Upon its release, many Oz tech reviewers and publishers were riding around Sydney in their cars and allowed themselves the amusement of playing with the new MY Series range of satellite navigation systems from NavMan. Of course, they collectively nodded and gave their thumbs-up as far as the effectiveness, reliability and the coolness of the gadget. As for the amusing time cruising around Sydney, the tech journo have a lot of stories to tell.
Back to the My Series, there are four new models in the range. The entry level MY30 comes in a 3.5 320 x 240 screen and was pegged at $299 the last time we checked. For the MY50T, it looks very much the same with the My55T and MY500T as they all come in 4.7 inches and has the 480-272 widescreen feature. The three all run the latest NAVTEQ maps, and all of these widescreen models already have the SUNA traffic out of the box.
The menu system of the MY Series has gotten just a little overhaul from the older Navman range, not really a surprising move. It now features a really simple large button touchscreen interface, similar to Garmin and TomTom products of the same capacities.
The most looked-forward to feature, however, is if Navman’s product has better POIs than its TomTom and Garmin competitions. And the answer is, YES, thanks to forging partnerships with Lonely Planet and Wcities travel guides. NavMan also has integrated features in the gadget which enables users to search Google and TrueLocal direct from the device through a Bluetooth GPRS connection.
Navman pricing information revealed that the price for My50T is $399, while the MY55T costs $499. The premier MY500XT, on the other hand, features the really handy touchscreen and its price is $599. All these are considered fairly competitive prices considering the huge benefits of the features offered by the MY series.
More details about the MY Series can be found at Gizmodo