Goodyear GPS to Launch Eight GPS Units
Goodyear tire has lent their brand for use on a line of fairly advanced GPS units being announced at CES 2008. The line-up looks pretty sophisticated with MSN direct capabilities in the higher end. The new line of eight GPS units will go from the small keychain unit (GY100K) up to the GY540 a 4.3 inch widescreen unit that has a lot of bells and whistles. The design elements on these is interesting and appears from the renderings that they will have a multi-textured exterior with some having a design element of tire tread.... humm, is that an all season tread or a summer only deal? The units are going to be available in Q2 2008.
People familiar with Mio and other manufacturers will recognize the iGo interface on the unit, a software company that has been manufacturing navigation software for a while now. I think that it's one of the better interfaces, but this is the first time I have seen it integrate MSN Direct features.
Engadget is reporting on the featuresets of the line (after the jump).
GY100K (keychain)
o SiRF Star III
o Bluetooth
o 10-hour battery life
GY130
o 3.5-inch touchscreen
o Centrality GPS chip
o 324MHz Atlas III CPU
o 64MB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 5.0
o MP3 playback
o 6-hour battery life
GY140
o 4.3-inch touchscreen
o Centrality GPS chip
o 300MHz Atlas II CPU
o 64MB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 4.2
o MP3 playback
o 6-hour battery life
GY230
o 3.5-inch touchscreen
o Centrality GPS chip
o 400MHz Samsung ARM9 CPU
o 2GB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 4.2
o MP3 / AVI playback
o 8-hour battery life
GY330
o 3.5-inch touchscreen
o SiRF Star III GPS chip
o 400MHz Samsung ARM9 CPU
o 2GB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 5.0
o Optional MSN Direct access
o MP3 / AVI playback
o FM transmitter
o A/V inputs
o 8-hour battery life
GY340
o 4.3-inch touchscreen
o SiRF Star III GPS chip
o 400MHz Samsung ARM9 CPU
o 2GB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 5.0
o Bluetooth handsfree controls
o Optional MSN Direct access
o MP3 / AVI playback
o FM transmitter
o A/V inputs
o 8-hour battery life
GY440
o 4.3-inch touchscreen
o SiRF Star III GPS chip
o 400MHz Samsung ARM9 CPU
o 2GB internal storage, 1GB SD
o WinCE 5.0
o Bluetooth handsfree controls
o 1 year of MSN Direct access
o MP3 / AVI playback
o FM transmitter
o A/V inputs
o 8-hour battery life
GY540
o 4.3-inch touchscreen
o SiRF Star III GPS chip
o 400MHz Samsung ARM9 CPU
o 2GB internal storage, 2GB SD
o WinCE 5.0
o Bluetooth handsfree controls
o Separate Bluetooth handsfree remote control
o 1 year of MSN Direct access
o MP3 / AVI playback
o FM transmitter
o A/V inputs
o Voice memos
o Stereo speakers
o 8-hour battery life
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Posted by Scott Martin at January 5, 2008 7:32 PM
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