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navigation system for dummies

Jul 2, 2007 gps navigation

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