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FineDrive iQ500 GPS navigation system

Mar 3, 2009 gps navigation 1 Comment

FineDrive iQ500 GPS navigation system is the latest from Korean FineDrive. As far as portable GPS navigation systems go, the iQ500 is considerably larger in size. With dimensions of 186 x 120 x 24 and a 7″ touch screen it sure will require a lot of space on your dashboard. Just make sure it doesn’t block your view and you’ll be just fine.

All that screen space with 800×480 resolution requires a relatively powerful processor to draw maps and render Korean buildings in 3D so that’s why a a 600Mhz ARM 11 processor was necessary for iQ500. Of course all this power is not just for GPS navigation; you can also use FineDrive 500 as a portable media player. It initially comes with either 4GB or 8GB of memory but it supports SDHC cards up to 32GB. You can play all sort of formats including MP4, ASF, AVI, MPEG and WMV video and MP3, AAC, AMR, QCP, WAV, FLAC, MID, OGG and WMA. And don’t forget the DMB TV tuner.

There’s also the new feature that works hand in hand with GPS navigation software to show you the most environmentally friendly route to your destination.

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finedrive GT

Sep 1, 2008 gps navigation 6 Comments

FineDrive GT is the latest from Fine Digital, a Korean company focusing on GPS navigation systems and portable multimedia players. Fine Digital does some business in the U.S. too but it doesn’t look like they’re ready to ship FineDrive GT over here yet. However that doesn’t stop us from drooling all over the device. This fine piece of hardware has a 4.3″ TFT LCD WVGA display with 800×480 resolution with Da-Vinci chipset (DM6446) that can load videos in 1280 pixels.

It has support for all sorts of media files you can think of (WAV, WMA, OGG, AC3, AAC, FLAC, APE, MKA, AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, DAT, VOB, MP4, TS, MKV, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG, TXT, DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, HWP, GUL, HTML, SWF, DMF) but if you didn’t bring any media with you and got nothing on the 30GB/60GB HDD you still have options for FineDrive GT also incorporates a digital tuner for watching those T-DMB channels.

The navigation software is provided by Atlan which capable of split screen, 3D buildings renderings and more. It can also navigate you around traffic thanks to its live traffic info receiver.

If work is on your mind you can have even have a look at Excel, Powerpoint, and Word documents with FineDrive GT.

It is available in Korea for 500000 KRW which is about $450… Read More …

FineDrive CUVi

Mar 14, 2008 gps navigation 4 Comments

Korean brand FineDrive just revealed their mini DMB and GPS navigation device CUVi.

CUVi is probably one of the smallest gadgets to feature both DMB receiver and GPS navigation. While most other Korean brands like to fill the market with 7″ systems, CUVi on the other only has a 3.5″ screen.

This device, weighing only 152 grams, is very light weight and with the optional larger battery you can extend the 2 hour life making the CUVi even more portable. Like most other GPS navigation systems out there CUVi also supports various multimedia files in addition to DMB.

The suggested price for the base model is 300,000 KRW ($305)… Read More …

FineDrive M760 now with A-GPS?

Aug 27, 2007 gps navigation 1 Comment

We’ve heard of the FineDrive M760 before – a very sleek GPS sat nav system with T-DMB receiver, media player, and more. Now we get the news from aving that FineDrive M760 will also have A-GPS to improve the time to get an initial satellite fix. A-GPS so far has only been integrated on mobile phones to improve their battery life and enable them to get a satellite fix indoors. M760 seems to be the first to put A-GPS support on a standalone GPS navigation system. Nice!

gps navigation systems for $200 or less

May 11, 2007 gps navigation 11 Comments

Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of GPS navigation systems going below the $200 mark. Most of these are from manufacturers you’ve probably never heard of before but that’s not necessarily bad. The hardware is usually standard and the software is sometimes identical in these machines. Here is our roundup:

Magellan Maestro 3100 for $200

Evesham Nav Cam 7700 for $160

InVion GPS-4v106 for $200

Aytobe for £100

PIVA PNS350 for $190 or L100 for $175

JVC KV-PX9 for $180

Mio C220 for $180

UPDATES:

ViaMichelin X930 for $198

NaviBlue NBC3500 for $155

Navman F20 (refurbished) for $158

FineDrive 400 for $190 or $99

Holux GPSmile 52 for $170

Sanyo NVM-4030 for $200

MORE UPDATES:

Lowrance iWAY 250c for $190

Jensen NVX-225 for $190

Nextar HGPS35 for $156

Navman iCN 330 for $130

Evesham NAV-CAM 7000 for $181

Are we missing anything? Even if it’s after rebate, let us know. We’ll update the list.

UPDATE: July 2008 – We now have another list cheap GPS navigation systems.

FineDrive M760

Apr 24, 2007 gps navigation 3 Comments

FineDrive just recently revealed their latest 7″ GPS navigation system which boasts a really slim body and the ability to receive TPEG broadcasts as well as DMB channels.

Some other specs include:

• 480 x 234 resolution
• LED-backlit LCD display
• NIP (Navigation In Picture)
• 25-mm (1-inch) thick body
• SD card
• 800mA
• supports: MPEG-4, DivX, WMV video and MP3, WMA, and WAV audio

It will cost about 440,000 South Korean Wons ($430)… via

FineDrive 500

Dec 2, 2006 gps navigation 1 Comment

Korea’s FineDigital will be probably showcasing their latest FineDrive 500 at the CES 2007 in Las Vegas. The new FineDrive 500 comes with Navteq maps for the 48 contiguous states as well as Canada, giving you turn by turn directions on its big 5.1″ LCD touch screen. A nice feature with this navigation system is that you’ll have a free SD slot since it comes with a 128MB built-in memory for maps and storage. Various display options include North-up/Heading-up, Day/Night View and 2D/3D. No multimedia player here. It should cost about $700. We’ll let you know when it is for sale.

FineDrive M300 GPS navigation and media player

Sep 21, 2006 gps navigation Leave a comment

Makers of the infamous FineDrive 400 (see review) are back in the game with the FineDrive M300. This pocket sized device is a PMP with GPS navigation, and comes with DMB receiver. For storage it uses a 3GB flash disk which should allow you some space for your MP3 and image files. FineDrive M300 also comes with a movie player but we have no info what file formats it supports.

Included in the package is a stylus. I guesss we should first mention that it has a 3.5″ touch screen.

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FineDrive GPS navigation has no clue where you are!

Jul 11, 2006 gps navigation, reviews 12 Comments

According to CNet at least. CNet just announced the worst technologies in second quarter of 2006 and FineDrive 400 GPS navigation system from FineDigital came in eigth in that list. CNet had a review of them back in June and they got a 3.7 out of 10.

Has anyone ever asked you for directions, and after you give them, you realize you may have messed up a step or two? And then you realize it would have been better just telling them, “I don’t know how to get there,” instead of giving bad directions, because now those people are really, really lost? Enter the FineDigital FineDrive GPS unit. Sometimes, it has no idea where you are. Other times, it gives you inaccurate directions. And although it has a built-in MP3 player, it can’t play tunes and give directions at the same time. But at least it’s a bargain at $700.