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Today Woot is offering NavMan N40i GPS with 3.5″ touchscreen for $160. It sounds like a good deal since when we first talked about Navman N40i the price was around $500.

However, the most interesting feature of the NavMan N40i NavPix GPS is the integrated digital camera that saves what they call NavPix. You can make these NavPix of any place you like, creating the perfect rose-tinted memory, then calling up the route by image to find your way back any time you want. This could come in handy when the local riff-raff decides to send you away before you’re ready to leave.

Yes, we know, your phone can take higher resolution pictures than the onboard 1.3MP camera but if you’re looking into getting a GPS navigation system you probably already own a decent digital camera anyways.

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Right after renewing its S series sat nav systems with S30, S50, S70 and S90i, Navman is adding a new member to its F series: Navman F10.

F10 will follow the form factor of the F series, and will look quite similar to the F20 which we had talked about here at NaviGadget. F10 is an entry level model and it uses a light version of Navman’s navigation software called SmartST 2008. As usual F10 also offers preloaded radar database. On the other hand, it does not come with a USB cable nor the Navman Desktop software, which is necessary for the update of the radars. It is an optional add-on for 15 €. F10 also is not compatible with live traffic information.

The maps come from Tele Atlas and dates back to April 2007 and it is stored on the 512MB internal storage like the S series. F10 comes with a SiRF Star III GPS chip and has a 3.5″ display.

Navman F10 will be offered at 150 € (appx $213).

The recent S series from Navman we talked about few weeks ago also offer a basic model called S30 which only cost about £ 146 in the U.K. It is truly an entry level system - with only extra that comes out of the box is pre-installed safety camera data which is about to become a standard for sat nav systems offered in Europe.

There’s no word if the Navman S30 will make it to the States side just yet.

Also introduced from Navman is Navman S70. Navman S70 will come with maps of Western Europe which covers over 6 million miles of streets throughout 21 European countries.

It is also traffic information compatible which will attempt to keep you out of traffic jams. Like other mid to high end GPS navigation system Navman S70 also offers bluetooth connectivity in case you have plans for pairing up your phone with your sat nav device.

Navman S70 has a 4.3″ touchscreen, offers a free trial for safety camera locations, and has the ability to navigate to pictures using NavPix software. However S70 lacks an onboard digital camera. It will soon start shipping and will cost £200.

Navman quietly introduced S90i to the GPS navigation market in Europe. S90i is their top of the line product featuring a 4.3″ touch screen, RDS/TMC live traffic information receiver and text-to-speech feature to pronounce street names. But most importantly Navman’s famous integrated NavPix camera which lets you capture your favorite locations anywhere in Europe and navigate back to them anytime, simply by touching the photo.

Here are some more features and specs for S90i:

• Integrated Bluetooth hands-free calling
• Preloaded Safety Camera Data – Free trial
• Up-to-date maps with Navman’s iUpData
• Samsung 2443 / 400 MHz processor
• 2GB internal Flash memory, 96 MB SDRAM
• SiRFstarIII GPS receiver
• Li-Ion battery-up to 4.5 hrs
• Integrated NavPix Camera: 2 Megapixel

Navman S90i comes with European maps pre-installed and will cost you £300 or less when it becomes available very soon.

If you’ve been waiting for sub $200 but didn’t feel like spending your money on a brand you’ve never heard before you should check out Navman F20. Navman is a known brand - specially in Europe, and they recently expanded their entry level GPS navigation systems with the F20 series.

Navman F20 features two easy access buttons on the front: one of them to direct you to the nearest gas station and the other to the nearest parking lot. Here are some of the other features:

• 3.5″ colour touch-screen
• Eight-digit postcode search
• Fuel and Park buttons
• Traffic-compatible via optional T1 Traffic Pack
• Safety camera downloads
• Latest SiRF Star III GPS receiver

Navman F20 will be added to our sub $200 GPS navigation systems list.

A final addition to the F series from Navman that was announced today was Navman F50, the top of the line product that features a 3.5″ touch screen, traffic information system that can give you live traffic info, and Bluetooth compatibility for handsfree calls (meet B2 bluetooth cradle). The new F50 comes with 32MB of flash memory and uses an Intel PXA processor. It utilizes the SiRF Star III GPS receiver, and Navman claims the battery will last up-to 3.5 hours depending on use.

For £249 here are some of the other features you are getting:

• Spare SD card slot for additional maps
• POI import capability, so you can add your own places of interest (POI), such as safety cameras, using the optional connectivity kit
• Drive-Away™ so it’s ready to use out of the box
• Automatic re-routing with Back-on-Track™
• Pre-installed regional map
• Wide range of accessories

Navman F50 does not have an embedded digital camera like the i series. F50 weighs 200g (excluding B2+ cradle) and measures 116mm x 79.5mm x 24mm.

Navman F40 is just like F30 but different. How different? Take out the TMC traffic receiver but instead this time throw in a cradle for bluetooth support. Another enhancement over F30 is the addition of maps for all Western European countries.

Navman F40 Europe enhances the F20 with European maps and Bluetooth hands-free functionality. The F40 works with all Bluetooth compatible phones and can be paired with up to five different phones at any one time. This means no re-programming of settings. Plus the on-screen caller display allows users to safely see exactly who is calling them.

So how much extra do you have to pay for a bluetooth cradle and more maps? Only £30. The Navman F40 Europe will sell for £229.

Navman just announced F30, a new member of its F family. The new Navman F30 enhances the F20 model by adding TMC real time traffic information and with a lifelong free subscription. However real time traffic information will only be available in the following countries: UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands.

It sounds like Navman improved on F20 by only adding new external hardware:

We’ve, therefore, added our T1 Traffic Pack to create the F30. Now you can find your way around the jams as easily and simply as you find your way from A to B.

Some of the other features of the Navman F30 are:

• Spare SD card slot for additional maps
• POI import capability, so you can add your own places of interest, such as safety cameras, using the optional desktop connectivity kit
• Drive-Away so it’s ready to use out of the box
• Automatic re-routing with Back-on-Track
• Pre-installed regional map
• Wide range of accessories

The Navman F30 will sell for £199.

Navman N60i got a review today from PCMag. N60i was the top of line product in the N series that Navman released in 2006. The device comes with a 1.3 MP digital camera, 4.3 inch wide screen display as well as free is the traffic updates and the safety camera database.

The N60i is supplied with a generous bundle of accessories. In addition to a suction cup windshield mount, a dashboard disk, and a DC power adapter, the N60i comes with an AC adapter, a cloth for cleaning the screen, and a leather carrying case. There is also an IR remote control, but only a limited number of functions can be controlled remotely: volume, brightness, mute, home, view, and cancel.

You can get a Navman N60i from Amazon for $495.