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Hyundai i20 With Factory Fitted Audio Visual Navigation (AVN) System Features & Price

Kashish Bidsar — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:15:33 +0000

Hyundai may not be the market leader unlike Maruti Suzuki but rules a few crucial segments including that of the small car. It has achieved a number of milestones in the past with Hyundai i10 becoming the best selling car and recently the surpassing of 2.5 Lakh sales figures for its premium hatchback Hyundai i20. The i20 has been a hit in the market and has played an extremely significant role in raising the level of competition in the small car segment. To celebrate the success of i20 the HMIL is offering the Asta variant with the cutting edge GPS-based Audio Visual Navigation (AVN System). Speaking on the occasion H. W. Park, MD & CEO, HMIL, said, “The i20 in less than two years since its launch has become the most popular car in the premium hatchback segment with its stylish exteriors, premium features and offer of variants in petrol, diesel and automatic transmission options. As we celebrate the 2.5 lakh unit sales landmark I take this opportunity to thank our customers for choosing the i20. To value add further and make it even more attractive and convenient, we are now introducing the high-tech Audio Visual Navigation System.” Hyundai i20 [...]

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Garmin Asus M10 – Navigation Device And A Windows Mobile Phone

Rohit — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:23:21 +0000

GPS Navigation Systems are becoming more popular in India with awareness of its benefits and improvement in purchase power of Indian consumer. I have covered a technology article on How GPS Works?. Also I mentioned about a dedicated personal navigation device by SatGuide, which is also Maruti Authorized GPS. Until last year, when I actually used a dedicated GPS device for navigation, I was not aware of the accuracy and benefits of it. In this article I will review a feature rich device Garmin Asus M-10, which is not just a GPS device, but also a feature rich touch screen Windows Mobile Phone with a powerful processor and long battery life. Before I tell you the specifications, lets talk about the utility of such a device from a practical perspective. I have a touch screen smart phone already, but it does not have an accurate GPS. If I get a mobile phone with almost same features including WiFi, 3G, GPRS, 5 Megapixel Camera, Memory card slot for media, social apps like Facebook, twitter, Google etc, coupled with a replaceable high capacity battery and a car mounting kit with which I can mount the same phone and use it as a [...]

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Maruti Suzuki GPS Navigation System By SatNav- Features, Specifications and Price

Rohit — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:17:46 +0000

Maruti Suzuki has has certified SatGuide PND (Personal Navigation Device) C230 as a Maruti Genuine Accessory (MGA). PND C230 is basically a Dedicated GPS Navigation System. As per the press release – Nippon, the leading Maruti Suzuki accessories provider, will make this light-weight, affordable and complete navigation device available at more than 250 Maruti showrooms spread across all Metros, Tier I and Tier-II cities in the country. On purchase of SatGuide C230PND, the buyer gets a FREE GPS maps upgrade covering 628 cities and whopping 2 million Points of Interest. Features of Maruti GPS System C230 The SatGuide PND C230 is an indispensable travel tool for Indian consumers with sophisticated navigation functions, clear maps, turn-by-turn guidance and voice instructions. It comes with an extensive picture storage capacity as well as MP3 player. PND C230 is capable of providing accurate and easy navigation in even the most challenging environments. SatGuide C230 device will be available at all Maruti accessory stores across the country and this device will be sold exclusively at Maruti showrooms only. Specification of Maruti GPS System C230 Hardware Specifications CPU – Samsung 2443–400Mhz GPS Chipset – 20-channel SiRFstarIII TMC – Optional Memory / ROM – 256MB~1GB Memory / [...]

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GPS Navigation System – Features Price and Working

Rohit — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:07:48 +0000

I have once been to Europe few years back where I traveled in a taxi which had a GPS Navigation System (GPS is Global Positioning System), I was so amazed to see how well it could tell the path, turn by turn, I got really curious to know how GPS Navigation works? These devices are available almost everywhere, and you can buy one too. In this post I will talk about: How GPS Navigation System works Types of Navigation Devices Available Cost of GPS Navigation Equipment and Cost of using it Cost of GPS Navigation System In India GPS Navigation runs on many type of Devices like: Dedicated GPS Navigation Devices Mobile Phones which have GPS receiver Laptop or PDA with GPS receiver Dedicated GPS Device A dedicated GPS Navigation Device with maps will cost you from Rs 17000($350) to about Rs 20000 ($400). It has updated maps software installed in it, and you don’t need to pay any monthly amount for it there after Mobile Phones with GPS For a mobile phone, there are three different plans: For Windows Mobile version 6 or higher, you can buy maps for a fix amount, for example Rs 1200 [...]