Over at GadgetMix, one writer has reviewed a netbook car mount. The mount supports netbooks from 7 inches to 13, so will fit most netbooks even with an extended battery. It comes with a gooseneck bracket which can be adjusted. It features a strong suction cup which, was also put to the test. The reviewer used both an Asus Eee PC 701 and the Asus Eee PC 1000H which is “one of the heaviest netbooks ever made” on the mount with no problems. Perfect for those who want to use GPS on the netbook in the car.

It’s available from Ultimate-Netbook for £24.99. Using the code WEBMIX will get you a 10% discount. If you do grab the mount yourself, remember to use it safely.

GPS, Wi-Fi Geolocation, Geopositioning. Call it whatever you like. Thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and other mobile phones with this feature, demand for GPS-enabled navigation has steadily increased. So, won’t it be logical that netbooks jumps into the GPS bandwagon as well?

Dell knows this and is taking an early stride by launching the Dell Wireless 700 location solution to its Mini 10 netbook. To make this possible, Dell is integrating an internal GPS card with built-in WiFi locationing in the innards of the Mini 10 netbook. With this inside the machine, the Mini 10 can now calculate position using WiFi access points or using GPS satellites.  The Dell Wireless 700 runs on Broadcom’s A-GPS and Skyhook Wireless WiFi position solutions.

Hardware alone won’t make this feature functional. Dell is also implementing the CoPilot navigation software that will provide the turn-by-turn directions.

In addition, Dell has also teamed up with SkyHook Wireless and Loki to push the location-based services. Loki is a browser plugin.

The Dell 700 Wireless location solution will support Windows XP, Vista and later on Windows 7.

Via Direct2Dell

If you want to turn your netbooks into a GPS navigation device, Laptopgpsworld has compiled a list of 13 GPS Navigation software that you can  use.  All PC GPS software were reviewed by laptopgpsworld and tested to run on regular notebooks, netbooks and UMPC.

The PC GPS Software:

• ALK CoPilot / TravRoute CoPilot
• DeLorme Streets Atlas
• Destinator
• Garmin Mobile PC
• Garmin nRoute
• iNav iGuidance
• MapAsia MapKing
• Mapfactor PC Navigator / Directions PC Navigator
• Microsoft AutoRoute
• Microsoft Streets and Trips
• Microsoft MapPoint
• Navigon NavigatoR
• Sygic Driver

You can read about this PC GPS Software over at laptopgpsworld

Thanks Marvin!

Engadget have recieved more photos of the LG X100 as well as additional specifications. It seems that the LG X110 will come with GPS built in.

The LG X110 will be released at the end of September in Europe and retail for between €399 to €499 with the following specifications:

1.6GHz Intel Atom processor
120GB hard driver or a 6GB SSD option
1GB Ram
8.9 inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600
XP Home Pre-installed
Choice of built-in 3G HSDPA and GPS modules
1.3 mega pixel smart cam