ViaMichelin Navigation X-960 GPS System
August 25, 2008
ViaMichelin Navigation X-960 Portable GPS System is a dark grey gadget that is quite stylish in its looks. This gadget’s heaviness (or lightness) that is slightly below 140g along with its 10 x 7.7 x 2 cm dimensions explains its portability aspect. A base for windscreen mounting accompanying this device explains its car mounting ease.
Screen and Map Features
This GPS system comes with a QVGA resolution LCD screen that is 3.5 inches sized diagonally. It refers to a 320 x 240 pixels resolution display supported by 65,536 colours. You can have 2D or 3D projections in this device’s display according to your convenience. This GPS system offers you SD card-loaded maps of UK and Ireland as well as European countries. These maps are backed by a galaxy of points of interest such as tourist locations (Michelin Green Guide), hotels and restaurants (Michelin Guide) and scores of addresses of convenience throughout Europe.
Navigation Features
Passing towns or tourist sites are notified in this system by engaging a motor way mode. You also receive up to date road-traffic conditions related information through the ever-reliable TMC. This device also provides safety camera alerts. Other significant navigation tips presented by this model are stage-by-stage navigation, realistic guidance by road sign displays, speed alerts when you exceed the limits, alterations in navigation mode and route saving. You can also track the fastest, shortest and the best hassle free route with this device. This device provides voice guidance in as good as 15 languages.
Technical Features
An integrated GPS receiver of the SIRF Star III technology fortifies the ViaMichelin Navigation X-960 In-Car GPS System. Operating system employed in this device is Windows CE.net 5.0 OS and the processor that prompts it is a Samsung 300 MHz processor. This gadget comes embedded with a built-in loudspeaker that apart from giving explicit voice guidance also renders quality music from an MP3 player that is another provision in this GPS System.
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