MAP360 and MAP560 from Clarion

Published on June 19th, 2006 in gps navigation

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Clarion, manufacturer of systems of embarked navigation GPS, launches out in its turn on the market of PNDs (autonomous GPS) with two products : the MAP 360 and 560.

Contrary, with the embarked models of the mark, these PNDs will use the TeleAtlas cartography.

Their principal characteristics :

· Receiver GPS SiRF III integrated without external antenna
· Touch screen 3,5 inches TFT LCD 65 536 colors, of 240×320 resolution, with filter anti reflections
· Processor INTEL Given rhythm To 300 MHz
· 512 Mb of ROM for the MAP 360 and 2 Gb (!) of ROM for the MAP 560
· 64 Mb of RAM
· Windows CE.net 4.2
· Port SD/MMC (up to 2 Go)
· Mini USB 1.1
· Battery Lithium-Polymer of 1200 mAh ensuring an autonomy of 4h30 to him
· Dimensions : 11,3 X 7,8 X 2,5 cm
· Weight : 180 G
· Reader MP3
· Visualisor of photographs
· The software of navigation is a personalized version of Navigon MobileNavigator 5
· TeleAtlas Cartography : France and principal European axes for the MAP360 and Europe for the MAP560.

The hardware comes from under treating taïwanais Mitac and Airis, for the T920A, and Typhoon, for the GO 3210 and 320, use the same base. It is a good PND, with a successful and compact and light design, which does not have to prove reliable any more.

Clarion MAP360 and MAP560 are delivered with a cable USB, a support conveys, a charger lights cigar, a charger sector and in more for the MAP560, a cover of transport.

A cable GNS FM9 for information traffic in RDS/TMC is available, but contrary to these solutions of embarked navigation using v-traffic, Clarion did not choose a RDS/TMC Premium for its PNDs. It will be thus of information traffic only on the paying motorways, and not in the large cities and the expressways, which has little interest to the final one.

The products will be available at the end of June and sold 379 €Euros for the MAP360 and 549 €Euros for the MAP560.

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