NaviGadget

Lowrance iWAY 250C released

Sep 18, 2006 gps navigation, lowrance

Lowrance just updated their website with information on the brand new iWAY 250C, a pocket sized GPS navigation system with stereo MP3 player and a picture viewer. It comes with built-in battery so you are not limited to the charger in your car and with its Navteq maps of USA and Canada pre-loaded on its 2GB MMC/CD card you are guarenteed not to get lost.

Here are features and specs:

Display

• Sunlight-viewable, 16-bit color TFT touch-screen display
• 320 x 240 pixel resolution
• 3.5″ (8.9 cm) diagonal display size
• Super-bright, white LED backlit screen

Navigation/Mapping

• Built-in, precision 12-channel GPS+WAAS receiver with flip-up antenna
• Optional, compact RAA-5 remote GPS+WAAS antenna with built-in magnet
• Simplified touch-screen menus
• Three selectable mapping displays: 2-D Track Up, 2-D North Up, and Elevated 3-D
• Turn-by-turn audio and visual cues, including auto-zooming and automatic recalculation of directions after a missed turn
• Straight-line navigation feature for off-road and marine use
• 7 voice direction languages
• 12 display text languages
• Street address searching, plus auto-routing choices to choose or avoid Toll Roads and Interstates, and avoid Left-Hand Turns
• Mega-memory storage for up to 1,000 addresses
• Includes 2GB MMC/SD card preloaded with NAVTEQ mapping detail for the USA & Canada or Western Europe featuring millions of accessible Points-of-Interest (40MB of free space on the memory card for MP3 audio or JPEG picture files)
• Supports all current plug-&-play map/chart options from Lowrance
• Maps can be updated through the internal USB port with a PC
• Safety Passenger Mode allows a passenger to use the GPS features while the car is in motion

Media Players

• Full-featured stereo MP3 audio player with digital media card slot for loading audio files with an SD/MMC memory card
• Full-featured picture viewer displays JPEG photos stored on MMC/SD memory cards

Specs

• Operates on internal lithium ion rechargeable battery
• Integrated speaker plus connector support for stereo line out, DC power, USB and optional remote active antenna
• 4″W x 3″H x 1″D (10.61cm x 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm)
• Full one-year warranty

Accessories Included

• Stylus for touch-screen operations (with built-in holder)
• 12 vDC plug power adapter for power and recharging
• Suction-cup mounting bracket for windshield applications*
• Adhesive-backed, European-styled dash mounting plate
• USB to PC interface cable

UPDATE: iWAY 250C costs only $190 on Amazon now.