Navfree GPS

This application is pretty good, considering its free, and seems to be actively improved upon as we speak.

Presently you may need a data-connection to search for addresses, however the map data is offline, stored on the phone.  For different countries/regions search facilities while offline are cropping up with updates to the app.

Google Market: Navfree GPS

So far, initial impressions are that the GPS on the phone is not that stable so the map jumps around a lot, especially when stationary.  In comparison to say the Garmin Nuvi 250 or 320, the maps are similar but the routing and stability of position is not as consistent.

Visually, the maps look great and there is a nice feature where you can fix map errors.  This feeds into the openstreet foundation map data-set.

ZBOX HD ID33 with bluray

ZBOX HD ID33 with bluray

http://www.zotacusa.com/zbox-hd-id33-blu-ray.html

Twice the price of previous Zbox unit I have, but this came with 250Gb HDD, 2Gb RAM and a bluray/DVD drive.  (Not having a drive on the Zbox is problematic when trying to install Ubuntu).

Successfully installed Ubuntu 12.04, MythTV and XBMC on this unit.
HDMI sound worked out of the box with MythTV.
Not been as lucky with XBMC... so far had to resort to using the stereo analogue connection.

I've not spent much time tweaking the video, Next Gen ION seems to be configured well enough to only suffer minor tearing and jitters.  I have yet to tweak the X11 config to turn off Composite to see if the tearing disappears... as with the other system, this is the typical solution.