Navigon 1200 and 1210 Satellite Navigator Series
October 12, 2008
Navigon recently launched the entry-level series, Navigon 1200 Satellite Navigator and Navigon 1210 Satellite Navigator. These are meant to be starters, for someone who is new to mobile navigation. Cost effective, yet efficient, they do promise to give a good taste of accurate and precise road navigation.
Need to get across the city, really fast, getting regular alerts for speed limit and speed camera locations? Both Navigon 1200 and Navigon 1210 can do a good job of guiding you. They have almost the same features and technologies in-built in them. The difference lies in the pre-installed maps. While Navigon 1200 sat-nav offers maps with only British Isles and Ireland, Navigon 1210 sat-nav presents the said maps along with certain European countries.
Both handhelds have a 3.5” touch sensitive display screen, which shows clear pictures of the maps and views, allowing easy control over the operations. With a weight of about 122g, you can easily carry them in your pocket, making them more suitable to explore places while on foot. The handhelds also help you while typing in the names of your destinations, with their Smart Speller feature, by high-lighting the possible letters that would follow, while hiding the remaining. The Lane Assistant Pro and Reality View Light features, help you view realistic pictures of the road, letting you know which lane you need to take. Motorway junctions too, can be clearly viewed on the screens. In case of an emergency, ready help is provided by the navigators, by displaying details of hospitals, pharmacies, police stations or petrol bunks, that can be reached easily. Radar location information is provided as well, using audio and visual warnings. Also receive timely speed limit checks while on the move, with either of the handhelds. Performing the internal functionality with fidelity, is the SiRF Atlas III GPS receiver, having a processing rate of 375MHz, and is housed in both devices. Regular updated maps can be downloaded and transferred from a PC to the navigator, for 2 years, after an initial payment.
If you are looking for some additional features and functionality, in your entry-level navigator, then Navigon has also taken care of that with Navigon 2200 navigator and Navigon 2210 navigator. These handhelds, feature Reality View Pro, which clearly displays multi-lane crossroads, motorways and exits on their screens. They also incorporate a Text-to-speech feature, for announcement of road names and numbers. In order to get updates of the road condition for traffic or construction work ahead, these sat-navs employ TMC that comes integrated with the car charger cable. However, its usage is explicitly charged.
Thus, the small, light, handy, cost effective, Navigon 1200 Mobile Navigator and Navigon 1210 Mobile Navigator promise to perform the tasks of a basic and reliable satellite navigator, giving sound directions and guidance on the road.
Navigon 7210 In-Car Satellite Navigator
October 11, 2008
The red dot award winner for design, Navigon 7210 Sat Nav, not only looks good, but also, promises reliable navigation on road. Navigon has equipped this global positioning system, with some new features, apart from the popular ones, that are already part of the family.
The new Voice Recognition Pro feature incorporated in the mobile navigator, guides you to your destination, just by the utterance of the name of the place. You can type it in as well, and the Smart Speller feature will help you get the right spelling. Safety on the road has also been improved with the Curve-Warner feature, which gives audio/visual signals to indicate dangerous curves on the road. Another new aspect that this device features, is the Landmark View 3D feature, which gives realistic 3D views of distinctive points of interest on your way. The pre-existing family features are also housed in this navigator. The Reality View Pro feature, enables you to get a clear view of roads, motorway junctions and exits. The Lane Assistant Pro feature, gives timely help to choose the right lane, at multi-lane junctions. You also get announcements regarding distances, names of roads and exits, with the Text-to-speech feature. Avoid traffic jams or road construction sites and take a detour, with the Premium TMC that comes integrated with the car charger. An added advantage here is that you need to deal with lesser number of cables, thus, lessening up some confusion too. Running out of petrol will not be a cause of worry anymore, as this partner gives you the location of the nearest petrol bunk. Emergency help is also provided to locate pharmacies, hospitals and police stations. Its blue tooth hands-free capability, allows linking your mobile phone to the navigator and viewing a larger display to make your phone calls. You can transfer addresses from your computer to the GPS as well, with the Navigon Sync facility. The device, keeps a check on your speed too, and alerts you when speed limits are exceeded. Avoid getting unwanted tickets while traveling, by being well informed of the locations of speed cameras, with this smart co-pilot in front of you.
The 4.3” Smart display widescreen, does a great job of displaying maps and views. The highlight here, is the large screen, with thin framed sides, to allow you to view more. The internal functionality of the unit is taken care of by a 600MHz processor and the SiRF Titan GPS receiver. A lithium rechargeable battery powers up the device and keeps it going for several hours. Regular updates are also made available by the Navigon Fresh online services.
Rule the road with the listening and talking Navigon 7210 GPS system, which is avered to be a “private piece of heaven for busy drivers” by Navigon. Having one in your car might make you think “so the world is flat after all”!
Navigon 2110 Max Mobile Navigator
October 10, 2008
Fasten your seat-belt, put the Navigon 2110 Max Mobile In Car GPS System on the holder in front of you and zoom off with great confidence and peace of mind. Equipped with advanced features and technologies, this little guide, definitely assures you quick and precise directions, to help you reach your destination as soon and as safe as possible.
No more confusions at multi-lane points. This navigator is a Lane Assistant Pro. It helps you choose the right lane at the right time. With the Reality View Pro feature, the device helps you see realistic pictures of motorway junctions and exits as well. This companion also lets you speed when you want to, but, gives you audio-visual warning when you exceed speed limits. Alerts are provided on speed cameras surveilling your way too, so you can avoid being ticked off by the cops. The integrated TMC antenna that comes along with the car charger for a subscription amount, saves you from the frustration of getting stuck in a traffic jam as well as confusion with extra cables. Apart from these, the Smart Speller feature, displays the probable letters that would follow when you type, dimming out the remaining. Destination information can also be given via the pre-installed maps to the navigator. More than 2 million points of interest are supported as well. The Navigon Sync feature supported, allows transfer of addresses from a PC to the device too. Planning your route and getting to your destination is thus made really quick.
The 4.3” anti-glare widescreen, which is touch sensitive, provides clear and large displays, to make it easy to view while you’re driving. An Autoswitch day and night mode is also present to enable better readability even in the dark. Pin protection is provided to safeguard the set against theft as well. Samsung 2443 processor and Nemerix GPS receiver are employed to perform the functions of the mobile navigator. A lithium battery with about 3 hours of charge storage time, powers up the unit. All these latest technologies and features come enclosed in a simple, beautiful, high quality finish, black case.
In a nutshell, the Navigon 2110 Max satellite navigation system, is an amazing guide, helping you make the right decisions, really fast on the road, saving you time and energy and keeping you relaxed too.
VDO Dayton PN4000 Portable GPS System
October 9, 2008
Mr Happy Ride is a happy man when he drives in his car these days. He is able to plan his route and reach his destination along the shortest, fastest and most economical paths. Traffic jams are history for him now. What’s more! Enjoying music on his way, he drives with a broad smile on his face, feeling that “Driving” was never such a pleasure before. Well, all thanks to the VDO Dayton PN4000 IN Car Sat Nav that he owns.
VDO Dayton PN4000 satellite navigator provides guidance with a smart combination of pictorial and voice signals. Integrated with a TMC receiver, this device also warns you about any hindrances on the route ahead, thus helping you to plan a detour, to reach your destination faster. A variety of route criteria options are offered to avoid highways, toll gates or ferry and get the fastest, shortest and the most economical way out. Lane guidance and “turn now” signals are also provided when necessary. Automatic and manual zoom options help you view the pictorial representation of the places in 2D or 3D formats. Both multi-language menu and voice signals are supported by the navigator. Being compatible with RC 5100 steering wheel remote control, it can be used for guidance in the car or outside too.
This portable device measures 125mm x 83mm x 24mm and weighs 260g. It is powered by Lithium rechargeable batteries. The blue tooth support provided, makes way for data exchange. SD-Card support of up to 2 GB is also available. The 4.3″ anti-glare, LCD colour screen which is touch sensitive, features an Info bar that shows date, time estimations, speed limits, battery status and TMC status. The screen has an automatic brightness control feature too. This device also supports MP3 for listening to music, JPEG viewer to view photos, games, Teletext and a DVB-T tuner to watch TV. The TV mode automatically deactivates when moving, so the driver can lend his whole concentration solely to driving. However, the optional rear seat cradle allows the others to continue watching TV even while moving.
Drive with confidence like Mr Happy Ride, or even explore new places, while on foot, accompanied by some entertainment, with the VDO Dayton PN4000 Satellite Navigation System.
Blaupunkt Travelpilot Lucca 5.2 GPS System
October 8, 2008
An intelligent, friendly mini co-traveller that guides you safely and quickly to your destination – that’s the Blaupunkt Travelpilot Lucca 5.2 Sat Nav System. There is plenty more that this handheld does. Read on to find out…
Accurate satellite navigation is provided with great precision by this handheld. Just feed in the address, house number or street details or even the 7-digit postcode entry and get the easiest possible route to your destination. You can also input your destination in the 2D and 3D maps in this navigator to get route guidance. A large number of Points of Interest are also made available to assist you in your travel. Voice and visual outputs are both offered. Timely announcements and an enlarged screen display are provided at street turns and junctions. TMC integration in the unit, performs dynamic and fast route and distance calculations, to help you get the shortest and quickest way out, avoiding traffic jams, ferry or toll road. Also receive speed limit warning signals with this little fellow traveller.
This Blaupunkt handheld GPS System also entertains you on your way, with its MP3 and WMA music from an MMC or SD card. You could also watch WMV videos from the SD card, but make sure you’re not driving then. Enjoy a JPEG pictures slideshow as well, with this multipurpose navigator. A USB 2.0 connection is available too, for transferring data to and from a PC. This GPS system has a Cradle Connection, to allow you to connect to video players, games consoles or even a DVB-T tuner to watch TV channels. The 2 GB memory space provided, enables you to store good amount of data. Blaupunkt Travelpilot Lucca 5.2 In Car Sat Nav System is powered by rechargeable batteries that allow almost 5 hours of run-time.
The 4” anti-glare touch screen gives a colourful display with high contrast and offers an innovative slider function to scroll up and down, zoom or control volume. The Centrality Atlas Dual Core Technology along with SiRFStar III GPS chipset take care of the internal functionality of the unit. The travelpilot also provides protection against theft with a 4 digit pin-code.
Thus get precise directions, intelligent route guidance with accuracy up to the main door of a house, along with entertainment while you travel, with the fast and user-friendly Blaupunkt Travelpilot Lucca 5.2 In Car satellite navigation system.
