Tired of looking at your lame, barely defined, primary-color GPS renderings, wherein the difference between your exit and a POI is merely a few hues on the RGB-wheel? Well, a company called Blusens wants to help you out... for a price, of course. The company has just introduced two new GPS navigators (the G01 and G02) that feature slick looking "real" maps (a la Google's satellite images), onto which GPS data is overlaid. The effect is pretty impressive -- and more than a little helpful if you're driving past some notable landmarks. The G01 features a 4.3-inch touchscreen, a 30GB hard drive, SD / MMC card support, plus video, audio, and still image playback. The G02 is much of the same, though it packs a 40GB hard drive and Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support. The G01 will be out in November for a not-so-cheap €499, and the G02 is due sometime in early 2008, no word on price. Check the video after the break to see the magic happen.
Read -- Blusens presents/displays new G.01 Navigator with real image
Read -- Blusens G01: GPS with real image
Read -- Blusens G02: GPS with real maps
posted Oct 8th 2007 at 10:46AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Baby-G @ Oct 8th 2007 10:53AM
cool cool but i still like the in dash receivers with the gps navigation.
dudeInAmerica @ Oct 8th 2007 10:55AM
I was wondering when this was going to show up!
Go Google
aeo @ Oct 8th 2007 11:02AM
Man that's really cool. But now I await the first in a series of, "But officer, the truck wasn't in the picture on my GPS!".
Gregg @ Oct 8th 2007 11:39AM
"hell no I am not going down that street, will you look at the traffic!"
Matthew Hilario @ Oct 8th 2007 11:37AM
today they come out with the satellite view, next week they come out with the street view..
gpsuser @ Oct 9th 2007 3:58AM
Looks cool cant wait to test it.
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Jeff @ Oct 8th 2007 12:22PM
These are not the first to the party. Lowrance has a PND GPS that has Satellite imagery for the US. It has been out since November last year. I-Way 600c.
Erik @ Oct 8th 2007 12:34PM
It is not Google. I think the GPS is made by a Spanish company. The 3D pictures are processed by http://pictometry.com/ technology (privately held). Blom (Bloomberg: BLOM NO Equity) holds the license in Europe. See for example http://maps.live.com and search for Oslo, Oslo, Norway
TIMMAH! @ Oct 8th 2007 1:00PM
Cool, but it think it difficult associating what you see at ground-level with an overhead view while you're driving.
Bennyboy.. @ Oct 8th 2007 4:07PM
Yeh your right there...you think all the scenery changing all the time and your trying to match it up...your going to end up in a ditch!haha!
Beamey @ Oct 8th 2007 6:42PM
real life GTA approaches more everyday