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Video: BMW S1000RR walk-around
10, May 2009MCN’s Phil West explains some of the details and technical features of the new BMW S1000RR at the world launch at Monza, Italy.
- In: Motorcycle
- Tags: bmw, check, details, mcn, road-riders, the-new, travis-preston, world
Item will be available in the fourth quarter of 2009 São José dos Campos, May 11, 2009 – Embraer will offer its Phenom 100 jet customers a new seat with enhanced comfort in form and function, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009. Read more…
- In: Aircraft
- Tags: 100-jet, boeing, campos, embraer, fourth, new-seat, phenom, the-fourth, will-offer
Little Sailor: sailing, surfing and motorboat simulator 2.0This is a new program.”Take Little Sailor with you and learn basics of sailing! See how wind force affects the sail and test your skills against AI opponents in a yacht race.
- In: Boat
- Tags: basics, database, depth-look, force-affects, how-wind, learn, little-sailor, marine, marine-insurance, sail, stolen-equipment, the-best, the-sail, topic
Most of you should know that WiBro (WiMAX) technology developed in Korea and the government and local WiBro network carrier KT (Korea Telecom) has been eager to find related services to …
Going the Right Way with RightWay 430 GPS
10, May 2009With the RightWay 430 GPS, you can be rest assured that you are always guided in the right way that leads to your destination. This pocket sized GPS device features a 4.3-inch 480×272 LCD display full color touch screen, giving you almost 75% more viewing area than standard GPS models. That means no matter what view you are using – 2D Next Turn, 2D Destination, 3D, Where am I?, or Driver Safety – you can see more of the map. Another interesting point is the fact that the wider screen makes the buttons and keypads larger, reducing the chance of entering information incorrectly. It comes with predictive text and not only does the RW 430 announce the name of the street to turn on, the RightLane AssistantTM will show you which lane to be in so you won’t miss the turn. RightSpeed Assistant monitors local speed limits and alerts you to user-programmable speed monitoring. With over 1.7 million points of interest (POIs) stored in its memory, Navteq maps for Canada and the United States , including Alaska , Hawaii and Puerto Rico, clear driving graphics and instructions, and a straight forward user interface, the RW 430 GPS Navigator is a system that anyone could use right out of the box. In terms of battery life, the RW 430 can last 3 hours on working mode, or 180 hours in sleeping mode. In the inside you can find a Samsung ARM9 processor at 400 MHz, 64MB of memory RAM, 2GB of NAND flash, and Windows CE .Net 5.0 as the operative system. Powered by a SiRF Star III chip set, the Samsung Processor, and Co-Pilot software, the RightWay 400 is a fantastic navigation device. The intuitive user interface and predictive text makes address entry simple, even for someone with no GPS navigation device experience.
LG LN735 Out with Great Features
10, May 2009Although known for mobile phones and widescreen televisions production, LG is gradually carving out a name for itself in the GPS world with the release of astonishing GPS devices. One of such GPS units that come with great features is the LG LN735, it is an automotive GPS receiver, suited for location monitoring and trip-tracking. The LN735 comes with a standard 3.5 inch touch screen display. Like most other 3.5 inch models from other manufacturers, it runs at a resolution of 320×240 pixels. The LG LN735 is a winner when it comes to its size since it measures just 0.8 thick. Users will also like the simple graphical user interface and the fact that it comes with Sirf Star III for rapid and accurate map positioning. The navigation device is equipped with millions of POIs and pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada. Turn-by-turn text-to-speech voice guidance is also a option and so is viewing 2D or 3D map formats in either day or night modes make safe. Other features include;music and photo playback capabilities , day and night screen modes, high-power speaker output and up to a four-hour battery life. This unit can also store trip history and map databases on a standard SD memory card.Its removable memory allows for almost unlimited storage of routes and other data.
Japanese Sanyo’s Easy Street NVM-4070
10, May 2009In a bid to make navigation experience as simple as possible, Sanyo introduced the Easy Street NVM-4070. This portable navigation system makes navigation simple even to the “technologically Challenged” people with its users’ friendly interface. The feature-packed Sanyo Easy Street NVM-4070 offers a bright and large 4-inch, 16:9 widescreen LCD touch screen display for intuitive, easy to use navigation. The compact system employs advanced text-to-speech, turn-by-turn navigation which provides audible directions, announcing street names upon approach. It comes loaded with pre-installed maps which contain complete US data (including Alaska and Hawaii), plus Canada and Puerto Rico. Over 1.8 million points of interest are included, which provide convenient information for locating airports, hotels, restaurants and entertainment venues along your route. Whether placing outgoing calls or receiving them, the Sanyo NVM-4070 can access your Bluetooth equipped cell phone even if the phone is buried in the bottom of a purse, stuck in the driver’s pocket or located virtually anywhere within the car. You can even wirelessly transfer data between your Bluetooth enabled device and the Sanyo Easy Street NVM-4070. Send text messages (SMS), plus transfer photos, contact and phonebook data. Users can enjoy MP3 and WMA music playback even while the unit is being used for navigation. When “off duty” as a navigation device, users can view JPEG images in the Photo Viewer and even watch MPEG-4 video clips with the Easy Street NVM-4070’s built-in Video Player. A convenient memory card slot lets you store multimedia files on SD memory cards (memory card not included). A built-in FM transmitter allows you to play music stored on an SD memory card or within the unit’s internal memory through an open FM channel on your car’s stereo system.
- In: Car Audio & Electronics
- Tags: bluetooth, card-or-within, easy, phone, photo, portable, sms, street, while-the-unit
With the claim that the Garmin Talking StreetPilot III GPS Deluxe is the ultimate traveling companion and guide, let us hope that the ends actually justify the means. One of the probable reasons Garmin believe it is the ultimate traveling companion could lie in the fact that the device gives you a complete sense of direction with its embedded features. There is a talking guidance that allows you to create a route and then put your mind on cruise as you follow clear, accurate, voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions to safely reach your destination. The Guidance tab is nice and easy. It gives you the option to change how Off-Route Recalculation works, this can be set to Prompted, Automatic and Off. The Next Turn Pop-up can be toggled between Off, SPEAK Key Only, Automatic Only and Both. It comes with intuitive menus that makes routing short and equally fast. The StreetPilot III comes with MapSource City Navigator and once the maps are loaded you’re ready to go, select your destination and it will take you there. In your car the SP3 sits either on a bulky bean bag mount, or a sticky mount you can stick to your dashboard. When it’s being used it either takes 8 (I think) AA batteries, or you can plug it into your cigarette lighter with the supplied adaptor. You’ll only be able to hear the voice prompts if you have the cigarette lighter adaptor plugged in though, because it has the speaker on it. The display is a fair size, and is big enough to get the point across, although it isn’t touch screen like almost all of the newer units are, large buttons are used to control the unit and plan your routes. You can still save routes and waypoints and a full points of interest database is included, so you can find the nearest shopping centres etc.
- In: Car Audio & Electronics
- Tags: although-it-isn, car audio, destination, mind-on-cruise, pioneer, receiver, speaker, voice
Delphi NAV200 GPS at a Glance
10, May 2009With a nice design and attractable compact body, the Delphi NAV200 portable GPS navigation is a cool gadget for the budget-conscious consumers who would prefer a unique blend of advanced navigation and entertainment. The NAV200 features a 320-by-240 resolution, 3.5-inch screen and with a compact body, it can fit neatly into the pocket. The unit has a lot of features in this little package, including navigation, media player capability (movie/MP3), photo viewer, as well as packing in a reverse game, a calculator and a world clock. It is equipped with with an SD card pre-loaded with map data of the continental United States (excludes AK and HI). Like most other modern portables, it features the SiRF Star III GPS receiver. Because of this, the NAV200’s receiver showed excellent sensitivity and rapid satellite acquisition.
Find Daily Automobile & Mobile Industry News – Reviews, Reports. Smooth Fitness, the largest online retailer of home fitness equipment, has announced the launch.
- In: Automobile
- Tags: announced-the-launch, daily, engine, home-fitness, largest, launch, mobile, mobile-industry, reports-smooth