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Motorola MOTONAV TN20 GPS System

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:13:00 +0000

Motonav TN20 makes it easy for users to quickly find a way to their destinations.

TN20 provides easy-to-follow, clearly spoken street names and directions along with the most accurate maps and routing on screen with both 2D and 3D display modes. A 3.5-inch touch-screen interface provides a bright and clear display that is easy to see while on the road and automatically adjusts for day and night.

Motonav TN20 is compact and portable, fitting easily in a pocket or purse, and mounts on a vehicle windshield or dash with the included suction cup holder.

Feature-wise, MOTONAV TN20 offers:

Preloaded maps of continental US
2D and 3D map perspectives
Spoken street names, turn-by-turn directions
More than 1 million searchable points of interests (restaurants, banks, gas stations and so on)
Lane guidance
Speed limit display and warning
Zoom, move maps using a finger
Automatic day/night mode adjustment
SD card slot for updated maps
USB charging port
MOTONAV TN20 provides up to 2.5 hours of operational time (on battery) and comes with a windshield mount, dash mount and an in-car charger in the box.

MOTONAV TN30 is a bit bigger than the TN20, mainly because it sports a wider anti-glare touchscreen display that measures 4.3 inches and supports a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels.

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Motorola MOTONAV TN30 GPS System

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:59:00 +0000

MOTONAV TN30 provides Motorola’s Bluetooth wireless technology which enables drivers to make and receive hands-free calls through the unit’s internal speaker. This technology automatically quiets directions while a call is in progress and shows Caller ID on the 4.3-inch screen.

Its 4.3-inch touch-screen interface allows you to type in your destination and navigate with ease. You can create routes in both 2D and 3D modes for an enhanced viewing experience.

Motorola's Motonav TN30 provides on-screen speed, distance, arrival time, elevation, and distance travelled as well as fastest and shortest route options.

With the TN30 you can also zoom in and out, and explore the maps by touching and dragging your finger on the screen.

An SD card slot allows for additional map loading (sold separately). TN30 helps drivers easily find their way using several options, including recent destinations, saved favorite locations or plan a new route.

The system mounts on a vehicle windshield with included suction cup holder for easy use.

MOTONAV TN30 is a bit bigger than the TN20, mainly because it sports a wider anti-glare touchscreen display that measures 4.3 inches and supports a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels.

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NAVIGON 7210 Technically Advanced Sat-Nav

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:26:00 +0100

In addition to an extremely flat, SmartDisplay which appears to have no frame, the NAVIGON 7210 also incorporates other popular features of the current product family: Voice Recognition Pro, Curve Warner, Reality View Pro and Lane Assistant Pro, plus Emergency Help and Favourites on the Map.

Landmark View 3D takes the Eiffel Towers and Big Bens of this world and puts them on your display in 3D - so that you won't drive past the real ones when traffic is hectic.

The Curve Warner feature warns you well in advance, both acoustically as well as by a sign on the display, about sharp and dangerous curves on highways and motorways. The Curve Warner knows about 55.000 dangerous turns across Europe.

Reality View Pro provides drivers with clear overview of complicated motorway junctions. The course of the road, motorway signs and exits are visualised in a photo-realistic manner on the display and when a motorway junction is coming up, Reality View Pro shows drivers the best lane position to take to ensure a correct exit.

The Emergency Help functionality shows you your current location and helps you find useful points of contact such as hospitals, police stations, petrol stations or pharmacies. In most cases you will also get a telephone number which you can dial via the Bluetooth hands-free kit.

With Voice Recognition Pro, once you say the name of the town and street, the NAVIGON 7210 will take care of everything from there although there is also an option to change your destination as soon as you have said it. The town, street and house number can be changed with a single request so you only need to touch the screen once to plan your entire route.

NAVIGON 7210 tech specs:
The Navigon 7210 is powered by a 600 MHz processor, 64 MB of internal memory and 2 GB of flash memory. 4.3 inch SmartDisplay in 16:9 format. A powerful lithium-ion rechargeable battery (1.600 mAh) guarantees several hours of unrestricted travel. After that, the car charger with integrated TMC antenna provides new energy.

Navigon 720 costs around £270.

See navigon devices at Dabs.com

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NAVIGON 2200T GPS Navigator

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:26:00 +0100

The NAVIGON 2200T GPS Navigator is based on NAVIGON’s next generation software which makes route calculation fast and entering a destination easy, requiring fewer clicks than any other GPS product to enter a destination.

With high-end features such as Reality View Pro, Free Real-Time Traffic Updates for Life and text-to-speech, the 3.5” NAVIGON 2200T is the marvel of its price class, selling for $229.

Reality View Pro adds 3D images for highway exits as well as complex interchanges. Lane Assistant Pro provides clear lane guidance to help drivers prepare for upcoming turns.

The NAVIGON 2200T features:

Free Real-Time Traffic Updates for Life
Reality View Pro
Lane Assistant Pro
Fast Destination Entry
Advanced Text-to-speech
DirectHelp
Instant Fix GPS
Ultra-thin and portable
NAVIGON FreshMaps:

FreshMaps allow you to keep your Navigon 2200T GPS Navigator as up-to-date in three years as it was on the day you bought it.

See navigon devices at Dabs.com

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NDrive G800 GPS Navigator With Photo Navigation

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:00:00 +0100

The NDrive G800 is the very first GPS navigator that uses real photos in perspective to show you the best way to navigate, experiencing something never seen before.

The NDrive G800 GPS navigator has a 4.3' screen that allows to appreciate the aerial view in all its splendor, and comes with 8GB memory.

NDrive G800 Features:

MUltimedia features; plays music, videos, watch photos and read e-books,
FM transmitter; put your favorite songs in the G800 memory and listen to them on your car audio,
Bluetooth receiver; turn your NDrive G800 into a loudspeaker of your phone calls
Games
Calculator

If you want buy the NDRIVE G800 that will cost you around 350 Euros. Not bad considering the novelty of using real images for navigation

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Harman Becker Launches Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:00:00 +0100

Harman Becker has announced the U.S. launch of a new, technologically advanced mobile navigation system, the Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934.

The new product is available exclusively at Office Depot retail stores nationwide.

The Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934 offers a wide variety of user-friendly features along with state-of-the-art technology, including detailed maps of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, 3.5-inch touch-screen with color display and a day/night display option for high quality, visible graphics at all times, 400 MHz processor for fast route calculations, two internal speakers for outstanding sound quality - even in noisy environments and speed limit display.

The Becker Traffic Assist 7934's integrated MP3/WMA player makes it possible to listen to music via two integrated speakers or headphones. A unique option is the capability to play music while in navigation mode.

The display supports JPEG format photos and even includes a slideshow feature. The Traffic Assist Highspeed 7934 is the first Harman/Becker mobile GPS device available in the United States.

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ViaMichelin GPS Navigatior X-980T Review

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:00:00 +0100

The ViaMichelin Navigation X-980T Europe guides you with visual comfort thanks to its large 4.3 inch screen, providing you the ideal format for 100% panoramic navigation.

The X-980T Europe has 5 route types including the famous routes recommended by ViaMichelin, double display with zoom on the next junction, improved sound quality, long journey mode and much more

The ViaMichelin GPS Navigation X-980T Europe comes with free real-time traffic information service that alert you in real time about traffic conditions and unforeseen road incidents such as accidents, weather alerts etc.

In the event of unforseen traffic incidents, an alternative route is automatically offered, in your own language. ViaMichelin Navigation X-980T Europe guides you through 20 European countries. You can take full advantage of the complete collection of Michelin Guides and of millions of useful addresses.

You can even select the restaurant of your choice and book directly thanks to the hands-free phone function!

ViaMichelin GPS Navigation X-980T Europe Features:

Large 4.3 inch screen
Double display with zoom on the next junction
Multi-function audio base with 3 watt loudspeaker
Hands-free phone function
Text to speech relaying of street names, road signs and traffic alerts
Real-time traffic information with warnings about traffic conditions and an alternative route offered
Fixed speed cameras integrated for France and Belgium and available in downloading for the other European countries
European mapping Included exclusively: the complete, detailed selection of the 51,000 hotels and restaurants from The MICHELIN Guides Europe 2006 and the 19,000 tourist sights from The Michelin Green Guides
Book directly by calling a POI
15 guidance languages and operation in the user's own language
2.5 million addresses useful when travelling

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TomTom launches the new TomTom GO Range With Speech Reckognition

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 02:00:00 +0100

TomTom today reveals its new TomTom GO range – the TomTom GO 720 and TomTom GO 520. Ground breaking new technology allowing for daily map improvements and a host of new features, such as speech recognition, have been combined into one compact and stylish design, providing drivers with the ultimate driving experience.

Sleek Design
The new TomTom GO range features a new elegant slim design with high quality finish, making it fit perfectly in any car or shirt pocket. The large 4.3 inch touch screen has TomTom’s renowned easy-to-use and intuitive user interface with 3D graphics including building footprints that ensures drivers have an even better overview of their surroundings.

TomTom Map Share Technology
The TomTom GO range also sees the introduction of TomTom’s unique new map improvement technology, TomTom Map Share. This technology enables drivers to easily and instantly improve their own maps. It also lets users share improvements and benefit from all other users’ improvements, daily, automatically and easily via TomTom HOME – TomTom’s free software application. TomTom Map Share users can contribute and exchange all their improvements amongst each other, making the best maps available for all of them.

TomTom Go - Best Speech Recognition
Other new and updated features include speech recognition, meaning users have an extra option to select the address they want to drive to. Users can choose to select the speech recognition button and then simply speak out the city and street name they would like to travel to.

TomTom Go - Enhanced Hands-free Kit
The enhanced hands-free kit features a new high quality sound system offering users the best hands-free calling experience via Bluetooth. With optimised acoustic design, enhanced noise reduction, echo cancellation and an automatic answer function, the TomTom GO 720 and TomTom GO 520 ensure drivers can make and receive calls easier than ever whilst keeping their eyes focussed on the road.

TomTom Go is also Traffic Ready
The new TomTom GO range offers the latest and most up-to-date traffic information through its compatibility with RDS-TMC Traffic and TomTom’s Traffic subscription. The enhanced traffic information user interface provides drivers with the most accurate route calculation by taking into account the current traffic information on the road and giving precise information about traffic incidents.

TomTom Go - Built-in FM Transmitter
The new TomTom GO range comes with extensive audio options for flawless integration with the car stereo and user’s phone. Drivers can play their favourite songs through the integrated MP3 player or by connecting their iPod to the TomTom GO. In addition, music and navigation instructions can be played seamlessly through the car stereo via the built-in FM Transmitter.

TomTom Go - Smart and Fun Extras
With the new TomTom GO, drivers can choose from a host of smart extras, making sure the destination is reached in a relaxed and enjoyable way. A number of personalisation options, such as recording your own driving instructions, have been added for the first time so users can easily record their own voice, or be guided to their destination by the voices of their children, family or friends. Drivers can also view documents and pictures and exchange positions, destinations and other content with other TomTom GO users, through Bluetooth.

The new TomTom GO range comes with TomTom HOME. TomTom’s free software application for PC/MAC, TomTom HOME is the essential tool to keep the TomTom up to date at all times. Through TomTom HOME customers can easily download new software versions and download the latest maps. In addition, the new TomTom GO range comes pre-installed with the latest safety camera database and a host of other TomTom PLUS services, including TomTom Weather and TomTom QuickGPSfix.

TomTom GO 720 comes pre-installed with the most up-to-date door-to-door maps of Western Europe with maximum detail stored on the internal memory. The TomTom GO 520 comes pre-installed with door-to-door maps of the local region. In selected countries the new TomTom GO 720 or TomTom GO 520 will be available with RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver.

TomTom Go Range technical specifications
• 4.3” widescreen 16:9 format LCD (WQVGA: 480*272 pixels)
• CPU 400 MHz, 64MB RAM
• 512MB, 1GB (TomTom GO 520) or 2GB internal flash memory (TomTom GO 720)
• SD card socket
• High sensitivity GPS receiver
• Compatible with RDS-TMC traffic information receiver
• Integrated FM transmitter
• Bluetooth™
• Battery lithium-polymer (5 hours operation)
• Optimised integrated microphone and speaker for high quality hands-free functionality
• Dimensions: 118 mm x 83 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 220 grams

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TomTom ONE XL Sat-Nav Preview

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:00:00 +0100

TomTom reveals the new TomTom ONE XL range with a super-sized 4.3 inch high-quality touch screen and a sleek new design.

The 4.3 inch screen guarantees drivers a clear view of the screen, whilst ensuring a stress free and safer journey on the road. Thanks to the enlarged screen drivers will have a better overview of the road ahead with more streets and information on display. The TomTom ONE XL is also traffic ready, meaning that drivers have easy access to traffic information via an RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver accessory or a subscription to TomTom Traffic.

The new TomTom ONE XL ensures great and easy to use navigation for consumers thanks to the high quality navigation features available on all TomTom devices, such as free QuickGPSfix software, the latest and most up to date maps and fast route calculation.

In addition, drivers have access to all TomTom PLUS services including safety camera alerts, real-time traffic and weather reports, updates on road conditions and the TomTom Buddies feature.

In conjunction with the TomTom ONE XL, a range of new accessories is available to complement the design and usability of the TT ONE XL. The range includes carry cases, different mounting solutions, and a fast home charger.

Users also get access to TomTom HOME.
TomTom HOME is TomTom’s free software application enabling users to manage, download, store and transfer content from their computer onto their TomTom device.

Via TomTom HOME users can easily plan routes, download voices, obtain traffic alerts and install maps to keep their TomTom up to date at anytime.

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Snooper Strabo great for speed camera detection

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:00:00 +0100

As you would expect now from Snooper, it has a stylish, lightweight and slimline design with UK & Eire or Full European Street level Mapping provided by Navteq.

With full colour visual as well as voice alerts confirming the Camera type, speed limit and distance countdown to every Location (European version available), all stored in the unique Enigma database.

For those who are sick and tired of paying off speeding tickets, the Snooper Strabo is here to help.

Snooper Strabo Features:

Auto Ranging - STRABO automatically calculates the distance required depending on the speed limit.
2D and 3D Screen Views
Anti-reflective full colour 3.5" LCD Colour Display
Touch screen operation
Extensive Points of Interest lists
Electronic Compass
Built-in rechargeable battery
Built-in MP3 Player
Setup options including Voice & Map colour
Mapping provided by Navteq - the most accurate & up to date available
Fully portable - easily transferable from car to car
Large memory 256MB SD card included (Euro Plus Version 2GB SD Card optional)
Route Preview - review calculated route before you start travelling
Full Postcode search - Simply key in the postcode of your destination and STRABO will take you straight there
Door to Door Navigation
UK Mapping included as standard
Your choice of route type: fastest, shortest or avoiding toll roads and congestion charge areas

And for £99 you even get Snooper Strabo LIFETIME subscription

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