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
Shinco GM 350 GPS System Review
July 14, 2008
A n award winning gizmo from Shinco , the compact Shinco GM 350 GPS system comes armed with the renowned Destinator software and NavTeq maps. It has earned credibility in a very short time by proving itself a quick route finding, value for money device.
Striking interface and design
3.5" TFT LCD touch screen formatted in widescreen mode stands the main aspect of the interface. 65,000 colours at 16 bits along with a smart backlight further fortify this aspect. It also facilitates night mode display. Consider that this is a handheld device weighing just about 185 g and designed one of the slimmest of its kind, yet sturdy.
NavTeq Maps
This Shinco GM 350 Satellite Navigation comes with an inbuilt, detailed map of the UK and Ireland along with optional maps of Western European countries. The smart map aspect is further subject to augmentation by not only an optional 2D and 3D display but also an aerial view.
Another thing worth mentioning here is a remarkable technology allowing the device to automatically detect a country change and accordingly change the map too. In most of its counterparts, this is a rarity.
Navigate to near perfection
Ponder on these navigational features to frame a concept about the Shinco GM 350 handheld GPS system .
- 2 GB internal memory enabling the fast route detecting features and effective guidance
- Door to door navigation realized by a full postcode search of 7 digits in the U.K.
- About 65,000 Points of Interest highlighted by vivid icons on the maps
- Route guidance further enhanced by a fast ARM9 400 MHz processor
- 5 meter accuracy
- Warnings rendered at on-road congestions and toll points
- SiRF Star III receiver back up sharpened by the inclusion of an integrated antenna
- Lastly but obviously not the least a powerful built in Lithium Ion battery of 3 hour life powering the entire device
Good multimedia features
The Shinco GM 350 GPS navigator comes with an integrated MP3 player and video player enabling the running a full-length feature film.
Warranty
The Shinco GM 350 satellite navigation system comes with a standard warranty of 12 months from the date of first purchase.
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Shinco |
| Model | Shinco GM 350 |
| Maps included | Full UK and Ireland maps and optional Western European countries |
| Mapping display | 2D/3D |
| Screen size | 3.5” |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
2 GB - Yes SD and MMC cards |
| Battery life | 3 hrs |
| Weight | 185g |
| Dimensions (L x H x D) mm | 122 x 74 x 22.5 mm |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 12 months |
| Additional Features | |
| Touch screen | Yes |
| Searchable postcode digits | Yes |
| Spoken audio directions | Yes |
| Dynamic routing | - |
| Points of interest (POI) | Yes |
| Live traffic information | - |
| SiRFStar III GPS Chipset facility | Yes |
| Multimedia Features | |
| Music | Yes |
| Photos | Yes |
| Video | Yes |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| 12 V car adapter | Yes |
| Windscreen mount | Yes |
| Mains adapter | Yes |
| USB cable | Yes |
| Carry case | Yes |
Shinco GM400 Sat Nav System
May 22, 2008
China is Here
Shinco, might not be a household name in the U.K., as far as, at least the GPS market is concerned. However, it is a big name in China. One amongst the country’s leading manufacturers of air conditioners and DVD players. They did think about launching a GPS navigation system gadget in the U.K. market. And so did they, under the auspices of a ‘tie up’ with ‘Firebox.com’, fancy website dealing with toys, fancy gadgets etc.
Freedom from the Conventional Dark Designs
Touts ‘Shinco’, exhibiting their prized design, the Shinco GM 400 GPS system gadget, that comes in a white casing and amounts hardly to the size of an ‘iPod’. Truly so this device looks a real midget, in style.
A broad-minded screen
A 4″ LCD, touch screen is the big deal. It comes furnished with ‘day and night’ brightness mode and carries a stylus too.
Maps for All
- 2D and 3D map displays.
- NavTeq map data, preloaded.
- Standard, U.K. and Northern Ireland map.
- In addition, maps covering USA, Asia and Europe are also available in the market.
2 Million ‘Points of Interest’! That’s a handful
The powerful ‘Destinator’ software, supporting the Shinco GM400 Sat Nav System, presents over 2 million points of interest like hotels, filling stations by brand, night spots, car parks, railway terminals etc, adorns the ‘GM 400‘ redundantly.
Navigation no more Intricate
- ‘Door to door mapping’ aided by turn-by-turn ‘voice guidance’.
- Ability to store the most desired routes.
- Navigation by postal codes is also augmented in the ‘GM 400‘ to enable simple and precise navigation.
- ‘Built-in antenna’ to enable stronger reception of satellite signals.
- Extra storage options for ‘Other Favourites’.
Traveller’s Music Jockey
Music options in the Shinco GPS System comes in MP3 format. Thanks to the SD cards.
Accessories from Firebox.com
The Firebox.com contributes its bit by designing the standard accessories for the ‘GM 400‘. The accessory kit consists of
- One Carry case
- One Mains Charger
- One Car Adapter
- One Windshield Suction Cup Attachment
- One Manual
- The Warranty card
Warranty
Manufacturer offers a warranty of one year from the first purchase of the device.
Conclusion
The Chinese products are undoubtedly the epitomes of economy. Their pace of introducing quality products at the cheapest of rates time and again certainly has not been a pleasing sight to the developed nations’ monopolists and trade lords. However, the commoners who value their money more than the big brand names, tagged superfluously to mean products have embraced the novices wholeheartedly. If this trend is to persist, the new affiliation between the ‘Shinco’ and the Western GPS market is definitely for keeps, one has to see.
Shinco GM 400 Sat Nav Specifications
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Shinco |
| Model | Shinco GM 400 |
| Maps included | Standard map of the U.K. and Northern Ireland included. |
| Mapping display | 2D/3D |
| Screen size | 4″ |
| Memory Total Capacity Free Space Internal Type Expansion Type |
2GB - Yes SD card slot |
| Battery life | 2-4 hours |
| Weight | 240g |
| Portable or fixed | Portable |
| Warranty | 1years |
| 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 | No |
| FM Transmitter | No |
| iPOD | No |
| Accessories | |
| Car Adaptor | Yes |
| A carry case | Yes |
| A windshield suction cup | Yes |
| A mains charge | Yes |
