Currently, not too much is known about
Harman Kardon's forthcoming
Guide + Play unit, and if not for a brief pre-order page listed at Amazon, we may all still be in the dark. Keeping with H/K's mantra, this GPS navigation holds routing closest to its heart, but it's certainly not ashamed of its media-centric side.The device features a four-inch WQVGA touchscreen, turn-by-turn directions, English / Spanish / French language support, maps of the US and Canada, and a color-coded menu scheme. Additionally, you'll find a "compact flash card slot" to load up your tunes, as the MP3 / WMA audio player sports its own dedicated screen to showcase album art and other details about the current song. Notably, there's even a separate screen to manually adjust the ratio of music volume to navigator volume in case you're just not kosher with that robotic guide breaking up the flow in a overly loud way. Although we've seen nothing official, it looks like the GPS-300 will be available to ship in around "four to six weeks," and the $299.95 pricetag isn't too shabby, either.
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posted May 29th 2007 1:43PM
This looks pretty nice HK makes some nice products. As with most GPS, its all about how well the software works and how quick is can calculate a route/pick up a signal. Nice price point too.
Looks like this could be running a modified version of NavnGo's i-Go software.
I have this GPS now so it is available at crutchfield.com . they may not offer a discount but it is available. I have not seen any stores selling it for less than $370 though so i dont know where the $299 price came from. So far i am happy with it and its POI seem up to date. It picks up a signal as quick or quicker than the nuvi 350. The screen is clearer than the nuvi and tom tom one so i liked that.
George, I think your talking about the H/K 500 which is $399 at most places and has been out for a couple of months. This is the H/K 300 which isn't quite yet available at stores and is expected to be $299. You can see both on crutchfield's site.
Tim - your right sorry. They both look identical
The GPS-300 is based on the GPS-500 with some features pulled out (video, DRM, AAC, and the USB wall charger).
The "compact flash" is a typo, it should be an SD card.
In the bulletin I got from my rep is says "Navigation: iGo2006", so I'm not sure how modified it is.