Mio Moov 580 Satellite Navigator
December 31, 2008
Dong dong….” The clock struck eight. “Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiippppesssssssssssss!” shrieked Sasha as she jumped out of bed. Frightened by her scream, her mother came running to her room.
“What’s the matter my child?”, she asked in a concerned voice.
“I have a meeting to attend at 9 mother. I’m already late and you know how angry the boss gets.”, said Sasha as she rushed to freshen up.
The next 15 minutes saw Sasha getting dressed for her meeting, gobbling up her food and making a dash to the nearest bus station. As she hurried along the road, a million thoughts ran in her mind. “I need to travel so far…. Will I get a bus soon?… Oh God! What if there is a traffic jam….The boss might just fire me if I’m late…Oh no….” A car that passed by, stopped a little further and a familiar face with a broad smile peeped out the window.
“Sarah! I’m so glad I saw you. Don’t you think we’ll be late for today’s meeting?” asked Sasha.
“Hop in. We won’t be late.”, said Sarah confidently.
As she got into the car, Sasha kept wondering how Sarah, her colleague, could maintain her cool in this situation.
“I have a new friend here with me.”, said Sarah.
“Where? I don’t see anyone.”, said Sasha, looking all around.
Sarah, pointed to a compact device planted on a stand on the dashboard and said, “Meet Mio Moov 580 Satellite Navigator.”
”You mean the device that helps you find your way to your destination?”, asked Sasha, looking at the device.
“Yes. That’s right. And lots more too. Watch for yourself now. I got it a couple of weeks back. Was thinking of suggesting it to our colleagues in office. You know how everyone complains of traffic jams and not being able to reach places they intend to go to, on time.”, said Sarah. After a short pause, she continued, “I have already entered our destination on the map displayed on the screen. It is touch sensitive. You must see how fast it locates where exactly I am when I switch it on. And why not. The instantfixII SirstarIII controller chip is working its magic behind.”
Sasha looked at the screen and saw a coloured map, showing plenty of details with 3D images, of their surroundings, and exactly where they were on the road. As they drove, she was really amazed to see the sat-nav guiding them through the city with clear audible voice instructions, telling them where exactly to turn and names of streets and junctions on their way. The map was also showing directions. “Very helpful.”, thought Sasha in her mind.
“This smarty here guides me always on my way. You know its’ FM transmitter is tuned to my car speakers. That’s why we can hear it so well.”, said Sarah.
“You always have been a technology freek, right?”, asked Sasha, smiling at her colleague. Sarah smiled back in response and chirped away excitedly, “There’s so much about it if you really want to find out. Samsung’s 2450 processor does all the hard work inside. It also has a USB port and a slot for SD cards. I can transfer more maps and other details using these, you know.”
The journey was quite pleasant until all of a sudden Sasha remembered something and almost jumped in her seat and exclaimed, “Bouquets! We need to buy bouquets for the clients who would be visiting office today. Oh no! Where can we find bouquets now?”
Sarah, who was still driving and seemed just as calm as she was before the sudden reminder, said, ”Relax. Just watch now.”
She used the “Local search” feature of the navigator that used bluetooth, to locate the nearest florist. The wrinkles of worry on Sasha’s forehead suddenly vanished and a smile broke out on her lips when she saw the sat-nav working out the detour for them to pick up the bouquets. Within a few minutes they arrived at the florists, picked up the bouquets and were back on their way to office. “Phew! That was fast!”, said a relieved Sasha.
There was silence in the car for a while, except for the smart co-traveller who kept giving guiding instructions. Then came an alert from the device, indicating a traffic jam on their way ahead.
Sasha, who was quite astonished, exclaimed, “Hey! How did it know what’s ahead! Some sort of 6th sense eh?”
Sarah, who was in her usual jovial mood replied, “Hehe. You can say so. Its the built-in Traffic module that lets you know in advance if there are problems on the road ahead.”
The navigator again helped them out with a detour and it did not take them long to get back on track.
As they drove on, Sarah suddenly received a call on her cell. Sasha was again catapulted into her world of worry, thinking that they might have to stop by, for answering the call.
Sarah, who understood her colleague’s expression, calmed her down saying, “My dear Miss Worried Pie, don’t under-estimate technology. We don’t have to stop.” She then attended the call using the hands-free bluetooth feature of the device. Sasha smiled again.
Within a couple of minutes, they reached the office. Sasha, getting out of the car, with a beaming face and a sparkle in her eye, said, “We made it.”
As they walked into the office building, their eyes fell on a colourful notice stuck on the board, which read - “Treasure Hunt in the city this weekend. Win exciting prizes. Register as a group of 2”.
Sarah looked at Sasha, with excitement in her eyes.
Sasha with an air of confidence said, “You’re getting your Mio Moov 580 Satellite Navigator? Count me in. We’ll register during the break.”
They smiled and proceeded to their meeting hall, only to discover that they were the first ones to arrive for the meeting.
Takara GP10 Europe Satellite Navigator
December 30, 2008
These days’ travellers mainly rely on navigators to reach their destination. Thus the navigator they use must not only be easy to use but must also be efficient and reliable. Takara GP10 Europe Satellite Navigator with is flexibility of use and prompt route guidance features has won a place amongst the most favoured satellite navigators.
Takara GP10 Europe 3.5-inch Satellite Navigator measures 115 x 80 x 23mm and weighs 188 grams. Its 3.5 inch touch-screen monitor supports 16.5 million colours. This satellite navigator uses a Samsung CPU Processor and has a built-in SIRF3 antenna. It has a slot for connecting an external antenna. However this satellite navigator does not have internal memory, but has a slot for SD type external memory.
Takara GP10 Europe Satellite Navigator includes maps of Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Denmark, France, Norway, Finland, Spain, Greece, Portugal, UK, Ireland and Italy. It provides users with 2D and 3D map viewing facility along with night and day vision facility. It provides Voice Guidance in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Luxembourgian. It provides download facility for the major European trunk road maps.
The additional feature of Takara GP10 Europe Satellite Navigator is that it has a built-in MP3 player with stereo sound facility and an in-built photo viewer. Takara GP10 Europe Satellite Navigator is powered by a 12V in-car lighter. It comes with an in-car cable, a travel case, a battery and a stylus.
Takara GP10 Europe Light Weight Satellite Navigator is an easy to use and easy to maintain device, which supports may European languages and has the maps of most of the European countries pre-installed in the system. Take this satellite navigator along and reach your destination safely and quickly.
Garmin Edge 605 Satellite Navigator
December 29, 2008
Garmin is always trying something different; thus when the market is filled with in-car GPS systems Garmin came out with a device meant for cyclists; the Garmin Edge 605 Satellite Navigator which with its advance functionality has become a favourite amongst the athletes.
Garmin Edge 605 Cyclist’ Satellite Navigator has a height of 10.9cm, a width of 5.1 cm and a depth of 2.5 cm. The weight of this device is 104 grams. It has display dimensions of 1.37 x 1.71 inches (2.2-inches) with a display resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. It is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-polymer battery with a battery life of 15 hours.
Garmin Edge 605 Satellite Navigator comes with base-maps as well as an option of storing up-to 100 waypoints or favourites. It can automatically start a new lap and can also store up-to 1000 laps in its history. Users have the two workout options; one is a simple workout programme which is created by inputting the time and distance and the second is a customised and goal oriented workout programme. It also offers Courses feature wherein users can compete against their previous workouts. This sat nav has the capability of setting up exercise and rest intervals; it also activates an alarm on reaching the goal or when the time is up. The in-built timers can automatically pause and resume by using their auto-pause and auto-resume feature.
Garmin Edge 605 Waterproof Satellite Navigator is compatible with the Garmin Training Centre software that acts as a personalised trainer; providing users with information on their speed, distance, climb, heart rate against various terrains and elevations. This satellite navigator brings along a Virtual Partner; a digital person against whom users can train and practise.
This Garmin Edge 605 Satellite Navigator which is a complete guide and personal trainer brings along with it an AC charger, a bike mount, a Garmin Training Centre CD, a USB cable and a user friendly start-up guide.
Garmin Edge 705 Satellite Navigator
December 28, 2008
Garmin came up with the idea of manufacturing a GPS device specifically meant for the cyclist group. A complete cycling computer that would not only perform the basic functionalities but will be merged with a GPS system so that users are now aware of their exact location and are able to reach the destination safely.
Garmin Edge 705 Cyclist’ Satellite Navigator has the display dimensions of 1.37 x 1.71 inches (2.2-inches); while the device dimensions work out as 5.1 x 10.9 x 2.5 cm and the weight is 104 grams. This sat nav has got an in-built antenna integrated with SiRF Star GPS receiver. It is powered by a rechargeable Lithium-polymer battery which has a battery life of 15 hours.
Garmin Edge 705 Satellite Navigator provides users with the option of storing up-to 100 waypoints and favourites in the system, along with the base-maps. Users can create a simple workout programme by inputting the time and distance as well as create a customised and goal oriented workout programme. It offers Courses feature wherein users can compete against their previous workouts. The in-built timers have an auto-pause and auto-resume feature; this works automatically when the user stops or slows down. This sat nav automatically starts a new lap and can store about 1000 laps in history.
Garmin Edge 705 Waterproof Satellite Navigator is compatible with the Garmin Training Centre software that acts as a personalised trainer; providing users with information on their speed, distance, climb, heart rate against various terrains and elevations. This satellite navigator brings along a Virtual Partner; a digital person against whom users can train and practise. This sat nav has the capability of setting up exercise and rest intervals; it also activates an alarm on reaching the goal or when the time is up. It also has a Speed Cadence sensor that measures the speed and the distance travelled. This satellite navigator comes with an in-built Barometric altimeter for measuring pressure as well as a Heart Rate monitoring function using which it can measure the heart rate at elevations and rugged terrain.
Garmin Edge 705 Satellite Navigator permits the transfer of data between similar units; along with a GPS system with superb features and functionalities users get AC charger, a bike mount, a Heart rate monitor, a speed/cadence sensor, a USB cable and a user friendly start-up guide.
Garmin Edge 305 Satellite Navigator
December 27, 2008
With the market filled with in-car satellite navigators; people may often wonder if there is a satellite navigator for cyclists. The answer is the Garmin Edge 305 Satellite Navigator which has been designed specifically for the cyclists keeping in mind their needs. This GPS system is a bundle of fascinating features packed in a svelte design.
Garmin Edge 305 Cyclist’s Satellite Navigator has the dimension (WxHxD) 4.4 x 9.4 x 2.3 cm and a weight of 88 grams. It has display dimensions of .17 x 1.44 inches (1.86-inches). It has an in-built antenna integrated with high sensitivity SiRF Star GPS receiver. Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery with a battery life of 12 hours is used for powering the device.
Garmin Edge 305 Satellite Navigator provides users with the option of storing up-to 100 waypoints and favourites in the system, however does not provide any base-maps. This sat nav can automatically start a new lap and has a capacity to store about 1000 laps in history. Users can create a simple workout programme by inputting the time and distance or create a customised and goal oriented workout programme. The in-built timers have an auto-pause and auto-resume feature.
Garmin Edge 305 Waterproof Satellite Navigator is compatible with the Garmin Training Centre software that acts as a personalised trainer; providing users with information on their speed, distance, climb, heart rate against various terrains and elevations. It offers Courses feature wherein users can compete against their previous workouts. This sat nav has the capability of setting up exercise and rest intervals; it also activates an alarm on reaching the goal or when the time is up.
Garmin Edge 305 Satellite Navigator brings along a Virtual Partner; a digital person against whom users can train and practise. This GPS system has an in-built Barometric altimeter for measuring pressure as well as a Heart Rate monitoring function using which it can measure the heart rate at elevations and rugged terrain. It also has a Speed Cadence sensor that measures the speed and the distance travelled. Along with such a fantastic satellite navigator users get an AC charger, a bike mount, a Garmin Training Centre CD, a Heart rate monitor, a speed cadence sensor a USB cable and a user friendly start-up guide.
