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MS 2010 from VDO Dayton

Jun 6, 2006 gps navigation

VDO Dayton, part of Siemens VDO Automotive and very successful in the navigational market, is currently creating the successor to their MS 2000 PND. The device, the MS 2010, will be available this June for the surprisingly low introduction price of 249 € (£ 170). Striking, because the MS 2000 was more than 100 € more expensive…

Identical
On the outside it’s not really noticable that we’re talking about a new device here: both PND’s look identical. The differences are on the inside and especially with regards to the installed navigational software.

VDO Dayton has taken advantage of their many years of experience with built-in devices. This has led to several enhancements with regards to the user interface, a completely new menu structure and a simpler method of inputting.

With regards to to the map display, especially the transparant split-screen stands out: the commands are accompanied by an arrow and then there is the special ‘male/female button’. Ferry van der Vliet, CEO of the Dutch sales division of Siemens VDO explains: “We’ve made a distinction beween a male and a female display: research has learned us that most men like to have their map facing North, while most women like a map which turns in accordance with the driving direction.”

The MS 2010 is shipped with a car mount, a USB cable and power adapters for in-home and in-car charging. The newest maps of all the European countries are shipped standard on SD-card and DVD. Van Der Vliet: “We offer the maps of the entire continent of Europe, including Eastern Europe. We are able to do this because we use several map supliers.”

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