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Leaf to Get its Own iPhone App
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Leaf to Get its Own iPhone App

May 14, 2010 | Andy Boxall

Nope, this has nothing to do with trees – directly anyway – but everything to do with the Leading, Environmentally Friendly, Affordable, Family Car, or Leaf; Nissan’s all electric hatchb…

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Dual Electronics XGPS 300 for the iPod touch now available and shipping
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Dual Electronics XGPS 300 for the iPod touch now available and shipping

March 20, 2010 | Robert Nelson

The last of the news that we heard in regards to the XGPS300 navigation device for the iPod touch was the is should have begun shipping in late-February. And as I am sure everyone realizes that the late-February t…

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Mini to roll out “Mini Connected” in the Countryman, takes advantage of the iPhones data connection
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Mini to roll out “Mini Connected” in the Countryman, takes advantage of the iPhones data connection

February 25, 2010 | Robert Nelson

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Mini is getting ready to unveil the latest addition to their lineup, its the Countryman and it will have an optional feature called Mini Connected which is going to kind of/sort of make this an unofficial iCar so…

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Dual Electronics’ XGPS300 for the iPod touch not shipping until late-February
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Dual Electronics’ XGPS300 for the iPod touch not shipping until late-February

February 1, 2010 | Robert Nelson

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Its been a while since we last heard anything about the XGPS300. And for those that have since forgotten, the XGPS300 is an in-car GPS unit and mount for the iPod touch. It is being made by a company called Dual Elec…

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Magellan unveils premium GPS car kit for the iPhone, iPod touch
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Magellan unveils premium GPS car kit for the iPhone, iPod touch

December 22, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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It seems that Magellan has become the latest to enter the GPS car kit category with their Premium Car Kit for iPhone, which was just recently announced. So far, the car kit is available for purchase on the Magella…

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More details on TomTom’s upcoming car kit for the iPod touch
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More details on TomTom’s upcoming car kit for the iPod touch

November 21, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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The other day I mentioned that TomTom was planning to release a car kit designed specifically for the iPod touch, and it looks like it is now listed on the official TomTom website. Unfortunately it is not yet avai…

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TomTom to release an iPod touch Car kit “shortly”
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TomTom to release an iPod touch Car kit “shortly”

November 19, 2009 | Robert Nelson

We just recently saw the TomTom navigation app get a nice update that added support for the original iPhone and the iPod touch, and while that was good news there was one bit that was missing. Which, as a side note w…

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Dual Electronics unveils the XGPS300, also known as turn-by-turn GPS for your iPod touch
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Dual Electronics unveils the XGPS300, also known as turn-by-turn GPS for your iPod touch

November 11, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Dual Electronics has recently unveiled the XGPS300, which is an in-car GPS unit and mount for your iPod touch. Now while interesting, I can already see the good and bad arguments from both sides. First, the unit…

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Confirmed: TomTom Car Kit is not compatible with the iPod touch
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Confirmed: TomTom Car Kit is not compatible with the iPod touch

October 29, 2009 | Robert Nelson

For those not following as closely, the TomTom car kit mount offers a nice perk — it offers an “enhanced GPS performance” which comes courtesy of the built-in GPS. That has for some time now c…

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TomTom Car Kit officially available in the US Apple Store
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TomTom Car Kit officially available in the US Apple Store

October 26, 2009 | Robert Nelson

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Despite a few false starts and some funny pricing information, the TomTom Car Kit is now available in the Apple Store. Per the listing, the TomTom Car Kit is selling for $119.95 and will begin shipping in 2-3 week…

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