5 new GPS navigation products from Polaroid
Published on January 17th, 2007 in CES 2007, gps navigation
Polaroid showcased 6 different portable navigation products at CES 2007, most of which was new to the U.S. except the MGM-0550 which we talked about last year in May. The new models range from 3.5″ to 4.3″ and come with various features that can be summarized as follows:
MGA-03505 and MGA-03512
- 3.5″ touch screen
- built-in memory with preloaded maps
- integrated speakers
- rechargeable battery
- user selectable for voice and text
MGA-03514
- above plus thumbwheel navigation
MGA-04014
- 4″ screen and above
MGA-04314
- 4.3″ screen and above
No word on availability just yet.
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May 6th, 2007 at 11:39 am
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June 27th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I bought a Polaroid GPS, portable, MGM-03510K at Sams Mexico.
It works really well and has Mexican maps included. I called the Polaroid
company in Mexico to know if there are other maps for this product, like USA maps. All what they could tell me is ‘may be’ and it should work like any other GPS, and that it is a new product, they dont know yet etc… very vague answer.
On my side, I dont find any information about it yet.
Do you know about this GPS? Is it possible to upload other maps, it has a SD card slot.
Thank you for any suggestions
Greetings
July 8th, 2007 at 9:11 am
I have the same device. I found that it is using nokia’s smart2go software. The maps are free for cell phones (I have an HTC). I have installed the sofware in my cell phone and downloaded several maps but I have not been able to transfer them to the gps device. Go to http://www.smart2go.com
July 21st, 2007 at 11:31 am
Hello Arturo,
Thanks for the information, I will have a look at this site.
Please let me know if you find something new about this device.
I will do the same.
Regards
Joel
July 21st, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I still didn’t find where to download maps. I always come back to
a same page announced Free- GPS maps wich is a total joke, any
option that you click brings you to the same page. What is this joke?
September 6th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Hello Arturo and Joel, I bought the same GPS in SAMS Cuernavaca, and I found the whole country (Mexico) included, I am on the same task to find at least USA maps but the same bad luck. when you ask to Polaroid Mexico, they do not have andy answer. The only idea I have to get USA maps, is to find someone with a Polaroid USA GPS and exchange the preloaded maps, maybe thru this media we will be lucky
September 10th, 2007 at 8:38 am
I’m on the same quest. I bought my MGM-03510K at Office Depot in Mexico, and I’m looking for maps of the US to install.
If I find anything I will advice. Please do the same.
Thanks.
September 12th, 2007 at 6:04 am
Same here guys, but I have a question about how is the GPS supposed to work.
Sometimes the GPS tell me that I should make some turn where there is none, and stuff like that. I was guessing that maybe I needed to make a software upgrade or something else, so it could function with out pointing to non existing streets.
Is my first time using something like a GPS, so I don’t know is this should be considered as a normal behavior
Is it the same with yours? I got the MGM-03510K at Sam’s Club Toreo (Mexico DF)
Thanks
October 3rd, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Hey Monica! Is the turn left or right? And r u sure u r looking at the correct side?
October 15th, 2007 at 7:44 am
I just also adquired the same device from polaroid in Sams at Monterrey, with the promise of cleck I could download maps from Polaroid website, at entering I could not find anything, also the map in the GPS is not updated, even if you go directly to Navteq.com you can find a most recent map ther thant the one loaded in the Polaroid GPS, I think Polaroid must offer free maps update from original loaded and give us the chance to update maps from another countries, the gadget is not so cheap so they take that attitude of not give you the chance to use it in another country and they send you a thing that is not updated. This is a bullshit
October 17th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
I own one of these devices, also bought at Sam’s. I’ve been at http://www.smart2go.com and have downloaded the Nokia maploader; however, I’ve also been unable to download any other maps. At Nokias website you can download maps, but they are written in a different computing laguage (.sis), which the GPS does not recognize. The nav database loaded onto the Polaroid GPS is a cdt file. Maybe someone knows a conversion program or if other databases (e.g. TomTom and such) are similar files and may be used. I too think it is unfair not to be able to obtain what they are promoting!
October 26th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Thank you all of you, I was thinking of buying it at Sam’s San Jerónimo, but with all the problems you had, I’ll better get a Tom Tom or Garmin in US!
October 30th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
Polaroid USA told me that other maps are not available until now for
a question of international business contract. They are working on it (!?!)
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Joel,
I saw this gadget at Sam’s in Uruapan Michoacán today for $2990 @ 12 mo. interest free and thought the offer too good to let it pass so I grabbed it. This was a few hours ago and I’m still trying to get the hang of it. So far, I’ve managed to feed it my home and work locations (not that I need any help to get to them ;-] ) but the map, although fairly accurate insists on naming the streets and zip codes erroneously. My main concern would be Mexico City where I get lost fairly easily. Do you have a good experience with your’s in the Capital?
Also is there any way to edit the maps as they become obsolete? For example, let’s say they change the direction of a street. It would be a must to be able to do the edition yourself and not wait until the update becomes available, if ever (I have a VW Touareg with Nav radio, after two years I’m still waiting for VW to come out with the g..damn maps!)
Thanks for any insights.
–Jorge.
November 4th, 2007 at 8:00 am
Hector could you bring me a copy of the mexico maps?
November 4th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Monica, I think I should be able to send you the Mexico maps loaded on my unit. Just let me know if I should try to download the stuff to my PC. I don’t know how large are them but I do have an email account with an unlimited mailbox so I may be able to leave the client sending it all night if necessary.
If you want me to try contact me at jorgemtrevino (at) gmail (dot) com.
I would appreciate the USA maps in retrn.
Best,
–Jorge.
November 5th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Thanks Jorge, could you send me the mexico maps to biz_sol (at) hotmail (dot) com. and yes i guess you have to download them to your pc before. However I am sorry I have not USA maps.
regards.
November 14th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Hi, If you send me the Mexico maps in cdt format I will send you the one I have for USA in the same format. It’s 1GB in size so make sure your email provider can hadle it. I might be able to send it zipped and it might not be so large. My email address is jorgefitch@hotmail.com or jfitch@gmail.com
Thanks
Jorge F.
November 15th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Do you know how can I extract the maps from the GPS to the PC?
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Hi Jorge Treviño,
I have the same Polaroid gadget and I live in Mexico City…to answer your concern, I can tell you that you won’t have any problem to drive here…the GPS is very accurate (i.e. street names, ways, turns, etc.).
Question: dou you have the USA Maps available?
January 12th, 2008 at 8:14 am
I have the maps from Mexico in my computer if someone wants them
I am looking forward the maps from USA
January 28th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Hello, everybody. I just acquired the same device at Sam’s Club. If anyone has the USA maps and how to upload them in the GPS I will appreciate it too.
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:40 am
My husband is looking to purchase a Polaroid GPS specifically for the maps of Baja California. Can someone tell me how detailed the maps of Baja are. Or even better,is there any wesite where you can get detailed info about the Baja portion of the map. Thanks in advance for any help.
February 29th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Hi, I have maps USA, Puerto Rico and PuertoRico unlocked. Works to polaroid, becouse I have the polaroid maps in my gps Eonon (navteq too, extension .CDT). http://www.sbo2.com/gpsmapaus/GPS_MAPS_902.zip ,1.3GB!!!
Can someone upload the México Maps, becouse I need it, Im from mexico, city. Thanks. Veo que muchos son de México, no podríamos hablar en español?
March 1st, 2008 at 3:03 am
It is most funniest and cheepest to buy Blackberry or Nokia Navigator and download map at: whatamap.com. GPS is working on any map. You just set GPS point on the map. All maps are there.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Si alguien quiere los mapas de el GPS Polaroid de Mexico, con extension .cdt , mandenme un mail. Pesan 100 mb aprox.
March 12th, 2008 at 10:46 am
To Abel Leon. Gracias por los mapas de USA. Aqui estan los mapas de Mexico en formato .cdt (descomprimiendo el RAR) http://www.badongo.com/file/5009516
March 12th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
Abel Leon, muchas gracias me funcionó muy bien el mapa de USA si no te han enviado el de México, envíame tu email y te lo envío, porque o se como hiciste para poner la dirección en la que lo baje.
Saludos
March 17th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Acabo de comprar el mismo GPS MGM-03510K, me gustaria actualizarlo porke los mapas q trae vienen ligeramente desactualizado, no aparecen alguans calles relativamente nuevas de mi ciudad. ¿Alguien sabe como hacerlo?
March 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Hi guy, to all of you that have bought the MGM-03510K GPS from polaroid, I am thinking in buying it at the same place that you did (SAM’S). I am jus wondering if this city it is included in the maps “CIUDAD GUZMAN”. I will appreciate if any of you could let me know wether my town is included with all its streets or not.
Best regards!!
March 20th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Ernesto:
Podrias darme el link para bajar de badongo el Mapa de USA, no he podido bajar el que ofrecio atentamente abel Leon, me marca error.
gracias
March 25th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Has anybody been able to get US maps ? Any help would be really appreciated.
March 25th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Alguien ha podido correr los mapas de USA en su GPS Polaroid (comprado en el sams)?
Si es asi.. como le hicieron?
Gracias
April 1st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Hey I’ve just downloaded the USA maps and copied them to a 2GB SD Card … My GPS is not recognizing anythin but the voices in many languages ???
Anybody know how to make them work on my MExican Polaroid GPS
your help will be very appreciated .
Thanks
April 18th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Hi, I have the maps to all mexico!!!!!! run on polaroid and in my stereo Eonon!!!! all in spanish!!!! if someone want this maps unlocked, send me a mail. cp.abel.leon gmail.
Que tal, ya tengo los mapas de todo México polaroid en mi autoestereo eonon, funcionando en español, con todo y voz. Si alguien necesita los mapas, mandenme un mail. Saludos.
April 29th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Hello i got one of these and the maps are no longer good if anyone can please help me find the maps again that would be great. BTW USA maps Email Techdesk@nycap.rr.com
May 8th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Hello, the links that Abel gave us is not longer avaible, Somebody know where to download US maps for polariod GSP?
May 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Can somebody sent me the usa maps in cdt format ?
I tryed to download it from the up addres but it isn´t funtionally .
my email mauroh @ gmx.net all togeter (please)
May 12th, 2008 at 8:16 am
the above link that suposely was for downloading the USA maps is just a hoax, no more than a bad taste joke, it never worked and actually is directed to some chinesse site that doesnt hosts any info for download.
bad bad bad.
May 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Please some good soul that share the USA maps with the rest of us….
actually theese are the steps to follow.
1 if you own a Polaroid GPS purchased in USA you will find a .cdt file of more
than 700mb in size, resident in the main memory of your device. That is the
file that all of the people are praying for.
2 If you decided to cooperate, first you have to split it in pieces under 95Mb
May 12th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Please some good soul that share the USA maps with the rest of us….
actually theese are the steps to follow.
1 if you own a Polaroid GPS purchased in USA you will find a .cdt file of more
than 700mb in size, resident in the main memory of your device. That is the
file that all of the people are praying for.
2 If you decided to cooperate, first you have to split it in pieces under 95Mb
in size so you can upload it in http://www.mediafire.com that is a free hosting
page.
3 The split process can be done with a very simple splitter/joiner utility
called HJ-Split available free at http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#win32
4 Then upload the resulting parts to http://www.mediafire.com and you will
have more than 50 VERY VERY happy people
May 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
3 you can use any free joiner/splitter utility like hjsplit that can be downloaded here h**p://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/
4 you should upload the parts in any hosting site like mediafire.com
thanks in advance
June 18th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Que tal, alguien de ustedes me pudiera decir donde conseguir los mapas de USA para un GPS Polaroid MGM-03510K , el link que mencionan ya no funciona. Gracias.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Hi,
If someone uploads the USA maps, I’ll upload the Canadian Maps. Abel, can you upload the USA maps once again.
Thanks.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
ayudenme compre el mismo y no encuentro los mapas de USA
July 11th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Alguien pudiera decirme de donde puedo bajar los mapas de USA para un polaroid
July 21st, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Que tal alguien encontro mapas nuevos?? saludos!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
Saludos, todavia nada de nada con los mapas de USA
July 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
saludos, acabo de comprar un gps polaroid mgm 03510k, pero el problema es que no tiene actualisaciones de mapas, y pues, me puse a investigar y es posible desbloquear windows, y desde windows instalarle otro naegador con actualisaciones de mapas, pero como que no le he metido mano, si alguien sabe algo, comenteme, mi mail es panchoavendano@hotmail.com
August 9th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Hola abel, un favor, yo igual tengo un estereo enon, quisiera me explicaras de favor como instalaste los mapas de mexico en el estereo o caja GPS del mismo. Saludos
August 14th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
A todos los de este blog les quiero decir que si es posible instalar nuevos mapas y hacer varias cosas mas con este GPS de Polaroid, visiten este foro:
http://foro.todopocketpc.com/showthread.php?t=154491
Vean la pagina 4 y encontrarán varios tips para el GPS.
Saludos.