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You love free things, right? Well, we love giving away things — so that’s kind of a match made in virtual heaven — and let’s be honest, in these dire economic times, you probably need all the free stuff you can get. Right now, we’re in the extremely delightful position of being able to hand over a Magellan Roadmate 1400 GPS unit and a copy of the new Xbox 360 game Baja: Edge of Control, and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. That’s right — so little effort for so much reward! Interested? Read the rules below!

The rules:

• Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, though we’d love to hear how you plan to put this GPS unit and game into play (we’re hoping not at the same time, of course).
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you’ll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
• Winner will be chosen randomly. The winner will receive one (1) Magellan Roadmate 1400 GPS unit and one (1) copy of the Xbox 360 game Baja: Edge of Control. Approximate value is $310.
• Entries can be submitted until Monday, October 6th, 11:59PM ET. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Filed under: GPS, Transportation

At first glance, we seriously assumed that we had mentioned this exact same story before. Turns out, one particular Maxi Haulage driver doesn’t tune into Engadget, as he pulled the exact same trick in (almost) the same circumstances. Reportedly, this timber haul was cut short as the driver followed his personal GPS system down a “farm lane” suitable only for (presumably small) tractors, and needless to say, the 45-foot vehicle has been wedged ever since. Additionally, the owner of the property is quite irate, as the mishap is forcing her to drive an extra two miles until rescue arrives. Still, the motorist did cruise right by a sign noting that the upcoming road was unfit for heavy goods vehicles, so at least the sat nav can’t take all of the blame this go ’round.

[Thanks, Carl H.]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Hot off the FCC presses, we present the LG LN840 — ostensibly a follow up to the company’s well received LN740 PND. We don’t know too much about this puppy right now, save for the fact that it features what appears to be a 4-plus-inch touchscreen, Bluetooth compatibility, an SD card slot, and a mini-USB port (which incidentally also acts as the power jack). The device sports some PMP functionality like music and photo playback — but it doesn’t seem to do video. It’s to be assumed that this is a significant step up from previous LG GPS units, though we won’t know till we see a more robust spec list. Feel free to peruse the multitudinous FCC report pages yourself… if you dare.

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Who do you trust more to tell you when you’ve had too much to drink — your family, friends, or lovers, or a cold, emotionless piece of technology? We all know the answer — you want the NDrive G400. We’re not sure if this will actually keep idiots from driving drunk, though it will at least give a realistic impression of just how much you’ve knocked back — which might be enough of a deterrent for some people. Other then the built-in breathalyzer, we assume this GPS nav does all the usual things PNDs do, but let’s be honest, no one is buying it for the turn-by-turn directions. You can pick one of these puppies up for €200, and you can see the breathalyzin’ in action in the video after the break.

[Via Navigadget]

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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We’ve already seen plenty of evidence of the potential damage that sat navs can cause, but the UK’s Network Rail has now put a figure on at least some of it, saying that the devices are responsible for damaging some 2,000 bridges per year and causing 5,000 hours of delays. That, thankfully, is not from the satellites falling from the sky, but rather from over drivers relying a little too heavily on GPS units (in particular those driving trucks too large for the bridges), a problem apparently so bad that some places in the UK have taken to putting up signs warning of the dangers. That’s apparently not quite enough to solve the problem, however, and now , in addition to warning people to use a little common sense, Network Rail is also reportedly attempting to map all of the UK’s low bridges and level crossings so that the information can be added to GPS software.

[Thanks, Charles H]

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Source: Donald Melanson

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For all you PND fans (and we know you’re out there) hanging around waiting for a hot new piece of navigational gear, you might want to turn your attention to Navigon’s 8000 series. Specifically, focus your laser beams on the 8110, a high-end portable GPS unit that boasts a slew of nasty features like a gigantic (by nav standards) 4.8-inch WQVGA screen, a 533MHz CPU (with a graphics accelerator), 128MB RAM, 512MB ROM, Bluetooth, an RDS/TMC receiver (for traffic information), and an FM transmitter. The unit will sport the company’s new MobileNavigator 7 software, which features a more realistic, enhanced 3D road view, as well as new “lane assist” functions. The 8110 is rumored to be available around March in Europe (in time for CeBIT), and will be hitting shelves with a €499 price tag.

[Via Navigadget]

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video

There it is, TomTom’s Go 920 T navigator. TomTom’s high-ender is said to include new “Enhanced Positioning Technology” for a more continuous navigation experience and pre-installed with what they call, “the most extensive map of Europe and North America.” The portable satnav features a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel display; 400MHz CPU; 4GB of internal flash with SD expansion; RDS-TMC traffic receiver; FM transmitter; 5 hour Lithium-polyer battery; and Bluetooth all stuffed into a 118 x 83 x 24-mm unit. They’ve even tossed in a Bluetooth remote control for chatty backseat drivers. Expected sometime in Q4.

[Via Golem.de, thanks David R]

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Source: Thomas Ricker

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Filed under: GPS, Transportation

Whenever a manufacturer is rumored to be upgrading its top-of-the-line device, we wanna know about it, so GPS Review certainly had us intrigued with word of a successor to TomTom’s popular, hard drive-equipped (and once-infected) GO 910 in-car navigation system. While perusing the manual on the recently-released GO 720 CD, one of the editors stumbled upon a set of files named go520.link, go720.link, and go920.link — which besides the unit in question, most likely refer to a European-only product as well as what we now suspect to be an upcoming flagship model called the GO 920. Obviously no specs or details of any kind are available beyond this tantalizing clue, but now that we have an idea of what to look for, we’re gonna be breathing down your neck for more info, TomTom.

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Source: Evan Blass

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