Asus' R300 navigator surfaces, gets spec'd

Nearly a month ago to the day we were taking a peek at leaked information regarding two upcoming Asus navigators, and now it seems that we've got more concrete data on the smaller of the two. Reportedly, the R300 will be packin' a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a 320 x 240 resolution, SiRFstarIII GPS chipset, an FM transmitter, Bluetooth 2.0, handsfree capabilities, a 400MHz Samsung 2440 processor, 64MB of SDRAM, a microSD expansion slot and a rechargeable Li-ion for taking things off-road. Additionally, it'll be available in silver or white and boast USB connectivity, Windows CE.net 5.0, an integrated music / video player and maps covering France. We're still hearing that it'll ship next month for a currently undisclosed price, but check out one more shot of the unit posted after the break.

[Via NaviGadget]

[Dankoozy @ Oct 15th 2007 12:07PM]

Looks like a bit of a gimmick to me. these things usually are but what I don't understand is why they insist on using microSD. it wouldn't make much difference if they used regular SD or even CF. did anyone ever install linux on something like this?

[DickHardknocks @ Oct 15th 2007 12:12PM]

I appreciate the influx of Chinese-made GPS navigation systems more than I appreciate their proliferation of cheaply made cellphone copies and handheld videogame ripoffs.

I'd like to see a $100 unit with a 4 inch screen that can be attached to a dashboard or windshield.

Theey should be able to sell them in venues as common as GAS STATIONS.

And definately- switch to HDSC flash cards rather than transflash or micro SD.

[PEZ @ Oct 15th 2007 10:02PM]

When I saw the NAVIGON GPR systems advertzed on these blogs, I started to become detached to my garmin. Its JUST a gps, no frills, and even comes with Zagat ratings... plus 3D style quake2 style maps ;)

Thats what its all about.