Garmin Zumo 665 Motorcycle GPS
January 19, 2010
For those bike crazy folks out there, we have today Garmin Zumo 665, the latest treat for you from Garmin! This motorcycle GPS is made for bikers by bikers. Be it a weather update, an entertainment facility or a bluetooth technology, Garmin Zumo 665 has it all. On its bright 4.3 inches touch screen display, Garmin Zumo 665 exhibits all informations. Even under heavy sunlight or moonless night, you will not face any difficulty to read the display. Besides, it is glove-friendly. So you can interact with it without removing your gloves.
If you a rough driver and loves splashing water while riding, Garmin Zumo 665 can perfectly accompany you. Zumo 665 too loves to ride through waters and hence, comes with a waterproof case. Along with the GXM 40 XM antenna integrated in it, if you add an XM subscription and an XM NavWeather, you can enjoy live radio with 170 digital channels and get up-to-date weather updates while you travel in US. And, when you add XM NavTraffic, you can know about the traffic ahead.
The bluetooth wireless technology of Garmin Zumo 665 Waterproof GPS allows you to pair your mobile phone with the bluetooth enabled headset or helmet, and make or receive calls while on the go. The street names are voice prompts. Thus, you can ride stress free. For entertainment you have an MP3 player in it. Its mount has a headphone jack, by which you can connect it to your helmet headset and enjoy crisp and clear stereo sound. There is a picture viewer as well.
Garmin Zumo 665 Bluetooth GPS comes loaded with pre-installed City Navigator maps and millions of places-of-interest. The maps and lanes can be viewed in 3D perspective. Moreover, sharing routes, adding storage are all easy with this Garmin satellite navigation system. The battery of Zumo 665 stands for up to 3 hours and it can be re-charged.
Motorola Motonav TN550 Satellite Navigation Device
January 17, 2010
Here is Motorola’s latest addition to Motonav series. Motorola Motonav TN550 GPS navigation device is designed to show you the right path, even if you are busy exploring the world around you. It comes loaded with the maps of UK and Republic of Ireland. The features integrated into this satellite navigation device are pretty user-friendly and are of high performing.
Motorola Motonav TN550 Personal Navigation Device comes with a 4.3 inches wide-screen display of resolution 480 X 270 pixels. This GPS unit has a dimension of 114.2mm X 77.5mm X 14.65mm and weighs around 165 grams. It employs a candybar design and it is easy to carry. The display is multi-view, that is, contacts, maps, phone books or routes are all available side by, so that any information can be obtained at a single tap.
The search in Motonav TN500 Touch Screen Sat Nav is quick and effective, be it a destination search or search for information. There is voice recognition feature enabled for the menu. Hence, you can select the menu by just pronouncing the term. The database of points-of-interest stored in it allows you to easily navigate to the nearby place of interest including hotels, restaurants, theatres and so on.
Real-time traffic information could be obtained to know what lies ahead of you. But this requires subscription after the first 90 days of trial period. Similarly, you can obtain real-time information on flight status, fuel prices, safety camera alerts and weather updates. Any information can be searched via the Google search, which is also a paid service after the 90 days trial period. The text entry can be done using its QWERTY keyboard.
This Motorola sat nav is compatible with any bluetooth enabled phone and it has a speaker phone. This allows you to have handsfree calls, while on the move. The battery employed in it is 1100mAh Lithium ion and it provides a continuous usage time of 2.5 hours. The memory of this device is 128MB and you can expand it further up to 2GB using a microSD memory card.
Clarion MAP690 Satellite Navigation System
January 16, 2010
Clarion is a silent winner in the satellite navigation market. Better known as an in-vehicle equipment makers, their accomplishments in satellite navigation products are not prominently known, yet are successful in this territory. They offer a wide array of GPS navigation systems, both portable as well as in-built navigation systems. Clarion MAP690 is one among them. It is a portable navigation device that comes with navigation as well as communication and entertainment features.
Clarion MAP690 Portable Navigation System has a 4.3 inches LCD display. This display is non-reflective and offers a clear-view even under heavy sunlight. This GPS system comes equipped with a SiRF III, 20 channel GPS receiver and a 400 MHz CPU. Thus, it can receive GPS signals faster and cause no delay in initiating the journey. There is an in-built RDS-TMC tuner for traffic information. Other technical features include a 2GB flash memory, an SD card slot that can accommodate up to 8GB memory card and a Lithium ion battery.
Clarion MAP690 Navigation comes pre-loaded with the maps of Eastern Europe. Its Tele Atlas maps provide a wide coverage, including the cross border routings in Eastern Europe and major road networks of Western Europe. The maps, landmarks and terrains can be viewed in 3D perspective. This offers a realistic view of the places and it is easy for the user to recognize the places. The destination search is enabled through the input of postal codes of the places.
Even though the street names are displayed on the screen, the voice guidance will speak out the actual name and the direction. This allows the user to concentrate more on the road, than on the sat nav. The voice guidance can be set to be delivered in any of the 38 languages provided. The lane guidance and the realistic sign posts are the other assets with this Clarion GPS System. There is a rich Points-of-interests database loaded into this Clarion MAP690 that aids the user to navigate to the nearest place of interest such as hotels, restaurants, ATMs and so on. The speed limit informer of Clarion MAP690 notifies the user about the speed he drives. It is speed camera compatible as well.
When glanced through the entertainment features of Clarion MAP690 navigation system, you can see a movie player that can play back popular file formats, a music player that can play back MP3 or WMA files and a photo browser. Any images, cinemas or songs can be loaded on to an SD card or connected to the GPS unit via a mini-USB. Furthermore, Clarion MAP690 sat nav is bluetooth enabled and you can make calls by just touching the contact number on the phone book screen. Text messages can be also downloaded to this GPS system.
Overall, Clarion MAP690 Bluetooth GPS Navigation System is for those who search some entertainment aspects along with the navigation feature, while on the move. It is a reasonably priced sat nav as well.
Motorola Uncovered Motonav TN700 and Motonav TN500 Series Sat Navs at CES 2010
January 15, 2010
Satellite navigation market has failed to provide the deserving recognition to Motorola’s Motonav series of satellite navigation devices. Motonav sat navs showcase an equal potential as that of the top brands in terms of features and performance. Perhaps, it is the hype given to the Motorola mobile phones and the establishment of Motorola as a communication giant has left people unknown about Motorola’s accomplishment in navigation field. But, with this CES 2010 show, Motorola has decided to bring forth their Motonav sat navs. They showcased two new series; dubbed as, Motonav TN700 and Motonav TN500 at CES 2010.
Motorola Motonav TN500 is a user-friendly GPS navigation system that comes with voice commands and graphics. Motonav TN700 is comparatively bigger than TN500, and comes with features such as 3D landmarks, traffic alerts and more. Both these series employ Google search, which is definitely an impressive aspect. The dynamic multi-view displays of these satellite navigation devices keep location, routes, points-of-interest and contacts, all at a single touch.
Both Motonav TN700 and Motonav TN500 are compatible with any bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. This allows you to stay connected always. Voice-recognition enables you to search the phone book or address books via voice-prompted commands. Many extra features including fuel price, weather updates, flight status and traffic updates are available as well. But the catch in these extra-services is that they require paid subscription after the initial 90 days trial period. Moreover, you need to stay with your bluetooth active, and they use the data plan from your phone.
Regarding the technical specifications of TN500 and TN700; TN500 comes with 4.3 inches wide-screen display where as the TN700 employs 5.1 inches cinematic display. Both are ultra-slim at 14mm thickness and have a candybar design. Motonav TN700 measures 134.7mm X 70.2mm X 14.0mm and weighs around 174 grams. Motonav TN500 has a dimension of 114.2mm X 77.5mm X14.65mm and weighs 165 grams.
These new series are expected to be in the market during the first quarter of 2010, but the price stay veiled.
Motorola Motonav TN765T Personal Navigation Device
January 14, 2010
In recent times, Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) have gained a wide popularity and have pushed the satellite navigation market further into the forefront. Motorola has launched Motonav series of personal navigational devices and many of them have a wide acceptance in the market. Motorola Motonav TN765T is one such launch that comes with the maps for Western Europe and UK. This normal candybar design sat nav has a dimension of 134.7mm X 70.2mm X 14.0mm and weighs around 174grams.
Motonav TN765T is equipped with a 5.1 inches display of resolution 358 X 854 pixels. This display shows a clear and vivid view of landmarks in 3D perspective. As this GPS system is multi-view interfaced, you can get information faster and can return to the maps at a single tap. The voice recognition feature of it enables you to input the search terms via voice. The menus, phone menu and destinations can be searched in this manner.
Advanced lane guidance is another asset with Motonav TN765T. This ensures that you take the right turn every time. The street names and instructions are spoken and thus, the user can concentrate more on the road than on the sat nav. You can get live traffic information, but this service has to be subscribed. It is available for free trail for the first 90 days. Similarly, you can get real-time information on flight status, fuel price, safety camera alerts and weather updates. Google local search is also available as a 90 days free trial.
Motonav TN765T GPS Navigation Device has full QWERTY keyboard with soft keys, which makes the text input faster. There is a bluetooth connectivity and a speaker phone, so that you can make calls hands-free. There is 256MB on-board memory that can be expanded up to 4GB using a microSD memory card. The rechargeable 1100mAh internal battery of this GPS unit lasts for a continuous usage time up to 2.5 hours.
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