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Monday July 30, 2007
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Delphi's latest portable GPS device, the Nav300, has the usual satellite navigation abilities, and also packs in ZAGAT ratings, voice command control, Bluetooth connectivity, Text-To-Speech for street names, speed limit warnings, and a host of other features.
Lane assistance and road sign alerts will show upcoming road signs and make sure drivers are in the correct lane to make a turn. The Points of Interest feature includes branded icons, making finding fast food at a glance all the more easy. When not on the road, the Nav300 doubles as a media player, handling music and movies via an SD card, and the device also includes a built-in "matching game." There's optional real-time traffic and weather information available through Clear Channel for an additional $100 fee for lifetime service, if purchased with the device. The opt-in-later option costs $199.
The NAVTEQ Map software includes not only the continental United States, but Canada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The Delphi Nav300 is available now at ShopDelphi.com for a base price of $399, or $499 including the lifetime Clear Channel traffic and weather alerts. ZAGAT ratings access should be available in September.
Post by Matt Safford
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August 3, 2007 11:58 AM
Installed one two days ago (8/1/07) and so far have been very impressed. One example: here in Atlanta it is not uncommon to have 6 or more lanes per side of the highway (I-75, I-85, I-285), this device actually will show all 6 or 8 lanes and highlight the ones you need to be in to exit. Also you can set up the speed warning to your desired setting, i.e. warn me when I am 30mph over the limit. This is good for some counties in the state where they have no sense of humor for those of us in a hurry. There are a lot of other features I've yet to try and really look forward to using the Zagat ratings.