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Becker’s new Traffic Assist Z215

Aug 2, 2010 ,


Becker’s latest and greatest GPS navigation system these days is the Becker Traffic Assist Z 215. It is already on Amazon for 267 € but that’s the German site… We have no information whether it will come to the U.S. yet; however we have all the details and features of Z215.

Becker Traffic Assist Z215 features an eco route software for the most fuel efficient route, allows you to enter your commands via speech provided you have a thick German accent. It offers free lifetime traffic information, Navteq’s traffic patterns solution, 3D navigation display with lane guidance and even buildings. Some other features include text-to-speech, 3D terrain view, and trip computer. You can hook up your bluetooth enabled phone with Z215 too.

It comes with maps of 41 European countries pre-installed, and the speech commands we mentioned works in D, E, F, GB, I, NL, and PT.

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Becker Traffic Assist Pro Z 302 Truck Navigation

Sep 10, 2009 ,

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Our European penpal Becker has come with a new GPS navigation system for trucks. It is called Becker Traffic Assist Pro Z 302.

Becker Traffic Assist Pro Z 302, is their first mobile truck navigation system. The truck drivers can define profiles that are tailored specifically to his/her vehicle and payload. This profile includes details such as height, width, length, axle number, and weight which is then analyzed to calculate the optimal route. Impassable roads, tunnels and bridges are excluded depending on the profile data and possible, alternative routes are offered for selection in a map view so that the driver can choose the best route for him.

The device also includes a remote controller (see photo above) which would especially be helpful if you were not able to reach the windshield. In case you’re not following – this is a GPS navigation system for trucks. Other features include bluetooth connectivity, 3D buildings and landscapes, text-to-speech, TMC traffic updates, and of course a relatively large 4.3″ touch screen.

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Becker Z205

Aug 12, 2009 , ,

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Becker‘s GPS navigation system lineup in the U.S. hasn’t seen much change but the same is not true for their homeland – Deutschland! Their latest model is called Becker Z205 which has some high end features.

Becker Z205 It is equipped with TMC Pro receiver for the latest traffic updates, does text-to-speech, can understand voice commands, uses Navteq’s Traffic Patterns system to guess traffic conditions, comes with bluetooth connectivity, it offers 3D view of cities and certain buildings, but more exciting than that, it even offers 3D landscape views.

Here is a video too:

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Ferrari Traffic Assist Pro Z250

Jan 26, 2009 ,

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We’ve talked about Ferrari GPS stuff on Navigadget before – mostly from German brand Becker. Their latest GPS navigation system designed after the Ferrari brand is called Ferrari Traffic Assist Pro Z250.

This portable GPS, conceived in collaboration with the Italian brand, has an ergonomic design with special materials such as the “Soft-Touch”. It has a user interface personalized for Ferrari; also in addition to the traditional POIs like the hotels, restaurants, museums, service stations and other places which marked on your route, this GPS also integrates, the Ferrari dealers in all of Europe and the United States.

The rest of the specs are quite ordinary. Take for example the wide 4.3″ screen, processing running at 400 MHz, 128MB of memory, Premium RDS/TMC Traffic information and a Bluetooth kit for hands free phone calls.

Like the previous Becker models, Ferrari Traffic Assist Pro Z250 also integrates a GPS SiRF III chip with SiRF InstantFixII function which allows for the prediction of satellite locations and thus, a faster calculation of position.

New for Becker, this GPS navigation system is delivered with maps of 40 European countries as well as United States, all of which fits onto a 4GB SD card.

Like Becker Z201, Z250 Ferrari will utilize the iGO 8 navigation software from Nav N Go which supports split screen view, lane assistance, 3D monuments, 3D highway intersections, and realistic road signs.

Becker Traffic Assist Pro Z 250 Ferrari Edition is available for 399 € in authorized Becker dealers or other Ferrari stores…

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becker 7394 review

Oct 7, 2008 , ,


Hey we didn’t know Becker 7394 even existed but now there’s a review out from a guy who bought the device on sale for only $99. However it does awfully resemble Becker 7934 which we have already talked about. Maybe the reviewer mistyped. But either way we have a decent review on our hands including a ‘how to hack’ section at the end.

..As I said in the beginning, the device can officially be used to play mp3/wma and view jpg. But if you’re into hacking like me, you can easily add more programs and games to the device. You see the device has a hidden Window CE 4.2 which makes the device basically an HPC/pocketPC. To get to the hidden OS what you do is select setting from the main menu then click information. From there you can see a Navigon logo. Click it 3 times and you should be taken to an explorer window. You can transfer files through ActiveSync or through the SD card. Although keep in mind anything not saved in the “My Flash Disk” will automatically be deleted on a hard shut down (the switch on the right). So you will want to transfer all your programs there…

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Becker Z201

Sep 16, 2008 , ,


German brand Becker presented a new portable GPS navigation system called Z201. It is different from Z200 with its 3D buildings feature as well as visualizing the landscape in 3D.

Up until now Becker has been relying on navigation software called Navigon MobileNavigator. However with the new Z201, Becker will be using iGO 8 for navigation software.

As in earlier models, this one also integrates a SiRF Star III GPS chip with InstantFixII functionality which predicts the positions of GPS satellites for a faster position fix.

Aside from all this Z201 takes its design Becker Traffic Assist Z101 and Z200. It has a wide 4.3″ screen with maps of 42 countries in Europe by TeleAtlas from the second quarter of 2008 on a 2GB memory card.

For multimedia Z201 allows for viewing of images and can also play music while navigating. The processor runs at 400 MHz and the device itself measures 12.5×8.2×1.8 cm.

Z201 will be available in November for 249 €…

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Becker Z100 – Crocodile

Jul 18, 2008 , ,


Becker have designed a new and hardened and more resistant version of its portable GPS Z101 which we mentioned back in May. This new GPS navigation system; Becker Z100, is nicknamed Crocodile since it is outer casing looks like it has scales.

Z100 Crocodile has a wide screen that measures 4.3″ and Navteq maps of 40 countries in Europe stored on a 2GB SD memory card. It works with live traffic information via RDS/TMC Premium and integrates SiRF Star III GPS receiver chip with the SiRF InstantFixII functionality which allows the prediction for satellite locations and thus a faster GPS fix.

The navigation software comes from Navigon which provides advanced guidance with its 3D RealityView and another innovation which shows pictures of the next turn zoomed in on one screen and general view of the map on another.

No news on when or for how much it will be available just yet…

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new Becker Z101 and Z200

May 28, 2008 , ,


German brand Becker just introduced a new range of sat nav systems called Z with two new models: Z101 and Z200.

Becker also introduced a new GPS navigation software which can split the screen in two to show small graphics representing your next turn and a general view of your route.

The hardware also got some upgrades which now uses SiRF Star III with InstantFixII which tries to predict the location of satellites to shorten fix times.

Both Z101 and Z200 follow the design of Becker Traffic Asist 7977 and 7827. They have a 4.3″ screen, maps of 40 European countries from Navteq on a 2GB SD card and RDS/TMC traffic receiver.

The navigation software actually comes from Navigon and it really excels when it comes to providing lane guidance with RealityView as well as 3D renderings of certain buildings.

Compared to Z101, Z200 has the extra Bluetooth kit for handsfree calling and a multimedia manager for reading video and audio files.

Z101 will be available mid-July for 229 Euros whereas Z200 is on sale starting from mid-June, for 349 Euros… via

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Becker Traffic Assist 7977

May 3, 2008 ,


Becker Traffic Assist 7977 was unveiled couple of months ago but it wasn’t until recently that it appeared on their own website.

The new Traffic Assist 7977 is their top of the line GPS navigation system with a 4.3″ touch screen display, live traffic information, lane assistance, and maps for all of Europe.

Becker 7977 takes SD cards, and can even access media on USB drives making easier to access images and audio files. It has bluetooth interface too; so you can connect your bluetooth enabled phone and take and receive calls directly on your sat nav system. In addition Becker has reality view that comes up when you are approaching freeway junctions, something very similar to Navigon’s Reality View.

Becker Traffic Assist 7977 is already making appearances at retailers across Europe but still no news on when it would be available in the U.S.

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Becker Traffic Assist 7827

Dec 28, 2007 , ,

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Becker continues to confuse people with numbering of their models, but don’t you worry, we at Navigadget are on top things. Today we have Becker Traffic Assist 7827, not to be confused with 7927, 7928, or the 7934.

Becker Traffic Assist 7827 – which will be showcased at CES 2008 – will have maps of North America pre-installed on a 2GB SD card; and will also include POI data for continental U.S., Canada, Alaska and Puerto Rico. You can expect to see your driving directions assisted with Reality View on a sharp, wide, 4.3″ touch screen, and even have the correct lane you’re supposed to be on thanks to the highly detailed freeway data.

Other features include the dynamic route guidance with free real time traffic, MP3 player and picture viewer, and the ability to display speed limits. We have no info when it’ll be available in the U.S. but the European version of 7827 can be found on Amazon for £250 ($500).

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