Mio C523 V2: New Motorcycle GPS |
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File under Gadgets GPS
Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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A few years ago, there were no dedicated GPSs for motorcycle riders, though if there's one group of people who need one, it's bikers. Then Garmin, followed by TomTom, came out with a dedicated motorcycle GPS. Now, almost every self-respecting GPS manufacturer has one, or is getting one ready. The manufacturers are waking up to the fact that motorcycle riders have a) money and b) a special need.
Mio  is no exception. Produced by Mitac (the folks who have recently purchased Magellan Consumer Product Division), the new GPS, named Mio C523 V2 (the car version is called C523, the motorcycle version has the V2 added to its name), is to be released today (15 April) in the land of the rising sun (Japan).
The Mio GPS has some new features that others don't have. "Rider mode" allows for multiple intersections to be viewed on the screen. You can in one glance see the directions you need to take.
On the down side, the GPS also features a digital TV reception, the last thing you'd want on a motorcycle GPS. Whatever made them make a GPS that's showing a TV program......?
The unit has a 2 Gbyte internal memory, a 4.3 inch touch screen. The operating system is good old Microsoft Windows CE.
It's going to cost about US$448.
Not much other info is known yet... waterproof? Glove operating friendly ?
Via: Engadget
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