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XGPS300 GPS Cradle And NavAtlas To Bring GPS Navigation To GPS-Less Devices, Sold As Bundle

Submitted by Edward Kirk on November 10, 2009 - 8:26pm.
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Earlier today, Dual Electronics revealed the XGPS300 GPS cradle for the iPhone and iPod touch. Unlike the TomTom Car Kit and separate navigational app, Dual Electronics' cradle does enable turn-by-turn GPS navigation in non-GPS devices (original iPhone, all iPod touches) via their GPS navigation app, NavAtlas, which is also sold bundled with the cradle (also unlike TomTom). Demo video (complete with sick beats) after the break.


The cradle should be an enticing choice for owners of the original iPhone or an iPod touch, as well as 3G and 3GS users, given its much lower price of $179.99.

Both the app and the cradle will be available starting some time later this month. You can learn more about it from GPScradle.dualav.com.

[via Gadget Review]

Wow, a steal

Submitted by tabaks on November 11, 2009 - 8:45am.
Obviously, $$179.00 is a steal. It must be that second "$" that makes it so, since 179 in my book IS NOT!

Submitted by Shutterrelease on November 11, 2009 - 12:31pm.
Very Cool.

Submitted by zacksba on November 12, 2009 - 9:03am.
The $179 seems high in one way but I have been monitoring this since I first saw it. I have been in the market for an external battery pack that runs $70.00. This slider also accomplishes this and is detatchable from the included car mount, from what I read on their site. This is also supposed to be usuable with other companies GPS apps (I am hoping that the geocaching.com app will work with it also). Based on the battery pack price, this seems like a good deal to me, especially since it adds two functionality items to the ipod touch. I know you can add GPS to a jailbroken ipod but I could care less about that, and I have not seen any other MFR's yet to add GPS to our touches.