There seem to be a bunch of GPS navigators these days, so here is another one from Sanyo. Easy StreetNav NVM-4070 packs a 4-inch wide screen (16:9), the receiver is a SiRF Star III and has 1.8 million POI. It has voice (text-to-speech) to read you the street names, an FM transmitter to channel music and navigation, and plays video, photos, MP3 and WMA files. From the picture you can also see that it has Bluetooth to connect your mobile phone, hands free calling, data transfer and SMS.

Sanyo Easy StreetNav NVM-4070 comes with an SD card slot and with 64MB built-in memory. That’s what you get for $500 and I think that’s damn expensive for what you get. You can also get the Sanyo NVM-4050 for only $400 but you lose the auto-rerouting, the FM transmitter, traffic, photo and video playback. Again, very expensive!

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The new i-Station model was launched. It is a GPS system that has DMB channels. A 7″ TFT touchscreen and the Windows OS transform this device in a portable media player. It can run different audio, video formats, and also has PiP capability. You can choose between a 30GB or 60GB hard drive to store all your data. Talking about storage, our device support SD cards and USB connection.

It comes with a fancy navigation software (Mappy United) that can display the Korean skyline in the background with realistic 3D buildings, says Navigadget. The i-STATION N7tu utilizes the SiRF Star III GPS receiver that also includes an external antenna. To be considered a real PMP, the system was conceived with stereo speakers. However, the bad news comes from the battery (1000mAh) that can’t offer a good working time. Thus you should keep the i-Station connected, as it consumes a lot of energy. There are no price details. All I know is this device was released in Korea. So, there are slight chances to see it sooner.

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What do you need for your GPS device? Simplicity, we know. V7 NAV720 is a new GPS unit that wants to keep it simple and basic. It’s an update for NAV700 with Bluetooth Hands Free Calling and is Traffic Messaging Channel ready. However, they are great additions because many find them useful, but other than these two, nothing else is new. The same 4-inch LCD touchscreen display with the 480 x 272 resolution, the same array of PMP, a Samsung 2440 400Mhz processor for directions and the Sirf III-Chip (Sirfstar III GPS receiver). It also offers JPG Picture Viewer, MPEG4 Video Viewer, MP3 Player and voice prompts

No official news about the price or when it should be available. However, Engadget says that some retailers are already selling the new V7 NAV720 for $250.

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The new trends in gadgets industry is to combine more and more capabilities in a single device. Cowon L2 was projected to be a All-in-One device. It is a cool PMP, a DMB and a GPS system.

All the technologies were packed in a half kilo gadget which measures 191 x 120 x 26 mm. A 7″ WGVGA screen will make you enjoy some AVI and MPEG4 movies. The L2 supports the mp3, wma, asf, wav audio files and jpg, bmp, png image files. Another important features are the GPS system and the DMB compatibility. To avoid the boring days, there also is a FM radio. Regarding the storage, L2 comes with 2GB internal memory and an additional SD card port. Cowon L2 costs 299000WON or $320.

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LG LN740 was reviewed by the team from GPSMagazine. The conclusion was that LG LN740 handled very well the challenges. The routing engine has been the most praised part. Its reviewers said that the LG LN740 successfully surpasses the competitors from Garmin, Magellan and TomTom.

The LG LN740 is an excellent GPS system. Probably its software engineers have made a top product. The Navteq maps on board include US and Canada. In addition a 2GB flash memory card includes Porto Rico’s map. The interface is simple, the maps provide a multitude of POIs. Also the device can receive real-time traffic data. That would help you to avoid the crowded areas or the traffic jams. The 4″ display doesn’t provide such quality like the competitors devices, but overall LG LN740 GPS system is a good product. You can buy this GPS for $450 from Amazon.

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