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Honeywell has designed a unique and exclusive multi-functional GPS unit, the BendixKing AV80R Satellite Navigator, which is the perfect airborne travelling companion. The BendixKing AV80R Dual Satellite Navigator measures 5.04 x 3.23 x 0.86 in dimensions and has a weight of 7.06 ounces.

This portable GPS system comes with a wide 4.3-inch touch screen LCD display that has a screen resolution of 480×272 pixels. It is powered by 800mAh battery that provides a total of 1.5 hours of battery operation. This GPS unit can be used in both automotive as well as flying modes.

BendixKing AV80R Satellite Navigator contains the automotive and aviation databases for Europe, North America and Canada. Depending on where you are travelling or flying, you can choose the appropriate one. This data is available of a 4GB SD card. The automotive database includes about a million points of interest for US and Canada. This device can be connected to the home computer for easy uploads of the databases as well as planning your routes. It also comes with a touch and drag facility that makes the map planning a simple operation. It has a special Smart-Profile view option that provides you with a vertical view of the terrain and obstacles, thus allowing you to plan the course ahead.

The BendixKing AV80R Handheld Satellite Navigator provides you with real-time weather updates. It includes a multimedia feature for watching movies and listening to music. It also comes with Bluetooth compatibility, this allows you to link it with an existing GPS device or with a mobile phone. This unit can also be connected with your flight’s auto-pilot programme. This aviation satellite navigator includes a 12V-28V DC adapter, an AC adapter, a USB cable, a remote GPS antenna, an aviation mount, an automotive windscreen mount, earphones and an instruction manual.

Jason Perkins 34, a student of product design at the University of Wales Institute, has been reportedly shortlisted for a covetous Sir James Dyson award for designing a sat nav system that can deliver confidence to the blind people to visit new places. The new pedestrian sat nav device that he calls ‘Peepo’ can sense the vibrations on the fingertips of the blind men to steer them.

Moreover, ‘Peepo’ has been designed in such a way as to listen to the location command of the user, apart from fitting cosily in their palms. Peepo engages the satellite navigation technology to track destinations. Peepo can also be clipped onto the metal lead of the guide dog, as the vibrations on their fingertips tend to provide directions.

Perkins said that he was trying hard to unearth a real requirement for a design that would aid the people overcome a life barrier, and indipendence was one of the best things that could be gifted to someone. He added that he had it designed after considerable research at the Institute of Cardiff for the Blind and around twelve months with his focus group for its development.

He also said that the immediate cause of his coming up with the idea was after knowing the fact that out of ten, nine guide dog owners refused to travel alone to locations they had not been to before. Perkins hopes that he can introduce his invention to America as well.

Some city buses in Lisbon, Portugal are now equipped with GPS navigation systems. This particular one takes you from the airport to the city center has two displays; one near the front and another towards the middle. We really doubt a bus driver needs such an aid so it must be designed for the passengers in mind. It does have a somewhat custom interface which lists the next stop near the top of the screen, and a list of hotels in the area on the right sidebar.

The system however is not very solid as it loses satellite reception in narrow roads with buildings on each side and other areas where there was no view of the sky.