Dual iPod Cradle Enables Navigation

Dual has announced a new cradle that enables GPS navigation on the iPod touch through their own navigation application. The cradle offers an amplified speaker, and a battery for extended use - a plus since the iPhone battery only offers a few hours of dedicated GPS use which totally kills the battery with no hope of phone use when you get to your destination. The featureset must be pretty good because the device received the CES 2010 Innovation Award also.

The navigation app features a fair number of capabilities that make it sounds pretty reasonable. Text to speech, 3D views of buildings, play music while navigating, and a few others that make the app seem like a reasonable entrant. The app is free with the cradle, so we'll see how it looks when it hits the iTunes store.

Don't plan on using your iPhone - Dual says that it will break the cradle.

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