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Mio Moov 380: Full Touchscreen GPS Phone

The presents of GPS feature in a cellphone, now is becomes a new trend. So, along the increasing of this trend, Mio Company which known as GPS device vendor is also take the opportunity to bring the new trend. Its newest product, Mio Moov 380 now is planted by cellular ability.

Actually, this big device is a GPS, with ' MioMap 2008' onboard map. But, the presents of GSM triband (900/1800/1900 MHz) technology and Win CE .Net 5 operating system, makes it more complete.

For the CPU (Central Processing Unit), this GPS peripheral relies on made in Samsung 2442. With processor speed in processing data until 400 MHz.

Besides, Mio Moov 380 also added by some cellphone standard feature. For example, 2 MP Camera, SMS, GPRS and microSD memory card slot.

Specs:

Dimension: 129mm x 78mm x 123mm (50"x31.5"x7.5")
Weight: 164 grams
Display: 4,3” TFT with touchscreen Flat Panel
Resolution: 480 x 242 Pixels (WQVGA)
GPS Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Battery: 720 mAh
CPU: Samsung 2442-400 MHz, Built-In Speaker
TTS: depends on Country, SiRFInstanFixii
Operating System: Win CE .Net 5
Display orientation: Landscape
Network: GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, SHIM Card Slot, USB 2.0
Navigation Software: Miomap 2008
Equipment: MicroSD Slot, Microphone, Earphone Jack 2.5 mm

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V7 NAV740 GPS Navigation Review: Multisegment Routing

The $299.95 NAV740 from newcomer V7 is not only our favorite of the bunch, it's also the lightest (7.1 ounces) and the thinnest (at 0.8 inches), yet at still packs in a ton of features, including a high quality receiver based on the excellent SiRFstarIII chip, an enormous POI database, multimedia player, and advanced navigation options.

Featuring a 4.3-inch (480-by-272-pixel) WQVGA display, the NAV740 comes with a 2GB SD card preloaded with Tele Atlas maps for all 50 states and Puerto Rico. The P01database in the NAV740 contains a generous 11 million entries-easily the largest at this price point. The multimedia player supports a wide variety of video, audio and photo formats. Conveniently, the device accepts SDHC cards up to 16GB. V7 markets a very similar version with a 3.5-inch screen, the $200 NAV730, which comes with a 1GB SD card that holds one million POIs.

The NAV740 does a good job of handling POIs. Each top-level category has subcategories to refine your search, or you can search all by name. The shopping subcategories also include 278 branded retail outlets. You have the option of searching around an address, the current GPS location, cursor position, a point in your history list, or around GPS coordinates. In addition, you can select an entire category or subcategory to display on the map view.

Text-to-speech support, multisegment routing, route optimization, and route simulation round out the features. The NAV740 is easily one of the most talented PNDs available at this price point.

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Price range: 299.95
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Pharos Drive GPS 250 Review: Budget GPS with Premium Feature

This budget-priced GPS from Pharos is a bargain, yet it hardly seems like an entry-level model. It has many of the features found in premium, higher priced personal navigators, including a 4.3-inch widescreen display, a sensitive, top-notch satellite receiver, and text-to-speed conversion, which enables the device to speak street names. Still, as you might expect, the 7.3-ounce Drive GPS 250 isn’t completely without limitations: You get only a small number Of POIs and support for just two languages (English and French).

Navteq maps for the U.S. (including Hawaii and Alaska) and Canada and a one –million-entry POI database are preloaded on a supplied 1GB SD card. Though there is an external SD card slot, it’s not meant to be opened. In order to take out the card, you have to remove a nearly impossible-to-replace metal cover and break a seal that voids your warranty. The device comes with a stylus, which stores neatly inside the case.

With a simple-to-use menu system, the Drive GPS 250 offers a cool Map Browsing mode, which lets you scroll a map by touch. I especially like that when you touch the screen in both Map Browsing and Map View modes, the address of the point you touch is displayed. You then have the option of adding it to your favorites or navigating to it.

During standard route-calculation tests, the Drive GPS 250 took approximately 12 seconds to plot a trip to a destination 12 miles away in Brooklyn. Finding its way to a destination 640 miles away in Ohio required 21 seconds. Route recalculation time after a missed turn was acceptably speedy.

Although it lacks media players, a Bluetooth phone interface, and can't get real-time traffic updates, the Drive GPS 250 does have text-to speech functionality, a feature not always found in budget models. If you're looking for a basic, wallet-friendly, widescreen GPS, the Pharos Drive GPS 250 is a solid choice.

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Price range: $299.99
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Cobra Nav ONE 5000 Review: Large and Easy-to-Read

With its sprawling 5-inch easy-to-read 4:3 format display, the Nav One 5000 from Cobra is a sight for sore, road-weary eyes.

This text-to-speech-capable GPS can help you sidestep tickets with its built-in database of traffic light and speed-camera locations, which is a godsend if you've got a lead foot. There's also a seven-million-entry POI database, which contains more than 600 retail brands so that you can find your way, for example, to the closest Starbucks or Best Buy. Another helpful feature: You can also plot and compare routes to the same destination, based on different preferences, side by side.

Designed to work in your car under extreme weather conditions, the Nav ONE 5000 has the widest operating temperature range (-4º F to 158 º F) of any brand of GPS on the market. In testing, the device performed well on both local routes and on a 650-mile trip.

While the Nav ONE 5000 offers plenty of features, its large screen means it's big and heavy (9.5 ounces), and its Bluetooth hands-free phone interface could use some improvement. But if you're in the market for an affordable, easy-to-use CPS with a screen that your eyes will have no problem with, the Nav ONE 5000 is worth a look

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GPS Mio DigiWalker C230 Review: Max Navigation Gadget

Personal navigation peripheral become has more variant. One of it is C230 Car Navigation System from Mio Technology Corporation. The product which has got prestigious award from IF Design Award 2008 has elegant oval form, packed with grey nuance exterior.

This minimalist style GPS intentionally designed for entry level segment. But don’t be wrong, at Mio C230 is already planted with intuitive touchscreen interface, so it can guide the user optimally. Start from direction, destination until routes.

Through it compact form and dimension (9x8,4x2,4 cm), Mio C230 is so portable and comfort if inserted to pocket. This peripheral can be said flexible to be used everywhere, including in car. Mio C230 also provides alternative mode for navigation in bus, bicycle or when brought to walks.

Another feature of Mio C230 is the voice guidance feature that will assist to point the user towards location which will be accessed. Without need to see the screen, user eye can be focus to drive.

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Garmin Nüvi 760 Review: Better GPS Device, Same Old Price

The latest premium navigation device from Garmin sports a trimmer, slicker design and adds some cool new features and refinements to the top-rated Nüvi 600 series. The best part: These improvements won’t cost you any more than the 660’s price of $799-making the Nüvi 760 is our favorite.

One of the slimmest GPS devices on the market, the Nüvi 760 sports an attractive charcoal-grey bezel and a bright, wide 4.3-inch display. Among the most welcome enhancements to the 760 is the addition of multisegment routing (for up to ten routes), an indispensable feature for long road trips. The device will also automatically remember its last position when you remove it from the mounting bracket, so you’ll never lose your car in the parking lot again.

While test-driving the Nüvi 760, I discovered another new feature: speed-limit postings. On major roads, a speed-limit sign will pop up on the map view if the data is available.

The Nüvi 760 comes preloaded with Navteq-based maps for the United States and Canada, as well as a POI database on its internal 2GB of memory. It also has Bluetooth, an MP3 player, a picture viewer, and an SD card slot.

This version of Garmin’s Nüvi adds a number of useful enhancements to the already capable 660. If you’re in the market for a loaded navigation device, the Nüvi 760 is an excellent choice.

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Altina GBT-709 Bluetooth GPS Receiver

“Easy Way Easy Going”, said slogan that is described at packaging of Altine GBT-709 Bluetooth GPS Receiver. This product of course made to facilitate you when go to foreign place but refuse to being lost. The light weight and its user friendly feature is 2 thing which making Altina as on the way friend.

Inside Altina there is GPS SiRF Star III signal receiver chipset. With this chipset, Altina promises good GPS signal receiving though operated at full barrier place. We also vexed to try explores with this peripheral. The result, Altina still can show good position in GPS map though we put it under car chair. Though has sensitive good signal receiving, Altina still supplying its peripheral with outside antenna connector which you can buy it separately. But with already having good signal receiving, this antenna connector will never used. Except you requires perfect signal receiving to get high GPS position accuracy.

One mores interesting from Altina GBT-709 it is the lithium ion battery. This battery is simply fitts in with Nokia series 3 battery (BL-5C) and easy to be found in the market. Mean if any times you need to change the battery, surely its will not difficult to look for the new one. If you used Altina standard lithium battery continually, Altina can last to 10 hours and can be recharged through USB port from PC or Altina charger.

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Holux GPSlim 240 Wireless Bluetooth GPS Receiver

Holux brand in GPS market is not popular like Garmin or Magellan. But its ability as explorer friend is properly considered. Its mini form and user friendy is excellence of Holux compared to other brand.

Besides its mini size, Holux weight also pertained light (34 grams) so not impossible if you pockets up this peripheral when applied. In pocket does this peripheral still able to receivel GPS signa? The answer is yes it can. Because SiRF Star III chipset which planted by Holux, this peripheral able to show good co-ordinate position though kept in pocket. For you now, signal receiving sensitivity which promised by SiRF Star III is reach - 159db with 20 parallel channels to get more GPS satellites.

It’s so easy to connect Holux GPSlim 240 with your PDA or phone phone. As long as is available Bluetooth connection facility with Serial Port Profile (SPP) service, Holux may directly work in your gadget.

Holux 600mAh lithium-ion battery can accompanies you journey until 7 hour non stop. If your battery needs to charged, you can apply USB cable via PC or car adapter. As complement, Holux supplies its sale package with application and addition driver to connect peripheral to PC.

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TomTom GO 720: A GPS that’s Always Up to Date

Keeping GPS maps and POIs (points of interest) up to date is a gargantuan task. TomTom tries to alleviate this problem with its innovative Map Share technology, along with a little help from drivers like you.

When you first power up the TomTom GO 720, you notice a new Map Corrections icon in the main menu. From here, you can make edits such as reversing traffic direction, changing a street name, and adding or augmenting POIs. You can also specify which types of changes you’d like to download: yours, those verified by TomTom, or ones from “trusted sources.” The included USB dock makes it simple to connect to your PC for updates.

The 7.8-ounce GO 720 sports a sleek new design, too: a 4.3-inch WQVGA touch screen display and a Bluetooth speakerphone interface. Its GPS receiver performed on a par with those of other devices using the ubiquitous SiRFstarIII, and there were no surprises in my road tests.

The TomTom Jukebox media player is the best I’ve seen in a PND, offering a variety of search options and audio book support. Furthermore, the GO 720 includes text-to-speech conversion, with the option to purchase celebrity voices.

There’s a lot to like about the TomTom GO 720, not least of which is the promise of easy map updates, as well as communitybased road and POI fixes.

Price
TomTom GO 720: $499.95 list

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Netropa Intellinav 3: GPS That’s Priced to Move

Not only does Netropa’s latest navigation device cost less than many other GPS products, it also comes with plenty of features usually found in pricier machines.

Measuring 3.2 by 4.0 by 0.8 inches (HWD) and weighing 6.8 ounces, including the built-in lithium ion rechargeable battery, the Intellinav 3 is relatively slim and trim. Unfortunately, though, the device’s 3.5- inch touch screen has a reflective surface, making it difficult to view the display under bright, sunny conditions. Running the system is the Windows CE 5.0 OS and a SiRFstarIII GPS receiver.

A fat 2GB memory card holds a POI (points of interest) database with six million entries and includes data for Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands as well as for the U.S. Historical traffic patterns are also stored and can be used for calculating more efficient routes. The device also offers a pedestrian profile.

On the road, the Intellinav 3’s text-to-speech engine did a good job of pronouncing street names, and it generated the same routes as other Navteq-based GPS products I’ve tested. I recommend it as a good choice for budget-conscious shoppers.

Netropa Intellinav 3: $329.99

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Navigon 7100: Zagat for the Road

The price may be high, but the 7100 has some premium features to match. Navigon has partnered with Zagat to provide destination guides with reviews and ratings for hotels, restaurants, golf courses, nightlife, and other attractions in more than 70 U.S. cities.

Another neat feature is the 7100's subscription-free live traffic service. Although not as robust as competing paid services, it worked well on my tests, automatically muting me around traffic incidents. The 7100 also has a trademarked Reality View that gives you a photo realistic depiction of upcoming complex intersections- a big help when you're driving in unfamiliar territory.

Otherwise, the 7100 is pretty typical, featuring a 4.3-inch widescreen WQVGA display, a SiRFstarIII GPS receiver, and Navteq maps. The device supports car, bicycle, and pedestrian speed profiles, as well as multi-segment routing. It generated fast and accurate routes, and its text-to-speech engine did a good job of converting street names to voice prompts. The 7100 also recognizes voice commands for saved destinations.

If you’re traveling to one of the cities that are covered, the Zagat guides are a nice feature to have. With some small improvements in POI handling and the Bluetooth interface, the Navigon 7100 could be a real winner.

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Magellan Maestro 4050: Speak and it obeys

Voice recognition, the Holy Grail for car navigation, has been available in sow in-dash systems for several years, and now it's finally made its way to the portable market, starting with the Maestro 4050.

At first, I was skeptical that a device could recognize speech without any training, but the 4050’s voice recognition worked like a charm. Commands include Nearest Restaurant, Roadside Assistance, and Where Am I? Front there, the 4050 guides you through submenus and immediately calculates a route once you choose a destination.

In addition to voice recognition, the 4050's features include a4, 3-inch no reflective screen, text-to-speech capability, Bluetooth, and Navteq- based live traffic.

The 4050's mounting bracket integrates the traffic receiver and antenna, making for a very clean installation- much nearer than the LG LN740's. Unfortunately, you can’t click and zoom the map to see the location of traffic incident, but the 4050 will recalculate your route to avoid them. On the road, the Magellan 4050 performed well, with loud, clear turn-by-turn directions.

Though the Maestro 4050 isn't perfect, its voice navigation feature provides a real glimpse into the future of personal navigation devices.

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LG LN740: Powerful GPS Tracks Traffic

When shopping for a personal navigation, you may not think of LG, but you should. The company's feature packed LN740 represents a great value.

Small enough to fit in a shirt pocket; the LN740 isn’t the lightest but is certainly one of the thinnest devices I've reviewed. It comes equipped with the excellent SiRFstarIII receiver and preloaded Navteq maps.

What differentiates the LN740 from its less-expensive siblings is a built-in RDS traffic receiver. The receiver’s antenna is clunky- it's more than 3 feet long! and I prefer to have the antenna integrated into the hardware. But the LN740 worked beautifully, displaying live traffic information within minutes. Other notable features include multiple stop itineraries, a pedestrian profile, and the ability to record and play back routes.

On the road, I found the device’s routing to be fast and accurate. Text-to-speech prompts were given at appropriate intervals, and route recalculation for missed turns was acceptably fast.

It's hard to beat the LG LN740's feature set at this price point, particularly if you want live traffic data.

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NETROPA INTELLINAV ONE GPS: FIND YOUR WAY FRUGALLY

Sure, this navigation device isn’t exactly small. Still, it’s quite capable, relatively inexpensive, and a breeze to operate. With a 3.5-inch no reflective touch screen, the 7.5-ounce Intellinav One is somewhat chunky. It comes with a 20-channel SiRFstarIII receiver, though, and a 1GB SD card preloaded with Navteq-based maps for the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with 1.2 million POIs (points of interest) included.

To take advantage of the devices basic multimedia players, however, you’ll want to upgrade to a 2GB card. There are two features on the Intellinav One that you don’t always find in entry-level GPSs: multisegment routing and text-to-speech, which handily pronounces street names for you.

Finding an address is quite simple, too. As you enter letters, a two-line scroll box shows matching searches. When the complete address has been entered, you can save it as a favorite, show the location on the map, or navigate to the address. On my standard test routes, the Intellinav One created the same routes as did other Navteq-based GPS devices. Boasting an easy-to-use menu system and high-end features, the moderately priced Intellinav One is a solid choice.

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MAGELLAN MAESTRO 4040: JUST TAP FOR ASSISTANCE

With a new form factor, a completely revamped user interface, and roadside assistance features, here’s a GPS device that shows some real innovation. For the price, the Maestro 4040 offers a surprisingly large number of features. Magellans Say Where text-to-speech engine enables the device to pronounce street names and exit ramps. Next, you get expanded map data and a larger POI (points of interest) database.

The 4040 is also upgradeable to provide live traffic info. Finally, you can enable the Maestro 4040 to accept voice commands for virtually hands-free operation. In addition, I like how the Maestro supports multiple destination routing. Not too shabby, either, is the big 4.3-inch nonreflective QVGA display and modern SiRFstarIII receiver.

Best of all, Magellan has partnered with the American Automobile Association (AAA) to integrate roadside assistance information and AAA-rated business listings right into the device. On the Maestros main menu, a tap of the tow truck icon displays toll free numbers for both AAA membership and assistance, as well as your exact location. On my road tests, the Maestro 4040 was a great companion, generating accurate routes. The new user interface was also a significant improvement over previous Magellan models.

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TOMTOM ONE XL: Great Big Screen

Essentially a widescreen version of the highly rated TomTom ONE, the ONE XL has the largest LCD in TomTom's GPS lineup. Unfortunately it lacks text-lo-speech, a handy feature found in competing products.

Measuring 4.7 by 3.4 by 1.2 inches and weighing 7.4 ounces, the ONE XL boasts a big 16-bit (480-by-272-pixel) screen. Complete TeleAtlas maps for the U.S., Canada, Guam, and Puerto Rico are preloaded, along with a database of five million POIs (points of interest).

TomTom has always had bragging rights in terms of language capability, and the ONE XL is no exception. The user interface supports 36 languages, with 55 voices, for spoken directions. You can also download the celebrity voices of John Cleese, Mr.T.Gary Busey, and Burt Reynold, to name a few.

On the road, the ONE XL performed adequately and planned exactly the same routes as other TomTom devices, and, for that matter, other TeleAtlas-based products I've tested in the past.

It's certainly true that TomTom users love their devices. But strictly in terms of bang for the buck, the ONE XL isn't awe inspiring.

TOMTOM ONE XL: $399

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Mio DigiWalker C520: Widescreen Feature

Competition among widescreen GPS Devices is intensifying. The latest entry from Mio is packed with features and sports a big display within a super thin, stylish design. But although it's brimming with multimedia extras, Bluetooth phone problems keep it from being a clear-cut winner.

The most notable feature of the C520 (powered by the latest SiRFstarIII 20-channel receiver) is its 16-bit touch-sensitive display with 480-by-272-pixel resolution. The device also has 2GB of onboard flash memory and 64MB of SDRAM. I also really like that the C520 supports text-to-speech conversion, meaning that the system announces both street and highway names.

You can play music and video-and display pictures as well-simply by inserting an SD cad. The music player, which supports both MP3 and WMA formats, lets you create play lists, too. Although the C520 also has a Bluetooth interface that pairs with capable phones and stereo headset, I found this feature unreliable.

Pairing issues aside, the Mio DigiWalker C520's wide screen, large POI database, text-to-speech conversion, and improved interface makes it a worthy competitor.

Mio DigiWalker C520: $399.99

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