Gadget of the Day – N-Gage QD sat-nav

Fancy a mobile phone, cheap sat-nav and a genuine piece of modern gaming history? ‘But that’s three wishes in one’, we hear you cry. But it really is possible – thanks to Maplin’s bargain bundle.The high street tech temple has dusted off a pile of N-Gage QDs (the newer, non Taco-shaped version) found lying in the back of a warehouse somewhere, and given them a new lease of life with Route 66’s splendid Series 60 sat-nav software.The limited edition packs come with an in-car cradle and everything. We still have to take issue with Maplin’s ‘play powerful games’ sales pitch but with Nokia reviving the N-Gage brand and bringing out new games, perhaps now is the time to bag a piece of functional mobile history.Essentials N-Gage QD Smart Phone with Route 66 Mobile Britian Satellite Navigation Price: £100 On sale: NowContact: Maplin Related stories: New Nokias take on the iPhone STUFF ESSENTIALS – Big-screen sat-navs Nokia sat-nav gets green light

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home