Sony introduces four new nav-u personal navigation devices – NV-U94T, NV-U84, NV-U74T and NV-U44
Sony’s looking to bring more fun and entertainment to the portable navigation market with the introduction of four new nav-u devices – the NV-U94T, NV-U84, NV-U74T and NV-U44. These four “personal navigation devices come with more brand icons, search functionality and photo viewing features that previous models. Here are the major features of the new models:
The NV-U94T is the top of the line model and features a photo viewer, an audio/video player, and stereo Bluetooth technology for streaming audio and making hands-free phone calls. Other specs include:
- Memory Stick Pro Duo slot
- Supports JPEG format and plays back images one at a time, in a slideshow, or via thumbnails
- Plays MP3 and non-DRM AAC files
- Plays MPEG-4 video files
- Built-in microphone
- Address book
- 4.8 inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio
- Super suction cup mounting system
- Built-in RDS-TMC real time traffic receiver
- Dual view 3D junction guide and POSITION plus
- MSRP of around $400
Oh.. so what is POSITION plus? It’s Sony’s new hardware based solution designed to solve false GPS positions. The system comes with an acceleration sensor, a pressure sensor, and a gyro sensor that together helps calculate a vehicle’s current position based on the last known GPS location. This helps to create a more accurate position than otherwise possible – especially in areas with tall buildings, dense foliage or underground structures.
The devices also comes with support for Gesture-based commands. Think iPhone meets portable navigation device and you’ll understand what we’re talking about here. A simple swipe of the finger lets you move from one picture to the next.. yes.. companies are integrating more and more iPhone/iTouch features into everyday products.
OK.. now as for the other specs..
The NV-U84 features:
- 4.8 inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio
- Super suction cup
- Dual view
- text to speech
- Photo viewer
- Gesture command support
- MSRP of around $350
The NV-U74T features:
- 4.3 inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio
- Super suction cup
- dual view
- text to speech
- Bluetooth hands-free
- real-time traffic
- Photo viewer
- Gesture command support
- MSRP of around $300
Finally, the NV-U44 features:
- 3.5 inch, 4:3 aspect ratio display
- Dual view
- Text to speech
- Photo viewer
- Gesture command support
- MSRP of around $250
Related Posts:
