Sony previews NV-U80 and NV-U81T

Those Euros sure love their GPS units, and so do we. LaptopLogic reports that today at IFA, Sony said it will update its Nav-U navigation system by November, calling it the NV-U80 and NV-U81T. Sony is touting its newest innovation, called "Position Plus", a set of backup sensors that will provide additional data when the GPS cuts out, for example, when you're driving under a bridge. The NV-U80 also has Bluetooth support and 512MB of storage and what appears to be a Memory Stick slot on the side. The NV-U81T has a 4GB drive, a full European map and it supports Traffic Message Channel information. Sony says both units will be available in November 2006, but the company hasn't released prices yet. The 4.3-inch units will also have gesture control -- we're not quite sure how that works yet, but we wonder if you can give it the finger.

[btan @ Sep 1st 2006 3:54PM]

nice! too bad I have a garmin already :(

[Ketsuke @ Sep 1st 2006 4:27PM]

I wonder in the rampant hatred of Sony on the "tech" community how is this going to be put down...

--remember kids, Sony is teh Sux0r!!11oneBBQ

[JL @ Sep 1st 2006 5:19PM]

With the observation of sony making GPS Units,
I wonder will the software in these be whatis made
available for the PSP (with it's upcoming GPS adaptor)???

[renae the gps expert @ Sep 4th 2006 5:49AM]

wow, this looks like a versatile unit with a lot of the 'extras' built in. can't wait to hear some reviews of the actual product.