Porsche Design working on a GPS receiver?

We've seen the Porsche Design team try its hand at radios already (both self-branded and in conjunction with Grundig), and now it's apparently looking to enter the GPS game with an upcoming receiver powered by Navigon software. Dutch site Pocketinfo is claiming that their mole contact inside Navigon has revealed a device known as the P9611 (supposedly standing for Porsche 911 + Mobile Navigator 6 -- seems like P9116 would make more sense, though) which features a 520MHz Xscale processor, 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel display, built-in traffic update support, and even an embedded Bluetooth car kit from Parrot. Details are still pretty thin at this point, but Pocketinfo is reporting that the unit will start shipping in October, for a Porsche-like $950. Apparently the P9611 will also work in non-Porsche vehicles, but it'll be pre-programmed with the locations of all Porsche dealerships worldwide, and will beep like crazy every time you pass one until you finally cave in and pick up at least a Boxster.

[Elliot @ Aug 2nd 2006 7:21PM]

Can I just say how angry I am that it's 2006 and this stuff isn't standard in all cars? I mean, for godsakes, I should be flying to my floating office habitat in my air car while robots trim my toenails by now, but instead I'm being asked to put down one large for a mapping system? Where have you gone, oh tomorrow dreams of yesteryear?

[LuxBlogger @ Aug 2nd 2006 8:02PM]

Here's a link to a neato from Porsche!
http://spungle.blogspot.com/2006/05/porsche-p3140-verdict-vroom.html

[NCTRNL @ Aug 3rd 2006 9:14AM]

Porsche Design has designed a lot of consumer products and they all look the same. The Lacie Hard Drives by Porsche are nothing impressive. I guess that is what you get from a company whose automobile designs haven't changed in 25 years....