged, wearable GPS navigators that work in heavy tree cover or deep canyons; they also sport TracBack, which takes you back to where you started.

Stephen Dettman’s solar-powered MotoMap GPS is motorcycle friendly; it mounts to the fuel tank with a strap and magnets and uses a flexible E-Ink display that works with gloves.

A natural fit, Rand McNally contributes 250 scenic routes to Navigon’s 7300T; other goodies include a 4.3″ touchscreen, voice command, Panaroma View, and verbal traffic cues.

TeleNav’s GPS Navigator is coming 2/24 to the T-Mobile G1, allowing the Android phone to give turn-by-turn driving directions with 3D maps, traffic alerts and speech recognition.

The first Garmin-Asus nuvifone to run WinMo 6.1, the M20 features a 2.8″ TFT touch lens display, 4GB/8GB storage, EDGE/HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, real-time traffic and navigation.

The ClarionMiND is basically a carputer: on one hand, it’s got an Atom CPU, 4GB SSD, video-playback and built-in Firefox; it also has GPS navigation via its 4.8″ touchscreen.

It’s no coincidence that Becker’s 4.3″ Crocodile GPS unit (avail. 10/08) has a skin that resembles tire treads; it’s targeted towards motorcycle riders with a water resistant rubber coat.

Navigon’s latest 7200T is a portable GPS navigation unit, available this October. The major upgrade is to the software, which includes 3D views and free real-time traffic for life.