M&Soft's Mappy navigation software seems
well established in Korea, and now the company has decided to offer its own hardware for it in the shape of a 7-inch
SiRF-based touchscreen device. Of course, it wouldn't be a
South Korean PND if it didn't include a DMB digital TV tuner, video and audio playback, and a photo / text viewer, but the company's gone one better by offering the elaborate, gimmicky GUI you see above. Pricing is pretty decent too, set at 349,000 KRW ($283) with a 4GB SDHC card, or 399,000 KRW ($323) for an 8GB unit. The AP in the model name stands for "Absolute Pride" -- sure, make your jokes, but maybe it's that wise-guy sense of humor keeping this sort of tech away from Western shores.
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Slashgear]
posted Jul 31st 2009 10:22AM
Mappy?
Yeah. I never understood how that mouse got the cop uniform on in the first place.
Microsoft should sue their Arses for using that name.
If it's me I'd call it Mpple from M&Soft. Speaking of hitting two birds with one stone.....
The first time I read this, I could have sworn it said "7-inch KIRF - based touchscreen device"
Wow the ajossi taxi drivers are going to be so stoked!! I cant wait to watch some korean dramas while catching a taxi in Seoul!
The Revenge of Microsoft BOB!
This is SCARY. You know what this means? Even more Korean taxi drivers will be watching their favorite Korean drama and soap while driving me. Geesh.
Exactly! Last summer, I drove around Korea for a week with one of those Mappy loaded navs and nothing beats driving on hair pin curves of one lane mountain roads while watching my favorite K-dramas!!
Damn Koreans! They always have the hottest PMDs and cabbage.
Totally klipsch speakers
Dammit if Korea don't have some of the coolest consumer devices as of late. Anyone remember when Japan was on the cutting edge of electronics coolness?
MagicCap, anyone?
I think the UI is cool.