Best Buy Insignia NS-CNV20

Best Buy Insignia NS-CNV20

NS-CNV20 is the new GPS navigation system that is branded by Insignia and marketed by BestBuy. What immediately catches our attention with NS-CNV20 is that it has two way connectivity; and just like Dash Express it seems to offer 3 different routes for a given destination.

Thanks to its cellular modem Best Buy Insignia NS-CNV20 can provide real time traffic updates and it also lets you do a Google Local Search. Apparently the service is free for the first year during which you can make a search on your PC and have it sent to your device wireless.

In addition the device offers bluetooth connectivity and has a 4.3″ screen.

(Via NaviGadget.)

Garmin GPSMAP 620 and 640 - Boating to Driving

Garmin GPSMAP 620 and 640 - Boating to Driving

Garmin unveiled their new line of marine GPS units - Garmin GPS 620 and 640, two GPS units that are set for sea navigation but can also be used for driving home from the marina. The 600 series has a 5.2-inch screen that offers a large screen size, which is the same size as Garmin's Nuvi 5000 automotive only unit. Of course the unit comes with marine maps, but then flips to a pretty able bodied road navigator with text-to-speech capabilities.

The GPSMAP 620 offers a world marine basic mapset with the options to add in specific detail as needed, while the GPSMAP 640 offers US Coastal maps as well as North American driving maps. An optional XM Satellite antenna would allow you to get XM satellite weather service as well as radio and traffic. Pricing for the 620 is expected to be about $1,000, while the 640 would carry a price tag of about $1,200. Should be available 'soon'.

(Via GPS Lodge.)

Mitsubishi announces NR-HZ001

Mitsubishi announces NR-HZ001

Mitsubishi just announced NR-HZ001, a series of its car navigation systems which feature a built-in hard disk drive. Currently they have two models: one that lets you watch digitally broadcast channels and the other without this feature.

NR-HZ001 will be released on Nov 5 and it is expected to be about ¥250,000 (about $2,353) for the full segment model and ¥200,000 for the 1seg model.

The new series utilizes something new called ‘Multi Relay Operation,’ which standardizes the transition of multiple operation systems such as touch panels, remote control and voice recognition. Mitsubishi promises to recognize about 10 million locations entered by voice…

(Via NaviGadget.)

Pioneer AVIC-MRZ088

Pioneer AVIC-MRZ088

Pioneer AVIC-MRZ088 is latest GPS navigation system from the company to feature a 5.8″ touch screen. It is a 2-DIN system with an SD card slot on the front as well as an optical drive at the top edge.

Also in the carrozzeria series Pioneer AVIC-MRZ088 has an embedded 8GB flash memory unlike the HRZ099 which has a 40GB HDD.

Other features include amazing 3D maps complete with buildings, street lights, and lanes; USB support, 1Seg TV tuner, AM/FM radio, bluetooth, audio jack, and a built-in amplifier (50W x4).

(Via NaviGadget.)

new pioneer gps navigation systems

new pioneer gps navigation systems

Pioneer just introduced four new GPS navigation systems in Japan under the ‘carrozzeria’ model name. The higher end model out of all of these nice systems is the AVIC-HRZ099 which provides a high screen resolution of 800x480 on its 7 inch display.

The other models are named HRZ088, HRV022, and HRV011. These are also quite capable devices but only have a resolution of 480x234 for the same 7″ screen.

Other differences include the 50Wx4ch amplifier which is only available on the HRZ-099 and HRZ088. However they all support DVD/CD/WMA/MP3/AAC/DivX formats for hours of in car entertainment and have a hard disk drive of 40GB as well as a digital TV tuner…

(Via NaviGadget.)

iNAV K7 Navigation 3D System

iNAV K7 Navigation 3D System

Thinkware released its high-end 7-inch navigation device INAV K7 in Korea market, which is equipped with its dynamic electronic map of 3D space representation INAV 3D. This device is more feature rather than iNAVI ES100+ and previous iNAVI K2 navigation.

The adoption of 8GB SDHC memory card and 256 MB of RAM / ROM, the K7 INAV provides useful information on the 3D environment through a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480) LCD ’s a photo realistic.

In addition, the K7 INAV incorporated G-Sensor (geomagnetic sensor: 3-axis sensor for detecting absolute direction of north pole and heading towards the car), which allows the use of fixed navigation system, by improving of cognition way vehicle and accelerate research on INAV software.

With its contact with the main LED, it supports multimedia functions such as DMB, video player, MP3 player, games, e-book and photo viewer and more, thanks to the removable battery. Suggested price is 549,000 (KRW).

(Via Daily Computer Electronic Cell Phone Digital Camera Review.)

Pioneer Releases 5 New GPS Navigation Systems

Pioneer Releases 5 New GPS Navigation Systems

Pioneer has rolled out not one but four new GPS navigation gadgets this week. Known as the HRZ099, HRZ088, HRV022, and HRV011, these gadgets share the same specifications including 40GB storage capacity, 1Seg TV, 7-Inch LCD Screen and can play WMA, MP3, AAC, and DivX file formats. These navigation systems are also compatible with the iPods. The Pioneer HRZ099 is the High-End model that comes equipped with a resolution of 800 x 480. Meanwhile, the Pioneer HRZ099 and HRZ088 are also equipped with a built-in Amplifier that produces a maximum output of 50W x 4ch.

(Via TechFresh.net - Cell Phones, Laptops, Video Games, iPods, Cameras.)