Acer Inc was founded in 1976 and the company presently has a wide network of dealers, distributors and users who spread across more than hundred countries. According to the financial report of the company released in 2006, Acer’s income has crossed US $11 billion by the end of 2006.

 

Among the categories of Acer’s products, Acer’s handhelds certainly cut a niche for themselves in the global handheld market. Handhelds or PDAs from Acer combine elegant, compact design with many useful features. For example, Acer’s c500 portable navigating system bagged 2007 IF Design Award.

 

What makes Acer’s handheld devices unique is their sleek look and the superb, crystal clear display. They come with numerous functionalities in addition to their dependable performance and easy-to-carry convenience.

 

Among the satellite navigation systems, the most popular devices that have hit the market are Acer’s Travel Companion, Pocket PC Travel Companion and Portable Navigator.

 

Presently, Acer has rolled out the following satellite navigation systems:

 

 

Acer p600 series Portable Navigator

 

 

Acer’s Portable Navigators come with integrated GPS system and multimedia features like MP3 Player and picture viewing capabilities. Its software based navigation system feature elaborate three-dimensional maps, spoken instructions, touch sensitive LCD display, traffic alerts and extensive database of Points of Interests (POI). Its ALK CoPilot GPS software and SiRF Star III GPS hardware do the precise calculation of your location and help you to travel safely all through your navigation. The display in Acer’s portable navigators is so bright that all information and maps are quite visible even during a broad, sunny day. Voice instructions are loud enough to be heard easily and comfortably so one can fully concentrate on road while driving. Moreover, Acer’s sophisticated hardware system consumes much less power resulting in long life of batteries.

 

MP3 Player that comes integrated with portable navigators provides entertainment while you are on the driver’s seat. The picture slide show can enable you to see photos with superb brightness and zoom features. The SD card in the navigator can store additional maps, photos, data and a number of songs.

 

 

Acer’s Travel companion series uses Destinator GPS software which helps you to plan your navigation with its useful features. Like Portable Navigators from Acer, these sleek navigation devices come with MP3 player and picture viewing features. Destinator combined with address manager can provide you Points of Interests and traffic alerts while you are traveling on your chosen route. All the Acer’s travel companions come with elaborate, digital road maps which are pre-loaded into your GPS receiver using the SD card. The clear, loud voice instructions are available in many languages. Once you input the destination, the travel companion plans your trip based on your preferences. Both Portable Navigator series and Travel Companion series use similar type of GPS hardware and batteries which are excellent in terms of performance and longevity.

 

The in-built MP3 player, photo viewer and SD card are other useful features that can make your driving enjoyable.