Motorola introduces MOTONAV TN20 / TN30 GPS devices

While not packing nearly the pizazz offered in the AURA, Motorola's two freshest navigators don't look half bad. Up first is the dead-simple MOTONAV TN20, which provides spoken street names and turn-by-turn directions, NAVTEQ 2D / 3D maps of the continental US and a 3.5-inch touch panel. The slightly more sophisticated MOTONAV TN30 picks up where the TN20 left off and adds in maps of Puerto Rico and Canada, four million searchable points of interest, a 4.3-inch touchscreen and Bluetooth handsfree support. Both systems include a SD slot for updating maps, a mini USB port for charging, speed limit display with warnings and the obligatory on-screen speed, distance, arrival time, elevation, and distance traveled tidbits. If you're into either, you'll have to scoot over to the RadioShack most convenient to you and plop down $199.99 / $299.99, respectively.

FineDrive iQ500 GPS navigation system

FineDrive iQ500 GPS navigation system is the latest from Korean FineDrive. As far as portable GPS navigation systems go, the iQ500 is considerably larger in size. With dimensions of 186 x 120 x 24 and a 7″ touch screen it sure will require a lot of space on your dashboard. Just make sure it doesn’t block your view and you’ll be just fine.

All that screen space with 800×480 resolution requires a relatively powerful processor to draw maps and render Korean buildings in 3D so that’s why a a 600Mhz ARM 11 processor was necessary for iQ500. Of course all this power is not just for GPS navigation; you can also use FineDrive 500 as a portable media player. It initially comes with either 4GB or 8GB of memory but it supports SDHC cards up to 32GB. You can play all sort of formats including MP4, ASF, AVI, MPEG and WMV video and MP3, AAC, AMR, QCP, WAV, FLAC, MID, OGG and WMA. And don’t forget the DMB TV tuner.

There’s also the new feature that works hand in hand with GPS navigation software to show you the most environmentally friendly route to your destination.

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