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[News] Garmin Moves on to Phones with Linux

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Garmin Confirms Android Handset

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| Garmin's first cellphone, the nüvifone, has yet to see the light of the day. 
| But the personal navigation devices maker is already working on its second 
| handset--a Google Android mobile operating system-powered device.  
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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/garmin.html

Garmin Readying Android Phone For 2009?

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| GPS-maker Garmin is reportedly joining the Google Android party and preparing 
| to release a phone based on the open-source mobile operating system sometime 
| next year.  
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http://www.crn.com/retail/212501672


Recent:

Garmin Nav devices run Gnome Linux

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| Garmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS
| navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480x272 display, and
| appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and
| GeoClue location technology.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2262055029.html


Related:

Navicore on the N800: Taking Linux to the streets!

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| Navicore is Nokia's GPS mapping and navigation program for the N800 Internet
| Tablet. The kit comes with a Bluetooth GPS receiver, car-mounting hardware,
| and a memory card containing the Navicore Personal software and map
| collection. If you have an N800, it's a great travel aid.  
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http://www.linux.com/feature/118077


TomTom to buy map supplier Tele Atlas

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| TomTom, the world's biggest maker of car navigation devices, plans to
| buy its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, for 1.8 billion euros ($2.5
| billion) to improve the digital maps used by millions of drivers.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6198299.html


Hacking the TomTom ONE through Open Source

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| In an unexpected twist of events, the gpl-violations.org project took
| exception to TomTom building an embedded Linux system without going along
| with the GNU General Public License (GPL) constraints that the Linux kernel
| used, and custom modifications, be freely available as open source. They were
| successful in this and TomTom agreed to release the full source code
| including all additions and changes made in-house. Additionally, TomTom
| showed their "appreciation" for Free Software by making a donation, described
| as "significant", to the infamous Chaos Computer Club - read into this what
| you may.        
|
| [...]
|
| OpenTom can be downloaded as pre-compiled images, or in source-code format
| for customising and self-compiling. No matter which route you choose, copy
| the two resulting binaries ttsystem and root.cpio to an SD card and reboot
| following the instructions on site. The OpenTom image is executed instead.  
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/13531/53/
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