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| Harman Kardon Launches Guide + Play GPS-300 Navigation Device Harman Kardon has announced the introduction of its Guide + Play GPS-300, a portable GPS navigation device with integrated MP3/WMA playback capability. The unit utilizes a sleek, 4" widescreen interface giving users access to a robust navigation system and digital music player with a simple touch of the screen. Harman Kardon has leveraged its years of experience providing audio products for the home, computer and automotive markets to develop the Guide + Play GPS-300. The unit delivers an intuitive, consumer-friendly experience that provides a high-level of functionality and style. Clean design, a slim profile, and a crisp 4" WQVGA LCD touchscreen make the Guide + Play GPS-300 attractive and functional. Harman Kardon's GPS-300 incorporates the following: 1. Tightly integrated navigation and digital music player applications for simultaneous use. Both applications work together, ensuring that important navigation information is audible and displayed, even when digital-music playback is in use. Users may also set volume priority between the two functions. 2. An easy-to-use touchscreen interface that lets users find key features and toggle between device menus with ease. The GPS-300 also includes a "Points of Interest" search that lets users find directions to nearby popular points of interest, such as restaurants, coffee shops or bookstores, with a simple touch of a button. 3. A 4-inch widescreen WQVGA LCD display for high-quality viewing of maps. The widescreen aspect ratio allows users to see a larger map view when in GPS mode than do most GPS devices currently on the market. Additionally, a 480 x 272-pixel screen resolution ensures a clear and crisp viewing experience for enjoying the digital music player menus and detailed maps. Users can access up to 4GB of music loaded onto mini SD cards. The device supports MP3 and WMA music formats. 4. A pocket-sized, virtually invisible portable mount that secures the slim (19.6mm in depth) GPS-300 for automotive use. The mount features a ball-and-socket joint that provides an almost unlimited number of viewing angles, allowing users to position the GPS-300's screen so that it can be seen from anywhere in the vehicle. The GPS-300 has up to five hours of battery life, 2GB of internal flash memory, up to 4GB optional external SD card flash memory, and a USB 2.0 full-speed interface, and includes a carrying case that's perfect for travel. The GPS-300 can be charged via its USB port that is compatible with both PC's and Macintosh computers, or an in-car cigarette-lighter cable – all of which are included with the unit. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |