Gadgetell Quick Review:

What is it?

The TeleNav Shotgun is the first stand alone GPS unit from TeleNav, known for their on-phone GPS

Pros:

Connected search, superior POI, smart traffic updates, beautiful screen, Best mounting I’ve seen in some time, future possibilities

Cons:

No ETA, only time to destination and quarterly updates on POI information.

Will I finally find the GPS standalone device for me? Follow to find out.

The helpful folks at TeleNav shot me out their new Shotgun and here are my first impressions. If you are planning on buying a GPS device this holiday season, this is one to watch carefully. I’ve had the device in my hands now for about 30 minutes and already am very excited about it for 3 main reasons.

Excitement reason #1: POIs

TeleNav says it has 11 million POIs. The local Ikea, for some reason, shows up on no GPS devices that I have tested except my TeleNav phone GPS. No surprise that the Shotgun finds it easily as well. So far, the TeleNav’s connected search has always been able to find every location I’ve searched for. I cannot say the same for Garmin, Navigon and Dash. Keep reading about what other points make the Shotgun a damn good GPS.

TeleNav, the on-phone GPS provider that I rely on, announced this morning they are in the connected GPS game. This news comes on the heels of Dash GPS announcing they were done making their stand along connected GPS device. Let’s get to it: how good is this GPS device?

From the looks of it, pretty good. A connected GPS device is the way to go. Static data trapped in a box isn’t helpful. What is helpful is a device that reaches out to get new info, expand its searches. And that is what the TeleNav Shotgun is.

Check the connected features of this GPS device.