Get Your GPS from...Goodyear?

By Geoff Duncan
January 04, 2008

A company called The NCC has announced it will offer eight Goodyear-branded GPS navigation devices, some with Bluetooth and MSN Direct service for traffic info.

Tire-maker and blimp-flyer Goodyear has entered into a a trademark licensing agreement with a company called The NCC to offer a brand of eight Goodyear-branded GPS navigation systems, including features like a remote control that the companies claim have never been available on GPS devices.

"The Goodyear name has always stood for Innovation and Technology," said The NCC's director of operations Barry Rosenstock, in a release. "The GPS systems are a giant step forward in terms of safety and show the company's continued passion to get drivers where they need to go."

Described as "rugged," the Goodyear GPS systems will feature 4.3-inch touchscreen LCD displays, built-in speakers, text-to-speech navigation, MP3 and video playback, AV inputs for external devices, 2 GB of built-in memory and support fo ...

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