Acer P700 Series GPS Portable Navigator

Acer announced a new addition to its family of personal navigation devices with the introduction of the new Acer p-700 series for use in your vehicle. Acer seems to be in the process of adding new verbs to our vocabulary as well, calling it a plug and drive device. The p-700 series features a standard 4.3" touchscreen. Two variants are currently available in the series are the p710 and p730. Both come with regional or European maps. In addition, the p730 is equipped with Traffic Message Channel (TMC) functionality for accessing up-to-the-minute traffic info. If you are in France or the UK, the p730 uses Premium TMC services from V-Traffic and ITIS respectively.

For navigation, there's Copilot 7, offering 2D/3D views. A Driver Safety mode dislays a single yellow arrow indicating the route and next action, without showing you a dozen roads and confusing you. Or, you can do a 180° shift and take advantage of the Map View Maximizer technology that displays all pertinent info in a single glance. Tons of POIs are available as usual. Powered by the latest SiRF Star III 20-channel GPS receiver, it measures 123mm x 96mm x 24mm and weighs in at 240 grams. A bit heavy in your pocket, but that's life.

There's also a photo viewer on-board. Voice prompts are available in 16 pre-installed languages. Packaging includes a car-mount kit, charger, PC connectivity cable, AC adapter and DVD plus docs.