XROAD V4050 GPS coming stateside

The cool kids might cruise in their cars on Friday nights, but you know we kick it old-school and troll the FCC database for hot new gadgets -- which is how this Capoint XROAD V4050 GPS turned up in our sights. The 4.3-inch touchscreen PND -- a rebrand of the Takara GP43, according to Navigadget -- comes with a 2GB SD card preloaded with US and Canadian map data and features the oh-so-popular SiRFStar III chip, a 400MHz Samsung CPU, Bluetooth, and MP3 and AVI support. No word on pricing or availability, but that Takara unit sold in Europe for €500 ($719).

[Via NaviGadget]

[cagrinogmailcom Posted Oct 27th 2007 5:17AM]

It looks sweet, but it better be much cheaper than $700 US.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 27th 2007 11:59AM]

That looks like my old Atari Lynx game system!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 27th 2007 4:33PM]

Hey,

Quick question; does anyone know if I buy a SatNav in the UK can I load it up with US maps and have it work when I'm in America?

Will it be able to connect to the satellite system?

Thanks,

Hank.