Navigon launches "uber-premium" 4.8-inch 8100T navigator

In an effort to make sure you're well aware that the 8100T is the most premium possible, even better than ultra- or mega-premium, Navigon has definitively described the aforesaid navigator as "uber-premium." So, now that the bar is set at an unbelievably high level, how's about an outlay of the sure-to-be-phenomenal specs? We're talking a 4.8-inch display, brushed-metal housing, a 3D view using NASA terrain height data, free real-time traffic updates for life, voice destination entry, Bluetooth handsfree support, text-to-speech and an inbuilt lane assistant. The only question left is simply this: is all of that uber enough to warrant the $599 price tag?

[Michael Witt @ Nov 10th 2008 9:09AM]

My family owns a Navigon 7100, and It is quite a good device. The menus are a bit sluggish, but directions are phenomenal, and the lifetime traffic was what drove us to the Navigon in the first place; no monthly/yearly fees.

It looks like a more advanced device, so I have to assume it's a faster processor, and so the interface won't be as sluggish; which would make this device a PERFECT GPS.

[Anghell @ Nov 10th 2008 9:10AM]

Brushed metal is nice in general. Can't really see it fit nicely in many cars though

[Aaron @ Nov 10th 2008 10:01AM]

This car has brushed aluminum already :D

http://www.trollhattansaab.net/images/9-3SS/2007%209-3int%20with%20nav.jpg

[Aaron @ Nov 10th 2008 10:03AM]

Though I suppose the pic I linked has built in GPS, heh.

[Tim @ Nov 10th 2008 10:17AM]

I've been to Trollhättan...

[st4nt0n @ Nov 10th 2008 9:29AM]

The interior of my Accord has brushed metal of this exact style. Sign me up!

[Samboini @ Nov 10th 2008 1:56PM]

Done! It was the Meatspin.com newsletter you wanted signing up to right?!

[jeesusfreek @ Nov 10th 2008 9:30AM]

KICKASS!

[jackstack @ Nov 10th 2008 9:36AM]

This one's better: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/17/inavi-es100-offers-korea-drivers-yet-more-sameness/
it even has DMB (high-quality streaming TV with no connection lag). Too bad we in the US still play second fiddle to the ROK.

[cesium @ Nov 10th 2008 9:59AM]

Why the hell do you need a tv in your GPS system???

[Martin @ Nov 10th 2008 9:41AM]

Wouldn't some kind of "uber-GPS" cover more than just two countries (US and Canada)?

[Tim @ Nov 10th 2008 10:14AM]

Is there anything different to this compared to the 8110 in Europe and found here?:
http://www.navigon.com/site/de/de/products/car_navigation/navigon8110
Been out for like 4 months...

[Cybergypsy @ Nov 10th 2008 10:08AM]

Love navigon, but have a built in one in the BMW :)

[Mark @ Nov 10th 2008 10:12AM]

Don't most GPS units charge a monthly fee (around $12/month) for real-time traffic? If so, this device would pay for itself after a few years since it provides free traffic for life. Not a bad deal if you have the money to spend upfront.

[aardWolf @ Nov 10th 2008 1:41PM]

Yes, until they release the ultra-super-uber-premium edition next year with a personal hologram assistant.

[Jon Acheson @ Nov 10th 2008 10:12AM]

But without the voice of KITT, can any GPS really be called "premium?"

[Wes @ Nov 10th 2008 2:50PM]

Oh my yes! Throw in a radar/laser detector that will cut the stereo and yell "SLOW DOWN FOOL!" I find assisted self-deprecation entirely amusing.

[Miggity @ Nov 10th 2008 10:49AM]

I'll keep my Sony Nav-U83T for 1/3 of the price tag.

[Valicore @ Nov 10th 2008 1:01PM]

This thing is über-priced.

[Samboini @ Nov 10th 2008 1:57PM]

The word über is über-rated.