Mio GPS on the Hot Track

Thought i would share this news story with our readers of Needful Toyz News! Soon you will have the top GPS Navigation units from http://www.needfultoyz.com/

Mio, Qualcomm Join For Cell PNDs
By Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 1/30/2008 8:07:00 AM

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Taipei, Taiwan — GPS maker Mio Technology and Qualcomm today announced the joint development of cellular-connected personal navigation devices (PNDs).
The new PNDs will use Qualcomms’ QST1100 chipset for cellular connections to real-time traffic updates, voice-call capabilities and other functions.
"Mio is proud to be one of the first companies to offer the connectivity of cellular networks to PND users, making information access seamless and reliable," said Samuel Wang, president of Mio.
Mio said it will offer consumers a PND that goes beyond traditional point-to-point navigation, and will allow search capabilities. It did not specify exact search or other capabilities.
Mio is ranked the fourth leading PND maker in the United States behind Garmin, TomTom and Magellan, according to The NPD Group.
The QST1100 is the first chipset to integrate GPS, cellular connectivity and application processing, said Qualcomm.

Is there an ultimate SUV beyond the hummer?

As you know, needfultoyz is the home for the hummer third seats. We are where you can get the lowest prices for the best vinyl or leather thrid row seats for your h2 or h3 hummer.
I was sitting back and doing some reading over the weekend and thought about how our customers are always looking for the ultimate in "pimping" thier SUV and making it the ultimate in smooth looking and yet aggressive enough to still tackle and conqure the off road challenges.
Please we have all seen tons of escalades and navigators and even some hummers that have never and will never see the dirt or anything rockier than the driveway or possibly the soccer field parking lot.
With this thought in mind i went out looking for the ultimate off road machine that was still comfortable and had all the luxury items that a hummer,escalade, or navigator would have from leather interior to carbon fibre body mouldings to gps systems and pimpin sound system and yet survive the worst off road environments and not be stopped.
Now one guideline for such a classified beast would be that it could NOT be a concept vehicle. This vehicle had to be manufactured currently, none of those show vehicle trailer queens. It had to be something you could buy and finance from a new vehicle lot. Also it had to have cup holders.
I finally came across, after searching world wide this video of a certified beauty.
This vehicle fit every requirement and was pimped out.
True i do not think that needfultoyz.com will be carrying any extra third row seats for sale on this unit, but that was not the intention of my search.
As i see it from my research so far, this vehicle is the ultimate purchasable off road vehicle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUNKnmbfcHM&eurl=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/28/pimp-my-tractor-the-valtra-revolution/
Needful Nick.

A great orginization providing a wonderful service!!!

Hello to everyone out there in cyber. As you can see the logo to

the right of these words, i am really impressed by this site. I was a mechanic for years while i was going to college and i remember very definitley how some guys i worked with and even some shop owners would treat women customers. I personally never agreed with it and in some cases i even had been fired for standing up for my beliefs, i was ok with that. You know the saying, "i was looking for a job when i found this one."

This site was brought to my attention this morning by our CEO as he was impressed by the article i linked here about vehicle backing up safety and kids.

We talk on here and write about new gizmos and products for cars trucks and suv's but there is nothing more important than the safety of a child.

This is a real personal issue to me. As a ex police officer i have seen too many kids hurt or worst yet, die to due to someone backing up and just not seeing what was in their blind spot.

I also know what it is like to have a child die before a parent.

The people at this site are doing a great job and really care enough to get the word out.

Giving the fact that there is good mechanical advice that is written and set up from a womans perspective, and we are wired differently without a doubt. I hear things totally differnet than the woman in my life and it is not always the smartest way.

So i tip my beanie to the women and guys at ask patty.

We at needfultoyz.com sell the units the article writes about because we believe in keepin the little ones safe and running. so check us out to get one for your family.

Nick.

Detroit Auto Show Unviels concept hummer,Will it come with a third row lebroc seat from needfultoyz?

General Motors’ message in Detroit is centered on two themes: Get younger and greener. On display is the rugged Hummer HX Concept that is designed to attract younger buyers, and the Saab 9-4X BioPower Concept.

Three young designers who were new to GM designed the HX Concept as a smaller and more youthful Hummer. The 304-horsepower 3.6-liter V6 engine is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission and is E85 capable.

With unmistakable Hummer design characteristics, the two-door vehicle has a convertible body that can be adapted to off-road conditions. Two removable roof panels allow for an open-air driving experience and the modular rear roof assembly can be removed as well.

Different rear roof assemblies allow the HX Concept to be configured as a sport-utility truck (SUT) with the roof assembly removed, a slant-back or a traditional SUV design with a larger covered cargo area.

The HX Concept on display was configured as a slant-back design with the removable fender flares and doors in place. The doors can be quickly removed by pulling pins in the exposed hinges, and the composite fenders are attached with quarter-turn quick-release fasteners to allow easy removal for narrow trails or rock climbing.

Information on new GPS units Coming to Needfultoyz!

Ok first off I am going to be talking about Mio brand GPS systems I saw this year at CES 2008. Yes yes, I could go off on the 150” Plasma TV that Panasonic had displayed, or the ultra slim plasmas (less than 1” thick) that are coming out this year.

Or I could talk about SONY and the 11”OLED display tv which is millimeters thick! Did I mention this is available NOW for a mere $2200 bucks. Why spend $2200 for Sonys OLED display when you can get OLED technology now with PLX Devices DM-100 display gauge at Needfultoyz.com for less than a third of that. How about the DLP technology that lets you view any movie in 3D!!! oh my gawd! Whew….. alright back to what’s important this year for many consumers. Mobile GPS.

This year Mio Technology Corporation announced at the CES show, that they will merge Navman and the Mio brands. With the merger both organizations have two complementary products that will deliver a highly exceptional product for navigation, because of this Needful Toyz will be carrying them!

Mio brings the core GPS components while Navman brings the expertise in software and content. Navman is premier GPS software that has one innovative product. Navman brand is a premier supplier already in other select markets of the UK, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Now Needfultoyz here in the USA will be onboard.

What’s new? Many of these new units for 2008 include touchscreen, Bluetooth hands free calling and data connection to the web, and a very slim 17 mm or so form factors, MP3, Video players, photo viewers, integrated digital cameras.

The pictures taken with the GPS unit are “geo coded” so you can view them on such websites as Google Earth or Microsoft’s internet mapping. Very cool.

Text-to-speech functionality delivers timely voice prompts, calling out actual street names when making turns – “right turn onto Main Street” instead of “right-turn in 500 yards” – helping drivers keep their eyes on the road while driving.

Also with these new products Mio has unleashed its “MioMore” Online connected service. This service gives online users access to real-time information such as local searches, traffic and weather on your screen!! Nice. These kind of features can only be found on top brands such as Magellan, and Tom Tom for sometimes upwards of $1000. Kind of ridiculous I think to pay that much for a brand name, when you can get all the hot features and awesome build quality of Mio.

So lets do a breakdown of new products as well as go over the existing lineup. All of Mio’s products are SLIM. Not those chunky GPS you are use to seeing in the states. The UK has had GPS units for much longer and they got the hot products.

Mio Move 3.5” – This is the prototype for the new 3.5” model due out sometime this year. Needfultoyz will have it. Its Mio’s new direction in GPS.

Mio Move 4.3” – You guessed it. 4.3 inch widescreen beauty! Larger and easy to navigate like the rest. Its also due this year soon.

C230 - This is the entry level and affordable 3.5” touch screen navigation device. No frills and ready for the road. At an MSRP of $249.95 its sweet!

C520 – Large 4.3” wide touch screen mobile device with MP3, Video and Photo viewers. Great proven system that is one of the most popular around.
C720t – Another 4.3” widescreen, but upgraded with desired features including MP3, Video player, and a 2 Mega pixel camera. Great for if you get in an accident and need to document the incident for insurance purposes.

This wraps up my visit with Mio Technology and one of the hottest and well constructed GPS device I have seen period.

Tauran

Monday mornings are a blessing and pain in one.

Well CES 2008 is the place where flash and color are required not just wanted. Talk about a incredible paint job!

This one definitely needs a excellent radar detection system, i am going to guess that it has one already similar to a needfultoyz.com belltronics system or even a cheetah.

First the news that we are hainv g some technical difficulty with our youtube and ziddio feeds for our video. We are told it will be working in the next couple of days and so i will be bringing you some photos from our guys and some of the goodies at the CES 2008 show we were at.

We will be posting tonight the written story from both guys about ces 2008. (you can see that the STIr system is getting even better, if that was even possible)

We sure were impressed by the looks of this "Shiftzr4 system. Talk about sleek looks and visually hidden away from the long arm of the law eye.

It looks like the factory placed it there themeslves.

Now i can say without a question this baby has a wicked nasty radar system on board.

Well this is what i have for now. i am off to work on our technical difficulties and getting you the information that you want and need from NeedFulToyZ.com

"Nick"

Check out our Needfultoyz/Go Pro commercial on youtube and Ziddio Monday

Well i actually have made it back and feel like a beat up piece of work haha.
Well i thought everyone might like to take a look at our Go Pro/Needfultoyz.com commercial this coming Monday on youtube.com and Ziddio.com
I will of course place the links on here come Monday morning.
Today we will be hearing from a short blurb that i affectionately call part one of the CES 2008 from our two in the field guys that were there.
So keep your eyes looking for our posts today.
I will see everybody on here and youtube and ziddio come monday.
Nick....

CES 2008 update!!!

Hi from Needful Nick.

Just an update to let all our customers know that our two guys in the field are working hard down in Vegas to eveluate the goodies for automotive electronics so that we may bring them to our customers.

I have been less than my normal active self on the posts this wek as you know due to a cod. Well i am working from home right now because what i thought was a cold is walking pneumonia.

Sure the picture here is a bit dramatic but if you don't care for it they say i will end up there, yikes!Well i will post new information as soon as a i get it from CES 2008.

"Nick"

CES Las Vegas 2008!!! We are there.

Good morning to all from your hard working frined, Nick, at needfultoyz.com

This is going to be a short blurb today as for some reason i came down with a incredible cold that started yesterday. I am at work and isolating myself from the rest of my co-workers.

I did want to let everyone know though, that needfultoyz.com is going to be at the consumer electronis show 2008 (CES) in Las Vegas. It kicked off today and will be going all week.

Two of our top people are going to be running around there doing the research and meet and greet. So if any of you are down there and want to say hello by all means keep looking for us.

You can say Hello to Blair and our R&D Engineer, Taurun. Go ahead and post any questions you might like here and they will be posting anything that is a stand out while at the show.

I hope everyone out there is well and i will be back posting this wednesday. keep looking daily though for our posts from the show!

George Clooney would want this!

Welcome back to the world right?
The holidays were great but it is time to get back to the daily.
As in my last post i said i would be testing the Speed Cheetah GPS mirror system that we sell at NeedFulToyZ.com
I did the easy clip on install onto my existing rear view mirror on my truck. Then came the concept of wiring the system and also the looks of all the typical wires.
Many of the other GPS products on the market require you to splice wiring and connect power to your system.
On a newer vehicle this would have been time consuming and a little bit frightful for fears of damaging all or part of the extensive electronic systems in cars. With my older ford truck it would be almost impossible. Older for trucks are "Hardwired". This means that in short it is easier than normal to have a short in the electrical system and thus a huge job to do anything electrical.
The Speed Cheetah GPS mirror easily used my cigarette lighter as a plug in power source. This is similar in newer vehicles that have a "power" plug.
This advantage saved me at least $300 bucks.
I took the wiring and hid it under the interior mouldings and was ready to run.
The first thing i did was to update the memory in the mirror.
I went to the database online, which needfultoyz.com will have available, and downloaded the software for regular monthly updates for free.
Since i used to be a cop i had some officer buddies of mine help me out.
I tested the audible alert at which i had set a speed baseline to tell me of radar being used on me. My friends used both a gun and vehicle based units to radar me at 35 mph and 60 mph.
This baby worked perfectly at both and the alarms are not loud enough to startle you either.
I then entered into the mirror the locations i wanted to store about radar traps i knew of and photo radar intersections. When i am busy driving i am not going to remember where the light signal radar is. It worked great and it was like having a cop with me in the passenger seat getting me out of tickets.
I have to say that the Speed Cheetah GPS Mirror was easy to install and was easy to program and the fact that the updates are free of charge, man that is always great and tells me that both needfultoyz.com and Speed Cheetah believe in what they are making and standing behind.
To be totally and completely safe i found out i can pair this unit up with one of needfultoyz radar or laser jammers with a wireless kit and tie them all into the mirror for audible warnings. Can you "OnStar" without the incredible costs and for any vehicle.
"Needful Nick"