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Following in Garmin’s footsteps with the concept of free traffic updates for even budget GPS devices, Navigon on Wednesday released a new $239 GPS unit that will offer each and every buyer free lifetime traffic updates. The 3.5-inch Navigon 2200T will be the company’s first entry-level unit to offer the service, falling in line with the high-end 7200T it launched last week.

The 2200T picks up live traffic data to show the severity of traffic congestion with color-coded lines, what’s causing the backup, and how to get around it. Currently, the offer includes coverage for 95 markets in the U.S. and Canada.  Read more...

Internet behemoth Google has taken the wraps off a new service for mobile phones which puts real-time traffic information and travel time estimates in the palms of users hands while they’re en-route, in traffic, or anywhere they might use their cell phone. The service might not avert an intergalactic disaster, but it might help some users get to their destinations on time.

The new addition to Google Maps for Mobile enables users in over 30 major metropolitan areas in the United States to receive real-time traffic conditions, view conjested areas, and estimate travel delays; the service also enabled users to store favorite locations (home, work, schools, businesses, etc.) and favorite routes so users don’t have to re-enter addresses and locations to plan their travel.