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Review: Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

By arpan ⋅ July 27, 2008 ⋅  Send this to a friend.. ⋅  Print this article. ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Add to Technorati Favorites

The portable navigation device from Nokia- Nokia 500 Auto Navigation has stepped into the market with a bang.The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation is a great melioration over the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation by large 4.3-inch touch screen and featured with text-to-speech functionality, integrated Bluetooth, and traffic information capabilities. The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation also offers you the Nokia 500 switches from Route 66 Navigation 7 software to Nokia Maps and supports SDHC (SD High Capacity) memory cards up to 16GB.

The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation has a nice charcoal gray casing with silver trim accompanied with its compact design and higher portability.The Nokia 500’s touch screen displays 65,536 colors at a 480×272-pixel resolution. The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is equipped with a SiRF StarIII LP GPS receiver.It equipped with a built-in FM transmitter so you can have audio piped through your car’s stereo and doubles as a hands-free speaker system with its integrated Bluetooth.The Nokia 500 has multimedia features, including a music and video player and an image viewer. The Nokia 500 is preloaded with Navteq maps of North America which are available in 2D and 3D view with day and night colors.

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation Specifications:

General:

Width:    4.8 in
Depth:    0.9 in
Height:    3.4 in

GPS System:

Recommended Use:    Automotive
Connectivity:    USB, Bluetooth
GPS Functions / Services:    Speed, Distance
Traffic Services:    TMC (Traffic Message Channel)
Voice:    Navigation instructions
Antenna:    Built-in
Features:    Clock, Photo viewer, Video playback, Built-in speaker, Smart POI search, Speed limit warning, Text-to-Speech (TTS), 2D / 3D map perspective, Built-in FM transmitter, Built-in digital player, Automatic day/night mode, Hands-free calling via Bluetooth, TMC (Traffic Message Channel) ready
Software Included:    SiRF Star III, Windows CE 5.0
Removable Memory:    2 GB miniSD Card

Built-in Display:

Type:    LCD - Widescreen
Resolution:    480 x 272
Diagonal Size:    4.3 in
Features:    Touch screen
Display Illumination:    Yes
Color Support:    Color

Connections:

Connector Type:    USB, Headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm

Navigation:

Trip Computer:    Avoid ferrys, Average speed, Avoid highways, Avoid toll roads, Street address search

Digital Player:

Digital Player:    Yes
Supported Formats:    AAC, BMP, GIF, MP3, PNG, WMA, WMV, JPEG, MPEG-4

Miscellaneous:

Included GPS accessories:    USB cable, Car holder, Carrying case, Car power adapter, Windshield holder, MiniSD to SD adapter
GPS design features:    Touch screen, MP3 player with FM transmitter, Video player, Photo viewer

Slot Provided:

Slot Provided:    SD Memory Card

Battery:

Battery Enclosure Type:    Integrated

Environmental Parameters:

Min operating temperature:    -13 °F
Max operating temperature:    131 °F

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