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Alpine PND-K3msn now shipping

Mar 17, 2009 gps navigation 1 Comment

Alpine PND-K3msn we mentioned couple of weeks ago has started shipping and the price is announced to be $300. When you purchase you’ll get 3 months of free subscription to the MSN Direct service which provides traffic information, weather reports, gas prices, movie times, news and alerts, local event information and stock prices at 134 metropolitan areas in U.S. and Canada.

You also get the ’send-to-gps’ features which is probably the most useful feature of MSN Direct. You can find addresses, businesses, etc at Live Search Maps and send it directly to your device from a PC, all wireless.

A comparable Garmin is the nuvi 785T which costs $600 but it is different from K3msn since it offers lane assist. Also check out our review of the older model Alpine PND-K3.

Alpine PND-K3msn

Feb 26, 2009 gps navigation 2 Comments

We just mentioned yesterday that Alpine PND-K3 was on sale and was also informed that their new Alpine PND-K3msn was about to ship soon, however you’ll have to come back for a firm ship date.

The PND-K3msn does everything the basic PND-K3 does but adds MSN Direct services which include updated traffic information, weather reports, gas prices, movie times, news and local event information, and even stock prices.

Another useful feature that is going to be available with PND-K3msn is the “Send to GPS” which will let you users wirelessly send addresses from a internet connected browser.

Your first three-month subscription to MSN Direct will be free.

Alpine PND-K3 now only $200

Feb 25, 2009 gps navigation 1 Comment

Remember the Alpine PND-K3 we reviewed back in December? It used to go for $350 but now we hear they’ve cut the price back to $200. That’s almost 50% off. It is a good deal if you ask us. Amazon already has the new price for PND-K3.

Alpine PND-K3 review

Dec 8, 2008 gps navigation, reviews 3 Comments

We were pleasantly surprised by the performance of the Alpine PND-K3! Everything just works. User interface is really intuitive, hardware is solid, and the software is smart and fast. On top of all that there are bunch of little things that makes life easier such as how it turns on and off as you start and stop your engine, or the easy to reach dedicated volume buttons on top of the device.

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Alpine PND-K3

Aug 13, 2008 gps navigation 9 Comments

Alpine is expanding their navigation system lineup; this time with PND-K3 which we had mentioned back in January.

PND-K3 is now official and has an MSRP of $550. For this price you get a 4.3″ touch screen with 480 x 272 resolution, maps of all U.S. states, plus Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, 6 million POIs, text-to-speech which pronounces street names, and bluetooth to pair up with your cell phone.

As far as locating your position PND-K3 is quite advanced. It uses three different inputs: 1: the satellites. 2: gyro technology to sense the vehicle’s direction and 3: accelerometer technology to measure vehicle’s speed.

Alpine PND-K3 has 4GB of internal but no video or image viewing capabilities. However it handles your MP3 and WMA files just fine. For more info visit Alpine USA.

Alpine PND-K3

Jan 2, 2008 gps navigation 11 Comments

Alpine’s 2008 catalog is out in the wild and it looks like they’re releasing a couple of new GPS navigation systems in addition to their older Blackbird models.

The new models are PND-K3msn and PND-K3 and the difference between the two as you may have guessed is that one of them has support for MSN Direct and the other doesn’t. Here are the features:

• 4.3″ wide high resolution touch screen
• Pre-loaded maps of USA & Canada (including Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands)
• Cradle with MSN Direct provides up-to-date traffic, weather, gas price information and movie showtimes
• Fast routing and map zooming
• 6 million POIs with selectable map icons
• Auto map zoom
• Multi-language menus and voice guide
• Customizable map and menu colors
• Animated menus
• Easy to use windshield and dashboard mount
• Built-in SD card slot and speaker for use with music player
• Announces street names during guidance
• Built-in Bluetooth for convenient hands-free calling

We do not yet know how much the new PND-K3 series will cost but we’ll be sure to visit their booth at CES 2008 to get some more information… Read More …