Previews at GPS Gazette

While browsing through the companies attending the 2007 CES I came across Coolnavi that is showcasing two GPS units at the CES, the Coolnavi 700 and 430 that appear to be two at least interesting devices.

Coolnavi 700

The Coolnavi 700 has a huge 7″ Touch Screen with a resolution of 800*480, is powered by a DUAL Core ARM Processor and is equipped with the Sirf III GPS chipset.
Other features and specifications include:

• Maps : USA & Canada maps by TeleAtlas
• Video Playback (MPEG, WMV)
• Audio Player (MP3,WMV,WAV)
• Photo Album (JPG,BMP,GIF,PNG)
• Storage Slot : 1*SD & 1*CF 2GB
• Dimensions : 187(W)*127(D)*26(H) mm
• Weight : 470g
• Video Input(NTSC/PAL)

Coolnavi 430

The Coolnavi 430 (the one on the right) is the lower end model with a smaller screen (4.3″ 480×272 QVGA). However apart from that and the fact that it doesn’t have a CF slot all the other specifications and features appear to be the same.

Coolnavi

GPSlim240 is Holux’s latest bluetooth GPS receiver. The dimension of this stylish GPS receiver are 64 x 22 x 15 mm and weights just below 35gr. It has a lithium-ion battery that according to Holux will last for 8 hours and a built in antenna. The device is Bluetooth™ version 1.2 compliant however it can also transmit data through a data cable to a device without Bluetooth interface. The Chipset used by GPSlim240 is SiRF Star III for low power consumption and the device also has a power saving mode built in.

Via Holux

Tokai is another brand than decided to enter the GPS market with their new Tokai Nav 101. The Nav 101 is expected to be released in May and it will be a portable navigation solution with multimedia capabilities. Some of its most important features include:

• Samsung S3C2410A 266 MHz processor
• 3.5″ 65,000 colors TFT screen (240 x 320) resolution
• 32MB/64MB RAM
• Windows CE.net 4.2
• SD card slot (up to 2 GB)
• Mini-USB port
• 1000mAh lithium-ion battery
• Navteq Cartography 2005 software
• MP3 playback

Via UberGizmo
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Pioneer is about to release its first GPS receiver with integrated Bluetooth, the Pioneer AVIC-S1. The AVIC-S1 will be powered by Windows CE and will use the SiRFstar III GPS chipset. Some of the other features include:

· CPU: Intel 400 Mhz

· 3.5″ TFT,LCD screen 240×320 pixels
· 64 MB RAM
· 2 GB ROM
· SD/MMC Port
· USB 1.1
· Dimensions : 10,7 x 9,9 x 2,2 cm
· Preloaded maps of 26 European Countries (Teleatlas)
· Optional TMC module

Update: According to GPSAndCo the Pioneer AVIC-S1 is expected to start shipping at the end of May, start of June with a price of 600 TO 650 €.

Via CarAudioVideo

SysOnChip is about to release a new GPS device the Looket G7. The Looket G7 is a portable Sat-Nav system based on Win CE with an embedded SiRF Star III chipset and will provide turn-by-turn directions to your destination using both voice and visual guidance. Besides navigation this new device will also offer multimedia features since it can play MP3 and WMV files.
The technical specifications of the Looket G7 include:

CPU: Samsung S3C2440A RISC Microprocessor 300Mhz
OS: Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.2
Memory: 64MB SDRAM 32MB Flash ROM
Display: 3.5″ TFT LCD touch screen with 320*240 resolution
Expansion: 1 SD/MMC card Slot
Battery: Rechargeable and Removable Li-ion Battery
Dimensions: 115 x 73 x 20 mm

The Looket G7 is expected to start shipping on the 31st of March with a price of $399.00

Via GPSPassion

Yakumo, a German company has presented at the CeBIT 2006 a new Pocket PC with integrated GPS, the Yakumo deltaX 5 BT Navigator 3 Europe. This new device is powered by the Samsung 2440 processor (300MH) and uses the Windows® Mobile™ 5.0 Software for Pocket PCs as an operating system.
Here is a list of the main features of this new GPS enabled device.

Samsung Processor 2440 — 300 MHz
512 MB ROM
64 MB SDRAM
3.5” TFT LC display, 240 × 320 pixel
SIRF Star III (20-channel)
Connector for external GPS antenna
Bluetooth, USB 1.1
IR
Integrated MP3 player
Integrated voice recorder
Supports both portrait and landscape view (2d and 3d)
Selectable day/night display mode
Navigation Software: Marco Polo Mobile Navigator 3
Prepared for TMC(via optional TMC cable)
Optimised routing for different vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, walkers and caravans
Manual section blocking

The price of the Yakumo deltaX 5 BT Navigator 3 Europe will start from 333 Euro

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Garmin besides the nuvi 310 and 360 has also announced today two more of the products I mentioned in my new Garmin products post earlier this week, the StreetPilot c510(it will only ship in Europe) and the StreetPilot c550 while the c510D that I have mentioned in the previous post is not actually a standalone product but a StreetPilot c510D “deluxe” package.

Here is the press release:

HANNOVER, Germany/March 8, 2006/PR Newswire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced that it has expanded its best-selling line of StreetPilot c-series automotive navigators with offerings that include exciting new features. The StreetPilot c500 series was formally unveiled at CeBIT, Europe’s premier electronics trade show in Hannover, Germany, from March 9-15, 2006.

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It seems that the rumor we posted a couple of days ago about Garmin releasing a number of new products is no longer a rumor. Today Garmin announced two of the GPS devices, I have mentioned in my previous post, the Nuvi 310 and the Nuvi 360 (pictured on the left). The Garmin Nuvi 310 will be sold exclusively in Europe while the Nuvi 360 will ship worldwide. Both of them integrate wireless technology and a microphone that allows you to make hands-free mobile phone calls using a compatible bluetooth phone. The nuvi 360 comes with preloaded maps of Europe or North America, while the 310 has only regional European map data. Both of them offer automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names, and a fingertip touch screen interface. Some other features include MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm and a currency converter.

Here is a list of the features as provided by Garmin:

* Receiver: high-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF
* Display: 2.8” W x 2.1” H (3.5” diag.), 320 x 240 pixels; bright, TFT display, 64K colors, with white backlight and touch screen
* Unit dimensions: 3.87″ W x 2.91″ H x 0.87″ D (98.3 mm x 73.9 mm x 22.1 mm)
* Weight: 5.1 ounces (144.6 grams)
* Battery: built-in lithium ion battery — between 4-8 hours of battery life depending on use
* Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling
* Supports FM TMC traffic alerting
* Includes Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature
* Voice announces streets by name
* Preloaded maps for all of North America or Europe (Preloaded maps for one European region for the 310)
* Fingertip touch-screen interface
* Look up addresses and points of interest
* Choose 2D or 3D map perspective
* Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cams
* Built in Travel Kit includes MP3 player with sample MPs, audio books, picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator and more
* Add optional software such as Travel and Language Guides to personalize nuvi
* SD memory card expansion slot
* USB interface for loading data

Both the 310 and the 360 are expected to start shipping in June and the suggested retail price for the nuvi 360 will be $964.27.

Garmin Nuvi 360
Garmin Nuvi 310
Technorati Tags: Garmin, Nuvi, 350, 310, GPS

Navman Europe has announced a new entry-level Sat-Nav System, the Navman iCN330. This new GPS system is a in car, portable, pocket sized GPS device.
Some of the specifications of the iCN330 include:

SiRFStar II eLP chipset
2.83 inch TFT LCD color screen (240*320)
SiRF XTrac™ GPS technology
Turn-by-turn navigation
Door-to-door navigation using pre-loaded software
3D moving maps to help you navigate more easily
Multiple routing options, including postcode search and shortest/fastest routes
Next manoeuvre warnings
Voice-guided directions
Progress bar and distance indicator
Back-on-Track automatically re-routing after a missed turn
Tele-Atlas maps preloaded (MMC-card)

This new Sat-Nav system will start shipping this month and it will be provided with a car suction mount, cigarette light adaptor and a rechargeable battery and will cost 199GBP.

Read the press release here (PDF file)

Technorati Tags: Navman, iCN330, GPS, Sat-Nav

TomTom GO 910 will be the higher end of the new TomTom GO GPS series. It will share the same improvements as the TomTom GO 510 and 710 including the new design, the high quality 4inch touch screen and the software improvements. However it will have a number of additional features. According to TomTom it will be the first portable navigation device featuring multi-continental map coverage including the whole of Europe, the USA and Canada. It will also a number of extras such as a fully integrated MP3 player for playing audiobooks, music and podcasts as well as text-to-speech functionality and a 20 GB hard drive for storing your music files.

The TomTom GO 910 is expected to start shipping in April along with the rest of the new TomTom GO GPS devices.

Via PocketInfo

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