The ZuneHD will get a boost once it’s launched in earnest by Microsoft. The Zune 4.0 software is now available. There are no reviews yet of what the software has in store 0 The ZuneHD will get a boost once it’s launched in earnest by Microsoft. The Zune 4.0 software is now available. There are no reviews yet of what the software has in store but it’s a safe bet that this will be a significant improvement over the last update. The old Zunes only has update 3.2 available for them.

September 15th, 2009John Q. PublicLeave a commentGo to comments I know, anothertablet rumor right? But stay with me on this one. Taiwan Economic News’ “industry sources” are saying it’s real, and will have a 9.6-inch touchscreen, HSPDA, P.A SEMI processor, “long lasting battery” and cost $800 to $1000…The new report gets more specific than previous rumors by breaking down which Taiwanese component manufacturers will handle production.

If you’re one of the few Earthlings with a Zune HD sold ahead of its US street date… and still awake, consider yourself obsessive. And lucky: the Zune 4.0 software just popped and is ready to download for the newest must-have portable media player. Our full review is on the way, ’till then check our hands-on and official launch-day press release just beyond the read link. P.S. Looks like older Zunes are getting a version 3.2 update — screengrab after the break.

Shoot&Proof is one of those iPhone apps you should have installed, but hope never to use it. Basically, it allows you to take certified photos which constitute legally valid evidence in cases such as when doing a rental inventory, after a car accident or a water damage — to prove the time of delivery and condition of a package, to record defects in work done by a contractor, or to strengthen your insurance case.

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The Zune HD is soon to be officially out on the streets, and we’ve got the official Engadget hands-on / unboxing. Now, we were excited as all get-out to wrap our paws around the Tegra-powered PMP, but some of that luster has worn off since popping that baby out of its extremely appealing packaging…. Gadget Corner

It’s been a few months since Navigon ceased doing business Stateside, and already the company’s back on our radar with a device that made us wish they’d stuck around these parts a while longer. The Navigon 8410 features a 5-inch touchscreen, a polished steel frame, and a righteous assortment of features, including: DVB-T digital television tuner, City3D’s photo-realistic 3D mapping software (only for choose cities on the continent), and a media player for all your fave tunes, flicks, and pics.

If you’ve been putting off that GPS purchase in hopes that Alpine would deliver a sleek, fully compatible solution for the head unit that you already splurged on, your lucky day has finally arrived. The altogether simplistic NVE-M300 GPS Navigation Drive is a simple black box that measures just barely more than 4- x 4- x 1-inches and is designed to interface with the company’s top two selling in-dash AV head units: the iXA-W404 (4.3-inch display) and the IVA-W505 (7-inch touchscreen).

Trimble may assemble plenty of GPS-equipped devices of its own aimed at adventure-minded folks, but its Trimble Outdoors software has additionally made quite a few cellphones a bit more outdoors-friendly, and it’s now finally found its way to the T-Mobile G1. As with on some other phones, the app will let you plan your trip online and sync it up with your G1, and give you the ability to geotag pictures, log your trip and share it with others, take text and audio notes and, of course, simply use it as a full-fledged GPS navigator.

It’s no secret that some of our US editors have been feeling a bit of tech-envy toward our cousins from the far East, who consider 7-inch PNDs commonplace . Doing nothing to allay those emotions, Hyundai has announced the Provia A7+, which is — you guessed it — a 7-inch GPS-slash-PMP soon to be available in South Korea. The device comes with an integrated TV tuner (DMB), 800 x 480 resolution, video and audio playback, Navi-in-Picture functionality, and USB and SD connectivity to expand its abilities to match your imagination.