Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator
December 1, 2008
Many people need to travel these days and navigators have become a necessity. Now technology has taken the GPS system to one level up, wherein users can also listen to music and watch movies on their satellite navigators. Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator is one such device, which uses advanced technology that provides users accurate navigational information, and MP3 and MP4 formats to listen to music and watch movies.
Shinco GM408 4-inch Widescreen Satellite Navigatio System comes with a 4-inch wide LCD monitor with 16:9 aspect ratio. This sat nav has a length of 114mm, a width of 74mm and a thickness of 22mm. It weighs 390 grams. This sat nav has an external memory slot, USB slot, a 3.5mm mini jack for stereo, power charge jack and a jack for connecting external antenna. The hard keys on this satellite navigator include a power key, an MP3 key, which can be used to switch between MP3 and MP4 modes, a map key to go-to the map screen, Menu key to go-to the menu screen, zoom-in and zoom-out keys, volume adjustment key and a reset button.
This Shinco widescreen Satellite Navigator uses a Windows CE .Net 4.2 Operating System with an ARM9 400MHz processor. It is integrated with a Sirf Star III High Sensitivity GPS Receiver. It has an in-built SDRAM memory of 64MB, and is compatible with SD memory cards. It uses a built-in Lithium battery with a battery life of up-to 3 hours.
Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator has maps of UK and Ireland, pre-loaded in the system along with 65000 POIs. This Pedestrian GPS System offers a seven character Post code Search facility as well. It provides street maps for entire Western Europe from NavteQ. It provides 2D and 3D map view facilities. Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator uses a Destinator 6.0 software, which provides users with clear maps and timely instructions, and assists users with quicker route calculation, cross-border navigation, as well as pedestrian navigation.
A special feature of Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator is its capablity to play MP4 movies. It has a built-in MP3 player for playing music files. It has a voice integrated system, which gives Navigation Instructions, and Congestion and Toll Warnings.
Shinco GM408 Pedestrian Sat Nav has an ultra-slim design and efficient navigation instructions. Shinco GM408 Satellite Navigator comes with a wide-screen suction mount, a car adapter, a 12V cigar lighter socket, USB cable, carry case and a user manual. It also has a built-in SD card slot for expansion of the mapping software.
Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator
November 29, 2008
With the European Sat Nav market filled with myriad GPS devices; anyone would want a device, which is easy to use along with a load of rich features. One such feature-rich GPS device is the Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator, which is well known for its slim design and a powerful technology support.
Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator has a height of 7.3cm, a width of 12cm and a thickness of 3cm and weighs about 180 grams. Shinco GM350s 3.5-inch Widescreen Satellite Navigator comes with a 3.5 inch widescreen touch-screen display. It has an internal RAM memory as it also supports an SD memory card, which is inserted into the memory card slot provided. Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator uses NavteQ Operating System, integrated with a GPS receiver. It has a USB slot and an in-built MP3 player with a 3.5mm jack for stereo.
A special feature of Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator is that it can play MPEG4 movies. It has a voice integrated system, which gives Navigation Instructions, and Congestion and Toll Warnings. Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator has a Speed Camera Detection feature for fixed and mobile services. It uses a built-in Lithium battery that offers a battery life of up-to 3 hours.
Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator includes 65,000 POIs in the pre-installed maps of entire Western Europe in detail. It offers 2D and 3D map view facility. The hard keys on this satellite navigator include an MP3 key, apart from the power key, to be used to switch between MP3 and MP4 modes. A map key to go-to the map screen, Menu key to go-to the menu screen, zoom-in and zoom-out keys, volume adjustment key and a reset button are the other apparent input keys of this device.
Shinco GM350s In Car Sat Nav has a slim design. It presents efficient navigation instructions. With its easy to install, use and maintain features, it proves to be an ideal device, which makes your journey hassle free. Shinco GM350s Satellite Navigator comes with a wide-screen suction mount, a car adapter, a 12V cigar lighter socket, USB cable, carry case and a user manual.
Shinco GM 400 EU Satellite Navigator
November 18, 2008
Travelling has become a very essential part of everyone’s life these days, be it for business or adventure or just leisure. The GPS industry offers many navigators that help you plan your route and reach your destination with ease and convenience. Shinco GM 400 EU Portable Satellite Navigator is one such navigator, that has been designed to provide route guidance during travel by car. However, its light weight and compact structure also makes it a good handheld.
Equipped with a powerful GPS receiver, that has a 20 channel capacity, this sat-nav system can connect to 20 satellites simultaneously, to provide accurate location details. An accuracy of about 15m is assured by this navigator. Being touch sensitive, the 4” screen of this in-car, allows direct entry of destination, by the touch of your finger. You can also access the various menu options easily. The LCD colour screen has a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels and enables display of clear, detailed maps for easy understanding and operation. Ample number of Points of Interest are offered by this device too, making it easy for you to locate fuel stations, ATMs, restaurants, hotels or other significant landmarks. Speed camera alerts are provided as well, to warn you in advance about speed camera locations.
This handheld satellite navigation unit has an in-built memory of 256 MB. Pre-loaded maps are already present in this navigator. Memory expansion is offered too, with the SD Card slot, that allows you to plug in an SD Card, containing additional maps and details about your journey. A USB port is present as well, to allow transfer of information into this device. The power for GPS functionality is provided by a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery, that has the capacity to store charge for upto 4 hours. With a weight of 240g, a height of 75mm, a width of 134mm and a depth of 26mm, this co-traveller can easily sit in any pocket.
Thus, the compact, light weight, Shinco GM 400 EU GPS System, offers route guidance and speed camera location warnings to help you get to your destination easily and quickly.
Shinco GM 350S Satellite Navigator
November 13, 2008
Shinco GM 350S Satellite Navigator, equipped with latest and innovative technologies and features, provides safe and accurate road guidance. Being compact and light, this navigator can be used by pedestrians as well as in automobiles. It calculates the route for you in seconds and also offers easy cross border navigation without having to switch maps. A combination of visual and audio instructions provide accurate and timely route guidance. Turn-by-turn voice instructions are provided to guide you all along the way to your destination. The powerful SiRFStar III GPS receiver has been employed in this sat-nav to acquire and receive satellite signals. This receiver has a good reputation of holding on to satellite signals strongly and not losing it even in tunnels. A 400 MHz CPU performs the internal processing of this device. The software functionality is taken care of by the Destnator 6.0 software, which allows easy operation of the device. Highly informative Navteq maps with detailed street level mapping of UK and Ireland have been pre-installed in this portable navigator too. These maps can be viewed in both 2D and 3D display modes. The 3.5” touch screen allows easy access to the user-friendly interface and menus which have simple, easy to understand icons. A trip calculator is also present to enable you to keep note of trip details and make necessary calculations. Apart from road navigation , this device plays the role of a great entertainer too. It is equipped with an MP3 player, that lets you listen to music on your way. It features a MPEG 4 format movie player as well, to allow viewing movies. Of course, this feature can be used by all, except the driver!
The user-friendly, compact Shinco GM 350S GPS system, definitely seems to be a helpful companion during journeys, that will give you accurate instructions to reach your destination easily and conveniently.
Shinco GM 408 GPS System
August 6, 2008
You need not travel long to find a GPS system that facilitates a MP4 movie player, which can read DivX and Xvid formats equally well. Shinco GM 408 Multimedia GPS System is obviously, where your search would start and end for it is the only GPS system that presents this feature. You even would not feel like waiting to flaunt this stylishly designed device with rounded edges and a polished finish. This model is a reminiscent of Shinco’s success story carved out of sheer adventure. You should not either see through the fact that the Chinese Shinco won a number of accolades for its GM-350S GPS system, a little while ago leaving behind some of the big names like TomTom One and Garmin Nuvi.
The 4” LCD touch screen offers widescreen viewing experience and its 480 x 272 pixels resolution refers to quality image detailing. This screen is supported by 65,000 colours at 16 bits and is adorned by a backlight as well. You have a Navteq full map of UK and Ireland in this system, which is studded with as much as 65,000 points of interest like hotels, hospitals, petrol fill stations, tourist spots, etc. Moreover, vivid icons denote the points of interest for your convenience.
The exceptional navigation capabilities of Shinco GM 408 Portable GPS System owes predominantly to a combined force of Destinator Navigator System and a 20-channel SirF Star III Generation II GPS receiver. You are further provided a full seven-digit postcode search in the UK. This GPS system offers you guidance on the faster, shorter and the most convenient routes too. Apart from these, a trip computer included here offers you a precise route calculation. The built-in memory of this device amounts to 64MB and it also allows SDcards and MMC slots.
Significant Features
Operating System: Windows CE.Net 4.2
Processor: ARM9 400 MHz
2D and 3D display, Airplane mode and Night mode
USB Interface
Built-in Lithium Battery
3 Hours Battery Life
