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Asus R700 3D GPS Navigator and Portable Media Player Mutant
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 10:00 PM on January 7, 2008
The Gear: Ah, convergence at its best. Asus cross-bred a GPS navigator that does 3D maps and real-time traffic info with a typical Taiwanese PMP that handles MP3s, videos and photos in a 1.3-cm thick unit. The touchscreener also uses Bluetooth to verbalise incoming text messages (probably poorly) and dial calls. It's $US400 when it comes out in a couple of weeks. The Hmm: Most mutt devices rarely do everything well, and I hate the gold paintjob. (Granted, that's a personal thing.)
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Szaszati
Posted May 12, 2008 12:19 PM
Hey, if you're interested in a full review of the PNA, go check out http://mobilearsenal.com/review/asus_r700_niiice/introduction.html
packetsniffer
Posted 8:40 AM 7/1/08
Haven't these people ever heard of antialiasing?
packetsniffer
MacBandit
Posted 9:31 AM 7/1/08
Sounds pretty cool. Is it coming to the states? Is there any other GPS models in the states with 3D mapping? Seems to me that all the 3D mapping GPSs are in Japan and Korea.
MacBandit
thefastest
Posted 12:11 PM 7/1/08
Will the statesite version include 3d images of the Louvre? If it doesn't, I don't want it
thefastest
matt buchanan
Posted 11:18 AM 7/1/08
@MacBandit: Yeah, it's coming stateside.
matt buchanan
noxdesign
Posted 2:04 PM 7/1/08
@packetsniffer: LOL, yeah thats what i was thinking too. I wish they would let me design my own interface for these things, The design and 3D for these are horrible, what gives?
noxdesign