Portable car GPS systems knowledge(4)

   The new Navman iCN 650 is the ultimate Pan-European in-car GPS navigation system. Incorporating the very latest GPS technology, design and software, the iCN 650 is a feature rich system that sets the standard for transferable navigation. It comes fully loaded with maps for 16 countries in Western Europe on a 2Gb internal hard drive. The iCN 650 is the complete ‘Drive-Away‘ solution, straight from the box. The system has a massive in-built 2Gb hard drive so it can effortlessly handle street-level maps for 16 Western European countries plus over a million pre-loaded points-of-interest and still gives you room to add more. You also get an awesome 3.8inch automotive-rated TFT screen, an high sound quality speaker so you can clearly hear the turn-by-turn voice guidance, a multidirectional GPS antenna accurate to 5 meters all in a rugged magnesium alloy casing. Additionally there is an intuitive remote control giving you full journey management.

   The new Navman iCN 510 is a sleek, pocket sized, mobile car GPS solution delivering outstanding performance, features and design. The iCN 510 encapsulates Navman style and quality in a compact system that delivers leading edge road navigation. With its contemporary style and precision build quality the iCN 510 offers an outstanding wireless navigation system you can use in-car or on foot. The distinct iCN 510 characteristics include a lightweight casing, sleek multi-directional GPS receiver, high-resolution touch-screen, responsive menu system and infra-red port for optional remote control. The iCN 510 is a complete ‘Drive Away’ solution because it is pre-loaded with the very latest regional maps for your country from TeleAtlas and is also pre-powered out of the box. You can just ‘Buy, Walkout of the store and Drive Away‘.

   The Magellan RoadMate 500/700 is a portable car GPS navigation system with voice-prompting, turn-by-turn guidance and the latest touch screen technology. The RoadMate 500 comes with 4 CD ROMs containing advanced mapping of the entire U.S. and major metro areas and highways of Canada. Up to 100MB file size can be downloaded to the included memory card. The RoadMate 700 comes with a single seamless database, built-in to a 10GB hard drive, which contains all major city streets as well as federal, state and county roads and highways.

   The Magellan 750M Plus is a portable car GPS navigation system. The built-in database of detailed maps covers the United States and most of Canada, as well as over 1 million points of interest. No need to load new data. As Route Method you can choose from Shortest Time, Shortest Distance, Most use of Freeways, or Least use of Freeways. For Off-road Navigation you can set waypoints along your off-road travels and mark favorite trails, hunting and fishing spots, so you can visit them again and again. The unit provides information about your location, even when power is not available (emergency battery).

   The Mobile Crossing WayPoint is a new kind of PDA that integrates highly effective satellite guided vehicle navigation with a high-performance Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC. In addition to moving maps and spoken directions, this car GPS navigation device doubles as a fully functional Pocket PC. The WayPoint model 200 can connect to the Internet via a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, using its built-in Bluetooth interface. Once connected, the WayPoint displays real-time weather and traffic. (The lower-end WayPoint model 100 does not include Bluetooth.)