Navman announced three new GPS unit today in addition to a new web-based, navigation-by-picture service called NavPix. At the top-end is the 4GB disk drive-totin' iCN750, which features a 1.3 megapixel rear-mounted shooter allowing users to snap location-mapped photos of peeps or places which can then be uploaded to the NavPix service for sharing with your
stalker buddies. For example, download a NavPix "location" image of Big Ben and the iCN will use the embedded location data to plot a course. Other than lacking a disk (storage provided via SD / MMC slot) and camera, the iCN720 model offers-up the same 4-inch 480 x 272 touchscreen display found on the iCN750, as well as those dedicated gas station and car park buttons, fold-out antenna, and new SiRFStar III GPS chipset for low-power consumption and better indoor coverage. The iCN530 has all the features of the 720 but features a smaller 3.5-inch 320 x 240 display, internal antenna, and older SiRF XTrac chipset. The iCN750 and iCN720 will hit the streets in May for £540 / $937 and £399 / $693, respectively, while the iCN530 will ship in April for £299 / $519. Click on for more pics.
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iCN720 (no disk, no cam)
iCN530
iCN750 1.3 megapixel
shooter and antenna
posted March 30th 2006 9:19AM
Any chance this will be offered in the states?
If it doesn't have map software, a-la MapSource for the Garmin Quest, FORGET IT.
I HATE my Navman and never use it hardly because trying to plan a route on the device itself is about as easy as splitting atoms, and god help you if you want a complex route...not to mention half the time you enter something you either get two entries named exactly the same, even though they turn out to be WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY far apart, or no entries at all even though it is a HUGELY popular road and has been since before you were born.
Navman difficult to use!!!!!!! you have got to be kidding.
Navman icn530 is my very first gps, the only time I needed to refer to the instruction manual was to find out how to turn it on for the first time "you just flick that tiny hidden switch" and from there on in its so intuitive to use you can throw the manual away.
Sorry Alcaron but if you can't operate a NavMan you probably can't boil an egg or tie your own shoelaces.
How is the device? now that you've had it for 2 months is there anything you don't like about it?
I have the ICN530, and it keeps displaying SIM on the screen whenever I search for a destination or set the map. What does this mean? I have not been able to find anything listed in the book regarding this matter.