Mio Navman Spirit V505 TV & Spirit V735 TV PNDs [Mio Digital TV Enabled PMP PNDs]

Mio have followed up from their Moove V500 & Moov V700 digital TV enabled portable navigation devices with the launch of two new UK specific Navman series digital TV PNDs – namely the Mio Navman Spirit V505 TV and the Navman Spirit V735 TV.

The new Navman PNDs, apart from boasting freeview digital TV tuners with auto tuning and 7 day EPGs, come with 4.5″ and 7″ widescreen touchscreen displays and, to underpin their entertainment credentials, additionally come with integrated FM tuners and PMP capabilities taking in video and digital audio (mP3) playback as well as offering digiframe functionality allowing the devices to serve as portable digital photo albums.

Of course, on and above their multimedia capabilities, both the Mio Navman Spirit V505 TV and the Navman Spirit V735 TV, which are powered by 600MHz SiRFprima CPUs, offer everything you’d expect from a PND including text to speech, TruMap views with speed warnings, Lane Guidance and junction Views as well as Google Maps integration and access to NavPix and Flickr geo-tagged photos.

Navman Spirit V505 TV Key Features:

• Digital TV with Electronic Programme Guide
• Spirit navigation software with Slide Touch
• 4.7″ widescreen
• Slim, lightweight design
• TruMap views
• 3D Junction Views and Lane Guidance
• Local Search via MioMore Desktop 2
• Explore Mode
• Wcities Travel Books
• Walking Mode
• Smart Economical Routing
• NavPix photo navigation
• Capture Button with location and journey capture
• Pre-loaded safety camera data – free trial (For a limited period of 12 months)
• Text to Speech (spoken next turn road names)
• High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
• Road speed limit data
• Built-in Traffic
• Latest European Map Data with Total Refresh Guarantee

Navman Spirit V735 TV Key Features:

• Digital TV with Electronic Programme Guide
• Spirit navigation software with Slide Touch
• 7″ widescreen
• Slim, lightweight design
• TruMap views
• 3D Junction Views and Lane Guidance
• Local Search via MioMore Desktop 2
• Explore Mode
• Wcities Travel Books
• Walking Mode
• Smart Economical Routing
• NavPix photo navigation
• Capture Button with location and journey capture
• Pre-loaded safety camera data – free trial (For a limited period of 12 months)
• Text to Speech (spoken next turn road names)
• High speed GPS fix with SiRFInstantFixII
• Road speed limit data
• Built-in Traffic
• Latest European Map Data with Total Refresh Guarantee
• Remote Control

Both of the new Mio Navman Spirits, which also feature a pedestrian mode, are set to become available from July in the UK with pricing set at just shy of 230GBP and 300GBP (roughly $377 and $493) for the Navman Spirit V505 TV and the Navman Spirit V735 TV respectively.

[Mio]