Alpine has recently released its latest 2-DIN receiver, the iXA-W407 Digital Media Station, which sports iPod/iPhone playback with a large 7-inch QVGA touchscreen display, a built-in Bluetooth connectivity, an AM/FM tuner and a high-speed USB input for optimal iPod/iPhone connection. The iXA-W407’s navigation functions are provided by the Alpine NVE-M300, which is a compact external drive installed in a hide-away location, such as behind the dash. Its OnPoint Advanced GPS Positioning simultaneously uses three technologies (satellite-linked GPS data, solid-state gyro sensor technology and accelerometer technology) to provide more accurate navigation. Driving maps and maneuvers are displayed on the iXA-W407’s 7-inch display, while voice-guided directions are played through the car’s sound system. Priced at $1,100, the iXA-W407 is available as an all-in-one audio/video/navigation system package that includes the NVE-M300 GPS navigation drive. [Navigadget]
The Alpine PND-K3 GPS navigation system has been released. Priced at $550, the device boasts a 4.3 inch touchscreen display (480 x 272 resolution), 6 million POIs, 4GB of storage capacity, Text-to-speech function, sports MP3 and WMA files, and Bluetooth connectivity. What makes the Alpine PND-K3 special is that it uses three different inputs including the satellites, gyro technology to locate the vehicle’s direction and accelerometer technology to measure vehicle’s speed. Unfortunately, the gadget can’t read video and image files. [NaviGadget]
Alpine is launching a new WXGA PMP that costs a whopping $1,100. The IVA-W505 supports DVD/CD/MP3/AAC/WMA/DivX AV with bluetooth hands-free connectivity and touch control over in-car digital media sources including HD/Sat radio (with iTunes tagging) and MP3/WMA players like iPods and USB sticks. The IVA-W505 is now available at your authorized dealer. [Alpine]
by Nicole on December 31, 2007
What a great way to enhance what your iPod can do among all those other cool features with the Alpine iPod DA-X200 and DA-X300 headunits. The DA-X300 has a USB input for receiving media from devices that are not ipods and the DA-X200 has Alpine’s Sound Imprint system for DSP. No word on how much or when this comes out exactly, all we know is that it’s sometime next year.
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Alpine PMD-B200 Blackbird II GPS navigation system offers Bluetooth connectivity, a built-in traffic tuner, and an integrated flash drive. The gadget is powered by Microsoft’s Windows CE operating system. The PMD-B200 provides maps from Navteq that ensures you will never get lost in the States and Canada, including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Other features include audio playback capability, an SD memory card slot, and an FM modulator. The Alpine PMD-B200 Blackbird II GPS navigation system is priced at $750.
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by Johan on October 1, 2007
Alpine comes back with a new GPS navigation system which is called the PMD-B200 Blackbird II. This new gadget has a 4 inch LCD display with 480 x 272 pixels resolution, touch screen controls, and several maps that cover the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Canada. What makes it cool is that the PMD-B200 boasts a 10GB hard disk drive. In addition, the PMD-B200 also doubles as a media player. The device plays MP3 and WMA file formats and sports an SD card for up to 4GB. The Alpine PMD-B200 Blackbird II is priced at $700.
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