Review Via Michelin X-980
The Via Michelin X-980 is widely thought to be coming to the US sometime, and it sells in Europe, where it is the top of the Via Michelin line. What makes this unit interesting is the fact that it comes with content from the Michelin Travel Guides, more widely known in Europe, but still a great information source for the US too.
The unit has Bluetooth Handsfree capability, a SiRF star III chipset, and a 4.3 inch widescreen formatted touchscreen.
The Via Michelin X-980 was briefly reviewed in a UK online journal, VNUNet and they applaud the unit for its travel guide content and integration of traffic capabilities, but poke at the usability of the interface.
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Posted by Scott Martin at January 30, 2007 9:04 AM
If you do buy a 980 for goodness sake keep the barcode off the box it comes in. Michelin offer a cheap map update within certain limits but they not only want a copy of the invoice (reasonable) but also the bar code off the box and how many people keep original packaging. Cheapskate attitude and not worthy of Michelin.
Oh, and in Poirtugal it does not yet know motorways that have been open for a year. A disappointing GPS unit.
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