NaviGadget

Mio C720t, GPS with digital camera

Sep 27, 2007 gps navigation, mio

Mio just announced a new GPS navigation called C720t – first from Mio to be equipped with a digital camera. Other features include live traffic updates (that’s what the ‘t’ is for), bluetooth hands free calling, text-to-speech for pronouncing street names, and a wide 4.3″ screen.

Mio C720t has a 2MP digital camera – that lets you embed GPS coordinates into an image, and navigate back to it as if it were an address. Other features of image capturing lens is the ability to recognize business cards and store them in your lists of contacts.

Real time traffic information is provided by ClearChannel’s network of affiliates, and can be viewed on C720t’s split-screen interface. 12 million POI’s is way more than what others offer and the device also lets you upload your photoPOI’s onto an SD card.

More features and specs:

• 20-channel SiRFstar III GPS receiver
• 2 GB flash memory, 64 MB RAM
• 4.3″ TFT with Touch Screen and 65k Colors, WQVGA – 480 x 272 pixels
• Built-in speaker and 2.5 mm headphone jack
• Two-megapixel camera, digital zoom, 320 x 240 to 1600 x 1200, multi-shot, 5/10 second timer
• SD/MMC Memory Expansion Module
• 1300 mAH rechargeable Li-ion battery

Mio DigiWalker C720t costs $600 and is already available at your electronics super stores.