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Zooming In
The GPS Navigator
If there’s a single product we’ve been asked about more than anything else recently, it’s the GPS navigator. So it’s a nice coincidence that Garmin has just announced its all-new motorcycle navigator, the $1599 zūmo 550.
According to the company, this is the first fully featured, no-compromises GPS navigator designed exclusively for motorcyclists with glove-friendly, left-handed controls.
Specific features include Bluetooth wireless technology, which allows users to place hands-free mobile phonecalls when paired with a compatible phone that has Bluetooth wireless technology. Incoming calls are answered by simply tapping the zūmo’s screen and speaking through the helmet mike or optional external
| | mike. You can also make a call from zūmo’s huge points of interest database, which includes hotels, restaurants, shops and much more.
You’ll also wirelessly receive navigation audio prompts when using a compatible helmet. By connecting to the wired stereo audio jack, you can listen to MP3s. The zūmo 550 comes pre-loaded with highly detailed City Navigator Australia maps on internal memory.
Zūmo boasts a 3.5-inch (diagonal) high-bright, sunlight-readable touchscreen display, encased in a waterproof (IEC 529 IPX-7 standards) housing made of plastics that resist damage from fuel splashes and UV light. In addition to the touchscreen, zūmo has four dedicated left-handed buttons for quick input. Zūmo is equipped with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, which acquires and maintains a GPS signal even in heavy foliage or “urban canyons” created by city skyscrapers. The navigator also features solid-state memory, which reduces the effects of vibration, shock, cold and heat and displays and redraws maps faster. | | | | The zūmo is secured to the motorcycle with a locking mount that has waterproof power and data cable connections and is able to withstand the severe vibration environment commonly experienced in motorcycle riding. A rechargeable user-removable lithium-ion battery (three-hour typical use) is integrated into zūmo for trip planning or use on foot.
We can’t list all the features here but a neat one is that you can personalise zūmo to match your bike’s colour scheme and attitude with custom caps. Take a look at www.gme.net.au for more details. |
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