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Mio Moov M300 and M400 now in States

Sep 19, 2009 gps navigation, mio 4 Comments

The two relatively new GPS navigation systems from Mio, M300 and M400, we announced back in July for the European market was just announced for the U.S. market today. As you’ll below the specs are pretty much identical to what the Europeans are getting but obviously we’re getting the maps for all 50 US States and Puerto Rico. The features of M300 and M400 include text-to-speech, lane guidance, and 4 million POIs. M300 will have a 3.5″ screen and cost $120, and M400 will have a 4.3″ and cost $150.

With these prices you really don’t have much to lose. The new Mio’s will be available starting this month.

Here are the specs for Moov M300 and M400:

Mio Moov M300 and M400

Jul 28, 2009 gps navigation, mio 4 Comments

After its recent sat nav systems such as Spirit Moov series Mio just announced two new GPS navigation systems: Moov M300 and M400.

M300 is the smaller of the two and offers a 3.5″ screen with 320×240 pixels resolution. The numbers are 4.3 inches and a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels for the M400.

The M300 incorporates a map of France and is currently marketed at a price of 99 €. The M400 incorporates maps from 23 countries of Western Europe and is available at a price of 149 €.

Both come preloaded with speed radar locations and 1 year worth of free upgrades. Beyond that, it is € 30 per year for France.

The M300 and M400 also come with “local” Mio which lets you search for addresses, including restaurants and shops, from your PC with the Yellow Pages and load them directly into your GPS.

The M400 also offers the NavPix photo navigation: with its integrated photo album, you can view photos of tourist sites, beaches, hotels and restaurants and then be guided directly to the chosen location. You can also retrieve for free from sites NavPix and Flickr, offering more than one million geotagged photographs.

Also worth mentioning is that the M300 and M400 do not have the latest software – Moov Spirit – that is available on the Spirit Moov 300, 500, HF 500 and Moov Spirit V505 and V735 TV TV.

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Mio Moov V700

Jun 8, 2009 gps navigation, mio 1 Comment

Mio Moov V700 is the big brother of Mio Moov V500 we just mentioned. Instead of a 4.7″ screen Mio Moov V700 offers a huge 7″ screen. You’ve still got the digital TV receiver, microSD card slot, Spirit user interface, text-to-speech, and the other usual features.

Here are the specs:

Both Mio Moov V500 and V700 are expected to be available in third of quarter of 2009.

Mio Moov V500

Jun 8, 2009 gps navigation, mio 1 Comment

Mio Moov V500 has just been showcased at Computex 2009 in Taipei. Moov V series differ from S series with the addition of digital TV receptor. It still has the Spirit GPS navigation interface and offers pretty much the same set of features.

Mio Moov V500 has a 4.7″ screen, runs on a SiRFprima processor buzzing at 600MHz and even has a microSD card slot.

For extra POI content Moov V-series users can take advantage of the Google Map “Send-to-GPS” service. Users can search for a business, a POI or an address in Google Maps and send the information directly to their devices for navigating. By clicking the “Send to” link within the Google Map page, users can download the search results to MioMore Desktop 2, the software application for Mio GPS devices, to save it to “My Place” for route planning or map viewing. MioMore Desktop 2 also allows users to download free geo-encoded photos from Flickr and then transfer them for navigation.

Mio Navman Spirit 300

May 15, 2009 gps navigation, mio, navman 3 Comments

After acquiring Navman we thought the Navman name would slowly disappear but it doesn’t seem like it. Mio just introduced three new “Navman”s, one of which is the Mio Navman Spirit 300 for the European market. It used to be just called Moov Spirit S300. Here are the features:

• 3.5″ screen
• Pioneering ‘Spirit’ software with Slide Touch
• TruMap views
• 3D Junction views and lane guidance
• Local Search via MioMore desktop 2
• Explore mode
• Wcities Travel Books
• Walking mode
• Smart economical routing
• NavPix photo navigation
• Pre-loaded safety camera data – free trial
• Text to Speech
• High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
• Road speed limit data
• Built-in Traffic information
• Latest regional / European map data

Mio Navman Spirit 300 is expected to cost £130.

Mio Moov S501

May 14, 2009 gps navigation, mio Leave a comment

We just talked about Moov S401 going official – but Mio also just made the Mio Moov S501 official today. Without further ado here is Mio Moov S501:

• GPS Receiver 20 channel Highly Sensitive
• Display 4.7 TFT with anti-glare touchscreen, 480 x 272 color LCD
• Speaker Built-in speaker
• Text-to-Speech Yes (English, Spanish, French)
• TMC Module Optional
• USB V2.0
• Weight 0.38 lb (175g)
• Dimensions 5.31X3.35X0.64 in.
• Map: Pre-loaded Maps of the United States and Canada
• POI: 12 Million POIs

Mio Moov S501 is expected to sell for $200 – just wait until June… Read More …

Mio Moov S401

May 14, 2009 gps navigation, mio Leave a comment

Mio Moov S401 we mentioned couple of weeks ago has now been made official. The Mio Moov S401 will include the Mio Spirit navigation software which claims to feature bold and intuitive new menu screens and enhanced search capabilities for fewer taps and clicks to find your destination.

The entry level Moov S401 has a 4.3″ display and has rubberized, non-skid bezel for easy handling. Moov S401 allows the user to utilize Google Send-to-GPS function by sending locations from Google Maps. There’s even NavPix to lets users navigate to geo-coded photos. Other features include Text-to-Speech pre-loaded in three languages, lane guidance, 4 Million POIs and US maps (50 states and Puerto Rico).

The MSRP for the Mio Moov S401 is $180 and will be available in June 2009… via

Mio Moov S501

Apr 30, 2009 gps navigation, mio Leave a comment

Mio Moov S501 was announced today, alongside Moov S401 which we just mentioned.

All the features are almost identical between the two units, except that Moov S501 has a bigger screen that measures 4.7″, and a bigger memory that holds about 12 million points of interests. The device will have North America maps, offer lane guidance, gas price search, a sample Wcities guide loaded, and Google Send to GPS.

Optional stuff are TMC receiver, more Wcities guide, and more maps.

You can expect to see them at Radio Shack store says Engadget for about $169.

Mio Moov S401

Apr 30, 2009 gps navigation, mio 2 Comments

Mio is coming up with a couple of new models for their Moov series. One of them is called Mio Moov S401.

Moov S401 will have a 4.3″ widescreen and carry about 4 million points of interests. It will feature the new Spirit interface Mio has been advertising lately.

A couple extra features are the ability to search for gas prices in your area, and the ability to use Google to send addresses to your unit. Though we’re not sure how it accomplishes these without the mention two way connectivity… Expect to pay about $130 for this unit. Read More …

Mio Moov S700

Jan 8, 2009 CES 2009, gps navigation, mio 1 Comment

Mio is unveiling 4 new GPS navigation systems at CES 2009 as we mentioned earlier this week. We’ll get the pictures up pretty soon but here are the details for Moov S700:

Mio Moov S700 – has a mammoth 7-inch display and is perfect for RV’s and campers. It also includes MAD Maps content for travelers who are looking for preloaded scenic routes and a unique journey. The device includes features such as preloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, Text-to-Speech in English, Spanish and French, and more than 12 million points of interest. The device has an MSRP of $299.99.

Mio Moov S700 comes preloaded with Mio “Spirit” navigation software.