JVC has a new navigation system for Europe in the form of the KV-PX70. It comes with a wide 4.3 inch wide touchscreen, an integrated TMC receiver, Bluetooth support for hands-free phone calls, and an SD/MMC slot to bring and play your favorite photos or videos. You can buy this navigation system for $743 after conversion.
Harman Kardon has launched GPS-500, the small GPS device with media functionality. This gadget supports a hi-fi music player with FM transmitter, video player, 2GB of internal storage with optional SD expandability, and can play MP3, MP4, WMA, ASF, WAV and OGG file formats. Harman Kardon GPS-500 will be on sale later this month for $500.
Atlantis GPS X-380 is a GPS navigation system with a 3.5 inch touch screen display and an SD slot for maps. It provides 3D view with pan and zoom functions, automatic re-routing, day/night mode, POIs, and also an MP3 player.
The gadget speaks 18 different languages when it comes to give directions through its built-in speaker. Moreover, it runs Windows CE.Net 4.2 on a 300MHz processor and comes with 64MB of RAM. The onboard battery has 1400mAh of capacity which should last about 4 hours before it needs to charge. You can buy the Atlantis GPS X-380 at Amazon for $450.
Transystem’s i-Blue 757 is a solar-powered Bluetooth 16-channel Nemerix GPS receiver. The gadget features a unique clamshell design with the lower portion housing the solar cell, the battery, and the circuitry, and the upper portion houses the GPS antenna. It also has an embedded rechargeable 1000mAh Li-Ion battery that provides up to 30 hours of run time, while additional solar charging can provide up to 100 hours. Unfortunately, there is no word yet on the pricing or availability.
Huizhou Foryou General Electronics has released the PNV-401, a GPS navigation system that can act as a portable media player. The device is powered by a 400MHz AMD Alchemy AU1200 CPU, 128MB of memory, 20GB HDD, 20-channel SiRFstarIII GPS receiver, and USB 2.0 connectivity. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.
Some guys at Engadget provides us with the first live shots of Fujitsu-Siemens’ Pocket Loox N100. This GPS gadget is the first pocket navigator to combine NAVIGON MobileNavigator 6 with an integrated SiRFstar III chipset/antenna. In addition, the N100 is also a gaming system and music player all-in-one. Needs more details? Find out more pics after the jump! Its pricetag is around US$200.
F-Tech from Taiwan just released their new navigation system. The new curvy looking device is called NAV550 and features a state of the art SiRF Star III GPS receiver capable of operating indoors and tracking signals down to -159dBm. The device has a high capacity rechargeable lithium-ion battery at 1100mAH should last you for many hours and the stereo speakers can give you voice guidance. The one-power-button design with Screen-off function is listed as a feature on their website but we’re not sure why. The rest of specs are pretty much the same as any other 3.5 inch navigation device. One thing worth mentioning is the device uses smart2go maps provided by TeleAtlas.
The Solvo S830 manages to pack GPS, DMB, and PMP functionality into its slim design. With only 0.92inch thick, this gizmo has a 7 inch touch screen display screen, 64MB SDRAM, 128MB NAND Flash memory, 1GB SD card, T-DMB tuner, TV-out, and a SiRF Star III chip. Sadly, there is no word on pricing or availability yet.
Hyundai Telematics will launch the 7 inch DMB navigation, Roadbank RNB 70, which features an electronic map from Mando Map & Soft, that offers realistic view of the roads and buildings. The device also features Sirf III GPS module for high GPS reception rate and has MP3/video playback, image viewer, and games. The price is around 300,000 – 400,000 Korean Won.