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NavMan N40i on Woot for $160

Dec 12, 2007 gps navigation, navman Leave a comment

Today Woot is offering NavMan N40i GPS with 3.5″ touchscreen for $160. It sounds like a good deal since when we first talked about Navman N40i the price was around $500.

However, the most interesting feature of the NavMan N40i NavPix GPS is the integrated digital camera that saves what they call NavPix. You can make these NavPix of any place you like, creating the perfect rose-tinted memory, then calling up the route by image to find your way back any time you want. This could come in handy when the local riff-raff decides to send you away before you’re ready to leave.

Yes, we know, your phone can take higher resolution pictures than the onboard 1.3MP camera but if you’re looking into getting a GPS navigation system you probably already own a decent digital camera anyways.

Read the comments on Woot before you purchase!

Woot’s done it again: 7″ GPS navigation with 20GB HDD for $250

Jun 7, 2007 gps navigation 9 Comments

HacVision Cease & Desist is not familiar to us but at the end of the day it is a GPS navigation with 20GB hard disk space and a huge 7″ touchscreen. (If you want to do some research about you should search Nextar MN2607 – that seems to be actual model name). You know the rules with Woot – once it is gone it is gone.

Here are the specs:

• Large 7″ 16:9 touch-screen color display with 800×480 resolution
• Falcom JP7-t GPS chipset based on the SiRFstarIIe/LP
• OS: modified version of KLinux
• Samsung S3C2410 200Mhz ARM920T based processor
• Hitachi Travelstar 2.5″ 4200RPM ATA Hard Drive
• 64MB Hynix SDRAM Built-in
• Sleek, blue LED backlit keypad
• Universal Mounting Bracket
• Turn by turn voice navigation
• Auto recalculate when miss a turn
• 2006 NAVTEQ US maps loaded on hard drive
• Updated firmware version 3.4 Build 1.7.3.24
• 2 Million points of interest including restaurants and gas stations
• Quick installation and removal from any windshield or smooth surface
• 20GB drive gives you lots of room for your MP3 collection
• Audio out cable allows you to connect to other devices with RCA inputs
• USB 2.0 and USB host ports
• Built-in speakers
• External antenna
• MP3 player
• Dimensions: 2.3 x 4.68 x 8.54 (LxHxW)
• Inputs: 1 x USB (PC), 1 x USB(Accessory), 1 x Barrel(Power)
• Outputs: 1 x RCA (Audio)

Before committing you should also read about other Nextar products we’ve mentioned. Nextar 2707 looks very similar to this one.

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.

woot: evesham nav-cam 7700 for $160

May 7, 2007 gps navigation 3 Comments

We’ve been pretty good about following sat nav systems coming out on Woot. Today we have the Nav-Cam 7700 from Evesham. It is going for $160 plus $5 for shipping. Doing a quick search through Navigadget reveals that this is the cheapest GPS navigation system to be offered here.

Here are the hardware specs:

• Processor: Centrality Atlas II 300MHz
• Memory: 256MB Flash ROM, 64MB SDRAM
• Expandable Memory: SD/MMC up to 2GB
• Display: 3.5” 65K Color TFT LCD, LED Backlight
• Audio: Integrated speaker / Headphone socket
• Base Maps: USA & Canada maps
• Receiver: Centrality GPS Receiver
• Battery Type: Internal Rechargeable Lithium Ion 1320mAh
• Battery Life: 3 Hours Navigation
• Dimensions: 3.7” x 2.9” x 0.8”
• Weight: 5.5 oz.

We haven’t any first hand experience here at Navigadget with any Evesham products so we’d like to hear from our users to help out indecisive wooters. You can also visit forums for more info.

Whistler WPGX-635 GPS navigation on Woot for $220

Apr 16, 2007 gps navigation 1 Comment

Whistler WPGX-635 for $220. Of course there’s always that standard $5 shipping. Still $225 is not bad for a standard 3.5″ touch screen satellite navigation system that offers 8 hours of operation thanks to a rechargeable 1350 mAh Li-Poly battery and comes with 1GB SD memory card with preloaded maps of the whole USA also including Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.

However we still think the $180 for that JVC KV-PX9 we talked about earlier today was a better deal. How can you beat a 18GB hard disk?

Microsoft Street and Trips 2006 on Woot for $45

Mar 1, 2007 gps navigation, software Leave a comment

If you’ve been looking for a GPS navigation upgrade for your laptop you should check out Microsoft’s Street and Trips 2006 with GPS locater. It’s a decent piece of software with a lot of features and the hardware is quite fast to get a satellite fix. Check out this review of MS Streets and Trips 2006.

It sounds like a good deal, and the “I want one” button is bouncing meaning they don’t have very many left… woot

woot sells 80 PlayStation 3’s in 4 minutes

Dec 22, 2006 gps navigation, misc news, sony 10 Comments

We know PS3 is not really related to Navigadget since it doesnt do any sort of GPS navigation (or does it?) – but we thought this would be worth mentioning. Today’s Woot was Sony PlayStation 3 (20GB) for $499.99 and $5 for shipping for next day delivery. What a great Xmas present for PS3 fanboys out there!

They only had 80 of them and it sold out in about 4 minutes.

Whistler WGPX-550 GPS Navigation System for $250 on Woot

Dec 21, 2006 gps navigation 1 Comment

Woot has been giving some good deals on GPS navigation systems lately. Today they have the Whistler WGPX-550 for $250. The same thing sells for $344 on Amazon, and $340 on Wal-Mart. So it looks like you are saving about $90.

Here are the features:

• Portable navigation systems comes pre-loaded with map data of the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• 3.5-inch color LCD touch screen
• Turn-by-turn directions, as well as audible and visual prompts
• Millions of points of interest, including restaurants, hotels, and ATMs
• WAAS (Wide Area Augmented System) enabled for accuracy in coastal areas
• Picture viewer and a MP3 player you can access by the digital multi-media card slot
• GPS receiver: 20 channels
• Acquisition time: Reacquisition: 0.1 seconds; hot start: 1 seconds; warm start: 35 seconds; cold start: 42 seconds
• Accuracy: Position: 10 meters for 90 percent; velocity: 0.1 meters per second
• Processor: Centrality Atlas Processor at 200 MHz
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows CE.Net 4.2
• Dimensions: 4.94 x 0.83 x 2.98 inches
• Weight: 7.3 oz
• USA maps preloaded (Canadian Maps on DVD).
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (1050 mAh)
• Battery life: 5 hours battery life when backlight is inactive, 3 hours to fully charge
• External Antenna and Earphone Jacks
• Powered 2-Ways, Internal lithium ion battery and external 12 volt.
• Flip-up GPS antenna.
• Connectors: USB client, DC power in
• Special keys and buttons: 5-way directional pad (up, down, left, right, enter), 4 quick-launch application buttons

20GB portable media player with GPS navigation for $200

Nov 3, 2006 gps navigation 1 Comment

Here is another woot alert. Woot is offering a Dream’eo portable media player with GPS navigation for $200. The model name is actually PVP E320. A little research (pdf link) reveals that the actual device does not come with an embedded GPS chip but with this package they’re making use of the CF card slot and including add-on GPS receiver (in this case an Holux GM-270U Compact Flash GPS device) and making it work with the Horizon Navmate Navigation software. The best price online for this device is usually around $250 and that price does not even include the GPS package. We think it is good deal.

For more info you can go to dream’eo usa site.

Mobile Crossing Waypoint 200 National Edition Pocket PC GPS

Oct 5, 2006 gps navigation Leave a comment

Here is a short notice. Woot is offering Mobile Crossing Waypoint 200 for only $300 (plus $5 for shipping). It looks like a good deal since the cheapest you can get this device elsewhere on the net is about $500 dollars. If you need more info or want to know what others think of this just have a look at the woot forums.

Features

• Operating System: Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 Premium Edition
• Processor: Intel XScale PXA 260 400MHz
• Audio: Built-in Speaker & Microphone AC97 Codec 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
• Memory: SDRAM: 64 MBytes
• On Board Rom: 32 MBytes for OS
• Flash Memory: 128 MBytes On Board
• Expandable Memory: Compact Flash X1 (Type II), Secure Digital / MMC X1
• Display: 3.5″ Transflective TFT Module with Touch Panel
• Using NVIDIA MQ1188 Video Controller
• Resolution: 320X240 (64K Color)
• BaseMap: long haul maps US interstates (18 regional maps downladable)
• Accuracy: SiRF powered GPS chip provides the fastest, most accurate navigation service
• USB Client: USB X1 via shared 22 pin connector
• Main Battery: 1300 mAH/3.7 V Lithium Ion Replaceable Smart Battery Pack
• Dimensions: 5.3″ x 3.1″ x 0.6″