Navigon 3100 GPS Sat Nav System
July 2, 2008

The renowned German based software company - The NAVIGON, hogs the credit of having developed the world’s first personal dynamic GPS device in 1996. They had named it the Autopilot 2000. Their latest introduction to the market is the Navigon 3100 GPS System . The proud punch line they tag with the new entry is ‘Affordable, Fast and Easy’.
Lane assistant Concept and Realistic sign post and street presentation
The Lane Assistant Concept implemented in this unique device is developed by the company to assist the driver, cruise through even the most confusing streets or lanes as claimed by the NAVIGON .
The realistic sign post and street display is an enhanced version of the conventional interface as the touch screen, realized by, smart software solutions of the NAVIGON. By this, a driver can figure out the up comings as if in a real scene.
Route planning reduced to child’s play
Numerous smart functions like the Dynamic Routing and the Best Route Estimator have literally reduced route planning to mere child’s play by rendering helpful travel information like the arrival of the next service station, petrol store, parking segment etc and the best shortest route for minimal fuel consumption.
TMC Advantage (Optional)
This device automatically alters and defines new navigable routes for the drivers amidst heavy traffic and other traffic related hassles.
Efficient speed post warning and useful POIs
Pre-installed with over 14,500 speed governing points in a number of European countries, the Navigon 3100 Portable GPS System , acts a speed governor itself. This aspect is quite remarkable amongst its counterparts.
It is also pre-loaded with a good number of Points of Interest (POI) like restaurants, museums, police stations, tourist spots etc.
Sleek and adjustable
Navigon 3100 Satellite Navigation System is so light and handy that it not only fits cosily in a car but also in a coat pocket.
Other key features
- Touch screen colour screen advantage (3.5”)
- 2D and 3D views, overview and Day/Night Mode
- Windows CE 5.0 Operating system
- USB type interface
- 64 MB inbuilt memory with SD card option
- SiRF star III Receiver
- Integrated speakers
- 8.3 H x 10.7 W x 2.2 D in dimensions
- Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery with 4 to 5 hours back up.
- Weight 155g
Accessories and Warranty
This unit comes with a GPS soft case, a mobile GPS antenna and an AC/DC car charger as its standard accessories.
The warranty extends to 2 years from the date of first purchase for the original owner.
The NAVIGON think tank has applied a good amount of effort in the making of the 3100 editions, especially with a view to fulfil their promise to the customers. In addition, it is remarkable to see that a good device with numerous highly useful features and facilities coming to the customer at an affordable price.
Navigon 3100 sat nav system - Specification Table
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Navigon |
| Model | Navigon 3100 |
| Maps included | The full regional map of the U.K. or optional coverage of 37 European countries. |
| Mapping display | 2D/3D |
| Screen size | 3.5 |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
64MB - Yes SD card compatible |
| Battery life | 4-5 hours |
| Weight | 155 g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) mm | 107 x 82.5 x 21.5 |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | No |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | Yes |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | Yes |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | No |
| Photos | No |
| Video | No |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| AC/DC car charger | Yes |
| A GPS soft case | Yes |
| A mobile GPS antenna | Yes |
Magellan Roadmate 2200T GPS system
June 28, 2008

Magellan Roadmate 2200T Satellite Navigation System , a prized edition from the Magellan GPS armoury. Magellan has tagged this product as easy to use, lightweight and pocket sized and rightly so, the product complies to all these adjectives promptly. It has touch screen menus and entry aspects so naively designed that even a child can use it with much ease. It is quite portable that you can easily transfer it among vehicles and it fits in your pant pocket too.
Guidance par excellence
The Roadmate 2200 T renders a synchronised presentation of both voice and visual guidance. This along with the Trip Calculator programme that determines the best hassle-free route evading toll roads, ferries, motor ways etc, annuls the absence of the TMC facility largely. In addition to this a Smart Detour programme enables you to custom settings as per your perception of the routes with the least traffic congestions along with the Auto re-route option that helps you get back to your route with precision. The Roadmate 2200T also supports Text to Speech programme that virtually spells out every street names subject to take deviations. Multi stop routing is also a possibility with this system.
Smart maps and a good memory part
You have the standard maps of Ireland and the U.K. integrated in the Magellan Roadmate 2200T Portable GPS System . The map features some other striking facilities too.
A plethora of Points of Interest that range to almost 1.5 million comes with the maps for making the trip the most pleasured. Find these POIs on the screen by interactive icons, enabling you to find a nearby location along with its phone number, paying a single touch on the screen. In addition to all these you can also store your personal points of Interest and the points you frequent for easy routing. It comes with powerful SiRF Star III receiver with 20 channels back up.
Other key features
- A commendable multimedia backup is another striking feature of the Roadmate 2200T, which highlights an MP3 player and a Photo Viewer to play back your JPEG photos for your pleasure viewing.
- The system comes water resistant to IPX-4 standards. Forget about unexpected showers.
- This device features a fabulous integrated Lithium Ion battery that can support 8 hours of standard usage without power accessing.
- A built in aerial accompanies the device.
- Imagine the smart features of the map and visual navigation backed up by a bird’s eye 3D view.
Standard accessories and Warranty
Magellan Roadmate 2200T Sat Nav System comes with an array of standard accessories. The Roadmate 2200 T is also furnished with a 12 months warranty period for its parts.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Magellan |
| Model | Magellan Roadmate 2200T |
| Maps included (Countries) | Ireland and the U.K. |
| Mapping display (2D/3D) | Yes |
| Screen size in diagonal inches | 3.5" |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
64 MB - Yes SD card |
| Battery life | 8 hours |
| Weight | 220 g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) cm | 10.9 x 8.8 x 2.8 |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 1 year on parts |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | Yes |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | Yes |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | No |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | Yes |
| Photos | Playback |
| Video | No |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| Windscreen holder | Yes |
| Cigar charger | Yes |
| USB cable | Yes |
| Adhesive plate | Yes |
| CD Rom | Yes |
Magellan Maestro 3100 Satellite Navigation System
June 24, 2008

Magellan, obviously the market leader in the GPS navigation sphere, manufacturer of some of the better models used worldwide, like the award-winner RoadMate series. Following their best sellers, ProMark series, the explorist and NeverLost serials, the Maestro series is the latest innovative attempt in their domain.
User friendly
The Maestro 3100 is a prized procession of Magellan, much spoken about in the market, being one device so easy to handle and navigate for mainly three properties.
- A user - friendly, sophisticated touch screen allows the operator to merge with the system
- A preloaded programme of thousands of Points of Interest
- It is designed extremely thin to fit the term handheld yet stylish to the hilt
Regional Maps and Detailed travel Information Available
Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable Sat Nav System is supported by the ‘Navteq on Board’, regional maps. An optional map, covering areas of the U.K. , Ireland and Northern Ireland is available. Maps can be accessed to the device either by obtaining a DVD or CD containing maps and related software products as well as an installation application as a user’s installation guide or-
- Buying and inserting SD cards that are pre-loaded with desired maps
- Another form of accessing a map to the device is, downloading the maps of regions of choice to the PC from the Magellan website, via the internet and further transferring it to an SD card
- The Soft Serial Id of the concerned customer’s GPS is mandatory for the downloading
- Detailed travel information can also be accessed for a fee from the Marco Polo travel guides that includes sightseeing spots, with necessary highlights like opening and closing times in capital cities for free.
Points of Interest
Thousands of pre-loaded POIs including those from the Marco Polo travel guides included in Magellan Maestro 3100 Handheld GPS system that enables comfortable location of restaurants, garages, hotels etc.
Other key features
- Choice of languages: It features reception of voice guidance and interaction with system in the desired language chosen from a range sporting 11 European languages including English, French, Dutch and German
- Automatic Night view: Based on the time of the day night view option is automatically switched on the display
- Quick Spell: Rapid address entries are smartly searched, sorted and spelling-checked with the least of key stokes
- Efficient Postcode search: Full 7 digit postcode search in the U.K
- 2D and 3D Map Views with enhanced True View: Smart bird’s eye map views with pop up 3D views of upcoming turns
- Choice of 4 different routing methods: Fastest time, curtest distance, Minimal and Maximum use of motorways
- SmartDetour: Smartly directs the driver to route amidst heavy traffic
- Speed camera warnings: Contains speed camera database of each region, enabling alerts while approaching one
- Warranty: The Maestro 3100 comes with a warranty of 2 years
Accessories
A 12-24 V adapter, which can be plugged into the cigar lighter of the vehicle, renders non-stop navigation along with music, slideshow entertainments. It also charges the on board battery taking 2-4 hours for recharging.
Conclusion
The compact design and easy to use features of Magellan Maestro 3100 Satellite Navigation System might just prove to be the factors that reserve a place of high esteem amongst its contenders in the current UK market.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Magellan |
| Model | Magellan Maestro 3100 |
| Maps included | The U.K. , Ireland and Northern Ireland |
| Mapping display | 2D/3D |
| Screen size | 3.5 inches |
| Memory | |
| Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
Unlimited - Yes SD card compatible |
| Battery life | 3 hours |
| Weight | 185 g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) cm | 10.9 x 8.8 x 2.2 |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 2 years |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | Yes |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | Yes |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | Yes |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | Yes |
| Photos | No |
| Video | Yes |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| Power Adapter | 12-24 V |
Trumpion TR-G2 GPS Review
June 20, 2008
The Trumpion TR-G2 GPS system is more or less same in the specification aspects as its forerunner the TR-G1. However, you will certainly find it a bit faster and more accurate than the previous edition.
Display and Design
The TR-G2 comes as a sleek yet sturdy device that fits in your coat pocket as cosy as a wallet. Its 3.5″ touch screen further simplifies the device making it a real user friendly machine. Other significant aspects of the screen are, a 64K colour screen backed by 320*240 pixels.
Mapping and navigating features
Coming pre-loaded with a Route 66, authorized full Europe map, the TrumpionTR-G2 Sat Nav enables smart 2D and 3D displays along with iconic representations for numerous Points of Interests. It is remarkable that you can customize the POIs as well as add extra points according to your taste and store them for better convenience. Say navigational features, the TR-G2 is fortified with a range of them.
- Smart voice guidance enabling, turn to turn information via voice prompts
- Route setting up options for selecting the easiest and the most economical routes
- Multiple break points in the route, easily stored and executed
- Automatic de-touring option that calculates the best way back to the original route
Good multimedia back up
Obviously, the Trumpion TR-G2 sat nav unit is best for the music and art lovers. You not only can hear clear music from the MP3 player that comes built in the system but also watch your favourite movies and videos through the MPEG-2 and 4 players integrated in the device. The option to view your pictures in a built in picture comes as an additional advantage.
Other significant feature
- Touch pen or Soft ware key board as input method
- Windows CE 5 Operating system
- Built in speaker
- Built in antenna
- Audio line out or head phone jack
- 300 MHz CPU processor (ARM9 application)
- 20 GPS satellite channels
- A full speed 2.0 USB
Power
The Trumpion TR-G2 portable GPS system secures its power from a 1300 mAh Li Ion battery with 4 hours of single charge life.
Warranty
The Trumpion TR-G2 Comes with 1 year warranty.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Trumpion |
| Model | Trumpion TR-G2 |
| Maps included | Detailed map of all European countries pre loaded |
| Mapping display | 2D/3D |
| Screen size | 3.5″ |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
64MB N/A Yes SD card |
| Battery life | 4 hours |
| Weight | 190g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) mm | 102 x 80 x 19.5 |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | Yes |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | Yes |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | N/A |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | Yes |
| Photos | Yes |
| Video | Yes |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| A/C car adapter | Yes |
| USB cable | Yes |
| House charger | Yes |
Mio C230 Digiwalker Sat Nav System | Expert GPS Reviews
June 16, 2008

Mio Digiwalker C230 GPS System is the ideal one for you, if you want to make your travel easy. It can even acquaint with a child in no time. It has intuitive Mio Map Interface, which sports large and easily identifiable on-screen icons. At 89.6 x 83.68 x 22.68 mm in dimensions, weighing just about 144g and clad in a metallic grey sleek design, is it not a midget of your choice? Perhaps that is why it just can be handy at any modes, be it in a car, a bike or in pedestrian mode. You will find in it a lot more stunning features that are not familiar with other low cost widgets.
C230 Digiwalker can help you evade the tone and voice prompts and enter directly into the world of Text-to-Speech that usually comes with those high priced contraptions. This programme enables it to provide you with advanced voice guidance highlighting the names of the streets or roads you are likely to make a turn as well as the directions through a decent integrated speaker.
Something more about its screen is that it is very much an anti-glare touch-screen so brightly backlit. An automatic adjustment programme for better night viewing makes it smarter. Mio C230 GPS Navigator also includes an explicit map that covers the whole of Western Europe for you. You have the options of 2D or 3D displays for your convenience along with an elegant auto-zoom of those areas where multiple roads intersect.
With Mio C230 Digiwalker Sat Nav System, navigation is simply a doodle.
- It can aid you in planning the fastest, the shortest or the most comfortable route of all, in accordance to your choice.
- It can also help you in taking an ideal route of your choice, avoiding hassles like ferries, toll roads, motor ways etc.
- In the U.K., the C230 Digiwalker can assist you with a full 7 digit post-code search.
- And just don’t forget that it is driven by a SiRF Star III receiver that receives signals from as good as 20 satellites to provide you the most accurate information.
- It holds permission to give you audio and visual accounts of fixed and mobile speed camera locations for a span of one year after which you just can subscribe to that.
- Points of Interests, it can accommodate a lot! Say thousands. Almost all the hotels, tourist spots, restaurants, filling stations and nightspots that are rated the best in the U.K.
Source of power
The power comes from an 800 mAH Li-ion battery that can hold charge up to 2 hours.
Warranty
A promise of 2 years warranty from its parent covers the Mio Digiwalker C230 portable sat Nav system, commencing from the date of the first purchase.
The parent
You know well that C 230 Digiwalker is the ward of Mio, who originated in Taiwan Korea in 2002, entered the European and African markets in 2004 and today adorns a dais that rooms the five toppers of the handheld GPS world market. Its elder sibling, Digiwalker 168, hogs the credit of being world’s first PDA with integrated GPS in Taiwan and S.Korea. So ponder on the C 230 Digiwalker the next time you go out in hunt for an ideal sat nav system.
Technical Specification Details
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Mio |
| Model | Mio C 230 digiwalker |
| Maps included | Full Western Europe coverage |
| Mapping display | 2D and 3D |
| Screen size | 3.5″ |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
1GB - No SD/MMC card compatible |
| Battery life | 2 hours |
| Weight | 144 g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) mm | 3.54 x 3.3 x 0.94 |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 1year |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | Yes |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | Yes |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | No |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | No |
| Photos | No |
| Video | No |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| In car charger | Yes |
| Windscreen mount | Yes |
| USB cable | Yes |
