There's an interesting article today in the San Jose Mercury News about GPS Startup company Dash. Based in the SF Bay Area, the company has raised $16 million from some big names in venture capital. The startup had been operating in stealth mode for the past three years under the name "CircumNav". What makes Dash special? It's the first navigation device designed to be constantly connected to the internet. That will allow it to get real-time weather & traffic information, restaurant reviews, most current maps, and more.
The device will be tap into the internet via cellular and WiFi networks. If no connection is available, it will cache some navigation information. Dash says they will publicly demonstrate their first product on September 26th-27th at the DEMO conference in San Diego.
There is a Swedish company that allready have a working product similiar to this idea. Check out www.wayfinder.com