Navigon’s Reality View
Published on March 19th, 2007 in gps navigation, navigon
Reality View is Navigon’s new user interface that is featured on models 7100, 7110, 5100, and 5110. In Reality View important traffic points are displayed in photo quality. From what we understand this is not what will be displayed throughout the whole journey but only during certain intersections.
Here are the specs for the new 71xx and 51xx series:
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows CE 5.0
- GPS: SiRF Star III
- Monitor: 7100 and 7110: 4.3″ 16:9 ratio; 5100 and 5110: 3.5″ 4:3 ratio
- Processor: Samsung 400MHz
- Dimensions: 71xx: 130 x 90 x 23 mm; 51xx: 107 x 82 x 21 mm
- Weight: 71xx: 200 g; 51xx: 180g
- Memory: 64ROM/64RAM
- Battery: 4.5 hours, 1200mAh
- Bluetooth: Hands free calling on 71xx
- TMC: Subscription free
In addition, both devices are capable of accepting voice commands and have text-to-speech function for pronouncing street names.
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Been drooling ever since I have seen these gps’s online. Looking forward to their arrival in USA!! Was going to upgrade my Streetpilot i3 but now I am going to wait until this unit hits the streets..
Ray
I returned my 7100. Pretty but has problems. If you deviate from your route it will add miles in the wrong direction in order to get you back on it’s route. Must have 20/20 vision to read the beautiful screen. Swivel holder became loose after on/off a few times. Battery would only last 1.5 hours so I had to keep it constanly plugged in. I tested it for one week against my 360 Nuvi and found the Nuvi to be much better in routing. If you want pretty get the 7100, but wait until Navigon fixes their bugs. Alot of reviewers have only gotten 2gb cards when they should have 4gb and Navigon hasn’t helped them.
I had this and the problem was not that the reviewers got 2gb but that they got 4gb and people bought it got 2gb. sending upgraded free models to reviewers so they rave about th 4gb, then advertising 4gb, then sneaking in 2gb is not right.
I have been trying to get an answer on the 1.5 hours on the battery as well. I have been testing a nuvi with the same size screen and it gets 3.7 hours. One of the points of it being handheld size is to occasionally use it for walking and the 7100 is no good at all for that.
Look for upgrades to batteries especially before you consider buying!
I have the 5100. The reality view is pretty cool looking, but not really very preactical or functional. When the unit swithces over to reality view, it’s only a photo of the signs and it doesn’t offer you your active travel. You have to wait until after you have passed the signs befor you can actually see your real position. It would be nice if reality view would be an overlay over the active travel view.
Does anyone know if different voices can be uploaded to the SD card and changed?
[...] 4) Navigon 5100 GPS – I like the Navigon for three reasons: Voice reading of streets/map data, no cost/subscription to traffic information, and “reality view“. [...]
[...] with the ESCORT SmartMirror™ is truly a new experience. Drivers will appreciate the Reality View™ feature from Navigon Mobile, which displays street level views of all major intersections, points of interest and interstate [...]
yes new features are good its good for drivers ,this will encourage others also to go on long drives.