NaviGadget

For Dummies, the series of books that tries to simplify complex technologies and subjects for consumers, has announced that they will produce GPS Navigation For Dummies, a GPS navigation device with a 3.5″ touch screen. The product was co-developed by Wiley Publishing (owner of the For Dummies brand) and the Maylong Group, a Detroit-area technology company. The device is also known as FD35.

The new GPS Navigation For Dummies devices features technology from the Maylong Group - whose CEO Ming Wang helped design and implement the OnStar telematics and navigation system - backed by an exceptionally clear, helpful interface from the For Dummies creative team.

Here are the features of FD35:

• 3.5″ touch screen
• 2.0 GB memory card
• digital mapping with browsing capability
• text-to-speech navigation, turn by turn, using actual street names
• complete mapping of North America: the U.S. plus Canada
• 2 million POIs
• included MP3 player and eBook reader

Other releases are in the pipeline featuring a wider 4.3″ screen as well as internet connectivity for traffic data and other information. GPS navigation for Dummies by Maylong is expected to begin shipping by mid-October 2007 to retailers. The system will also come with Italian for Dummies for obvious reasons… via

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