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Mio Moov V700

Published on June 8th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio

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Mio Moov V700 is the big brother of Mio Moov V500 we just mentioned. Instead of a 4.7″ screen Mio Moov V700 offers a huge 7″ screen. You’ve still got the digital TV receiver, microSD card slot, Spirit user interface, text-to-speech, and the other usual features.

Here are the specs:

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Both Mio Moov V500 and V700 are expected to be available in third of quarter of 2009.

Mio Moov V500

Published on June 8th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio

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Mio Moov V500 has just been showcased at Computex 2009 in Taipei. Moov V series differ from S series with the addition of digital TV receptor. It still has the Spirit GPS navigation interface and offers pretty much the same set of features.

Mio Moov V500 has a 4.7″ screen, runs on a SiRFprima processor buzzing at 600MHz and even has a microSD card slot.

For extra POI content Moov V-series users can take advantage of the Google Map “Send-to-GPS” service. Users can search for a business, a POI or an address in Google Maps and send the information directly to their devices for navigating. By clicking the “Send to” link within the Google Map page, users can download the search results to MioMore Desktop 2, the software application for Mio GPS devices, to save it to “My Place” for route planning or map viewing. MioMore Desktop 2 also allows users to download free geo-encoded photos from Flickr and then transfer them for navigation.

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Mio Litepad N890

Published on June 5th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, umpc

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Mio has jumped into to the netbook market with two great looking netbooks. The N890 and the N1210. Mio Litepad N890 is of more interest to us because that’s the one with GPS.

Mio Litepad N890 has an 8.9″ display and offers 3.5G broadband and WiFi, comes with GPS receiver and MioMaps, and even rotation sensor to help you read stuff in portrait mode.

Here is the thing, we’re glad to see a company specializing GPS navigation systems to include a GPS receiver in their first netbook attempt. Can’t wait to see the price when it comes out. $400 maybe?

Mio Explora K85

Published on June 5th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, phones

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Yes, we just talked about K75, but also on display at Computex 2009 in Taipei was the Mio Explora K85. Very little is known about the Mio Explora K85 so far.

But here are some specs we do know. It will come with a bigger 3.6″ touch screen with 480×800 resolution, a 5MP camera, and a front facing camera for video conferencing and such… read »

Mio Explora K75 GPS phone

Published on June 4th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, phones

mio-explora-k75If you remember we had talked about the Mio Explora K70 a while back. Well, times have changed, and now we also have the Mio Explora K75 GPS phone.

K75 will be the first smart phone from the company to include their new Spirit GPS navigation software, and when combined with its 3.5″ screen, it sure will replace your stand alone GPS navigation system.

Mio Explora K75 runs on Windows Mobile 6.1, includes Wi-Fi, quad band GSM and 3.5G network support, bluetooth, 3MP camera, and even Office Mobile.

Also of interest is that Mio Explora K75 just got the Best Choice Award at the Computex Taipei 2009.

There’s no announcement on pricing or availability just yet. Here are some more Explora K75 specs:

  • Size: 4.5″x2.4″x0.6″
  • Weight:115g
  • CPU: Qualcomm MSM7201A 528Mhz
  • GPS: Qualcomm gpsOne
  • Display: 3.5″ 400×240 WQVGA
  • MicroSD card slot
  • Secondary camera: VGA CMOS
  • Rotation sensor

Magellan Maestro 4700

Published on May 23rd, 2009 in gps navigation, magellan, mio

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Magellan, which was recently acquired by Mio is about add a new system to their Maestro series called Magellan Maestro 4700. More than likely the device will feature a 4.7″ touch screen, have live traffic update, bluetooth connectivity, text-to-speech, FM-transmitter and maybe even more. We have very few details right now so you’re going to have to wait until it is put up on the Magellan Maestro sitevia

Mio Navman Spirit Flat

Published on May 15th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, navman

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Another new Mio for people across the pond the is the new Mio Navman Spirit Flat. It comes pre-installed with maps of both Eastern and Western Europe and only measures 14.5mm thin.

  • 4.7 super-flat widescreen
  • Ultra slim, lightweight design (14.5mm thin)
  • Pioneering ‘Spirit’ software with Slide Touch
  • TruMap views with 3D landmarks
  • 3D Junction views and lane guidance
  • Google Local Search via Bluetooth
  • Explore mode
  • Wcities Travel Books
  • Walking mode with 2D city maps
  • Smart economical routing
  • NavPix photo navigation
  • Capture button
  • Hands-free calling
  • Roadside assistance
  • AccuWeather weather info
  • FM Transmitter
  • MP3 player / Video player
  • Pre-loaded safety camera data – free trial
  • Text to Speech
  • High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
  • Road speed limit data
  • Built-in Traffic information with lifetime subscription
  • Latest Western and Eastern European map data

Mio Navman Spirit Flat will go for about £200.

Mio Navman Spirit 500

Published on May 15th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, navman

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Mio Navman Spirit 500 was also just recently announced. It will be available this month for about £180. It will have three different version though: Hands-free Traffic Europe, Traffic Europe, and Traffic Regional.

Here are the features for Mio Navman Spirit 500

  • 4.7″ widescreen
  • Ultra slim, lightweight design (less than 14mm thin)
  • Pioneering ‘Spirit’ software with Slide Touch
  • TruMap views
  • 3D Junction views and lane guidance
  • Google Local Search via Bluetooth
  • Explore mode
  • Wcities Travel Books
  • Walking mode
  • Smart economical routing
  • NavPix photo navigation
  • Capture button
  • Bluetooth Hands-free calling
  • Roadside assistance
  • AccuWeather weather info
  • Pre-loaded safety camera data free trial
  • Text to Speech
  • High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
  • Road speed limit data
  • Built-in Traffic information
  • Latest regional / European map data

Mio Navman Spirit 300

Published on May 15th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio, navman

mio-navman-spirit-s300After acquiring Navman we thought the Navman name would slowly disappear but it doesn’t seem like it. Mio just introduced three new “Navman”s, one of which is the Mio Navman Spirit 300 for the European market. It used to be just called Moov Spirit S300. Here are the features:

  • 3.5″ screen
  • Pioneering ‘Spirit’ software with Slide Touch
  • TruMap views
  • 3D Junction views and lane guidance
  • Local Search via MioMore desktop 2
  • Explore mode
  • Wcities Travel Books
  • Walking mode
  • Smart economical routing
  • NavPix photo navigation
  • Pre-loaded safety camera data – free trial
  • Text to Speech
  • High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
  • Road speed limit data
  • Built-in Traffic information
  • Latest regional / European map data

Mio Navman Spirit 300 is expected to cost £130.

Mio Moov S501

Published on May 14th, 2009 in gps navigation, mio

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We just talked about Moov S401 going official – but Mio also just made the Mio Moov S501 official today. Without further ado here is Mio Moov S501:

  • GPS Receiver 20 channel Highly Sensitive
  • Display 4.7 TFT with anti-glare touchscreen, 480 x 272 color LCD
  • Speaker Built-in speaker
  • Text-to-Speech Yes (English, Spanish, French)
  • TMC Module Optional
  • USB V2.0
  • Weight 0.38 lb (175g)
  • Dimensions 5.31X3.35X0.64 in.
  • Map: Pre-loaded Maps of the United States and Canada
  • POI: 12 Million POIs

Mio Moov S501 is expected to sell for $200 – just wait until June… read »