Transportation Tech on TFTS - Page 9

The new Splitview technology from Mercedes will be made available in all vehicles of the S-Class. The Splitview Comand screen is essentially an 8″ TFT-LCD color display which allows the driver and the front seat passenger to view different programs on the same screen simultaneously. So, if the driver is …

The Plenio VXA-2100 GPS is a navigation device with a difference. Apart from offering touch-screen navigation to ensure that you reach your destination the device with its 7-inch screen can be used as a display for DVD players and gaming devices. Surely, its the only GPS of its kind in …

The Navigon 5100 automobile navigator is a GPS device available at a very attractive price of $99. The device comes in a compact and attractive chrome housing and is available with a stylishly designed car mount. Dimensions of Navigon 5100 are 4.2″ wide X 3.3″ high X 0.9″ deep; it …

Nextar have followed the introduction of its higher-end Q4-MD GPS portable navigation system with two new, cheaper models in the form of the Nextar Q4-01 and the Q4-02, both of which offer 4.3” TFT touchscreens and voice-guided, turn-by-turn prompts utilising digital map data supplied by NAVTEQ.

Pioneer have taken the wraps off no less than four new GPS navigation systems (or SatNav’s if you prefer), in the form of the HRZ099, HRZ088, HRV022 and the HRV01, which boast 7” LCD displays and, depending on the model, integrated 40GB capacity HDDs, 1 Seg TV and multimedia playback …

We’ve all heard the saying, “Driving me up the wall!” which is something your sibling or boss can do to you … but now you can literally drive up the wall by yourself! That’s right … The Air Hog Zero Gravity R/C defies all that we know from our good …

I’m starting to feel like it’s the silly season with all these strange USB drives floating around. This time I’d like to introduce to you the custom 1956 Ford Victoria USB Flash Drive.

Shown as a concept product at this year’s CES, Clarion has just released full specifications of its up and coming Intel Atom powered ClarionMiND Mobile Internet Navigation Device which, apart from serving as a fully fledged GPS also allows for full web browsing as well as digital music and video …

Italian company AvMap have announced that their Geosat 6 Drive Safe Satellite Navigation System, which comes with integrated breathalyzer allowing you to establish quite where you are concerning alcohol drink drive limits, as initially developed for the Peugeot 107 Sweet Years, is now available as a stand alone unit – …

As far as GPS units go, the min Kapten portable GPS system from Kapsys is certainly a somewhat novel device in featuring a screen-free design whilst offering purely vocalised directions in order to assist you in navigating to your chosen destination.

Firstly, to put our usual flippancy aside, we should make it clear that there’s no signs that any forthcoming electric car from James ‘whatever I touch turns to gold’ Dyson will in fact clean roads whilst in transit but it is known that Sir Dyson is now working on developing …