Polaroid dumps 5 more GPS navigators onto the US
The once enviable Polaroid brand is now so diluted that you'll find it on everything from DVRs, LCDs, PMPs, and pathetic digital cameras. GPS navigators? Yeah, that too. In fact, they announced five more during CES, all headed to a Target store near you. The MGA-04314 is top dog of the new pack sporting a 4.3-inch touch screen, built-in memory with pre-loaded maps, integrated speakers, thumbwheel navigation, and rechargeable battery. The MGA-04014 drops the kit to a 4-inch screen, the MGA-03514 goes 3.5-inches, and the MGA-03505 and MGA-03512 both nix the thumbwheel but keep the 3.5-inch screen. No prices, dates, or any real detail for that matter. But given the 'Roid's poor track record in choosing quality OEMs, you might want to wait for a review before dropping wad on these, mkay?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jake @ Jan 18th 2007 10:08AM
Polaroid doesn't make junk. Every product with the Polaroid name on it is practically guaranteed to be junk. Honestly, I don't even understand why Engadget posts about their products here. Polaroid doesn't make anything; they don't support anything, either. Next time you post about Polaroid junk, at least let us know who actually makes & sells the Polaroid-branded item.
Jake @ Jan 18th 2007 10:09AM
Oops, that should be "Polaroid makes junk."
Dan @ Jan 18th 2007 10:56AM
I remember working at Wal-Mart in their electronics department, and it was amazing how many people purchased Polaroid products over the better name brands sitting right next to it. I would explain to the customer that a Polaroid camera is actually not manufactured by Polaroid, but is just a generic product with their name slapped on it. I would recommend a Canon Powershot, or a Fuji Finepix, but it never mattered, they always go for the low price piece of junk. Guess what gets returned most often for not working?
It's the same thnig with their TV's and other products, you can tell they are junk just by looking at 'em, but if the price is 5 dollars less then a Philips or Sharp, customers are sold on it. Polaroid has to be raking in the dough, and then some.
Keith Wright @ Jan 18th 2007 2:44PM
Poloroid is no longer Poloroid. It is just a name for sale that little asian companies can pay a bit of money to slap onto their cheap-ass hardware.
Robert McKay @ Dec 27th 2007 2:52PM
I have a MGX-0560 GPS system. Are there any downloadable programs for maps of Europe, Italy, and Egypt ????
Ed @ Jul 18th 2008 4:19PM
I had a MGX-0550 and it worked for 3 trips.. I sent it to Poloroid and they sent me a replacement.. I used it on one vacation trip and it quit before I got home. The GPS function goes out and a Windows program takes it place, which you can't use.....Poloroid offered me a refurbished unit for $150.. Why buy more junk!!!