Tag: Mio
Mio Cyclo 100 series are fitness tracking "bicycle computers"
Looking to cash in on the UK's cycling buzz following our impressive Olympic velodrome gold medal tally, MiTAC Europe are expanding their Mio Cyclo "bicycle computer" fitness tracking range, introducing the Mio Cyclo 100 series. Kicking off with the Mio…
Mio Spirit 697 LM sat nav offers lifetime map updates, helps you find your car
Mio have a new flagship model at the top of their sat nav range. The Mio Spirit 697 LM offers lifetime map updates among a host of useful features. Spirit 697 LM owners can receive free map updates four times…
Mio launch Cyclo 300 and 305 HC cycling navigation systems
The summer sun is finally out, and if you're looking to make the most of our inevitably brief seasonal respite from the cold, you may well be planning to get on your bike for a leisurely cycle this coming Bank…
MIO launch new Spirit Sat Nav range
MIO have launched their new Spirit Sat Nav range this week, comprised of four new models. The Spirit 480, 485, 685 and 687 are all out now, available from Tesco, Argos and direct from MIO. The range is split down…
Mio launch Spirit V575 Sat-Nav / TV combo
Long car journeys are always fraught with two potentially day-ruining possibilities; getting lost on some backwater-sidestreet miles away from civilisation and the mind-numbing, deep-vein thrombosis inducing boredom of being crammed for hours into a back seat. Mio are looking to…
Mio Navman announces Spirit TV range
We gave you a sneak preview last month but now it’s official. The first satnav with a built-in TV is here. Actually the first two satnavs with built in TV are here as there are two different sized versions – the Mio Navman V735 which has a huge 7-inch screen and its little brother, the V505 which has a 4.7-inch screen.
Apart from the unique TV function, there are plenty of other features to justify the price of £299 for the V735 and £229 for the V505.
Navigation-wise it’s got everything you’d expect from the Mio Navman brand including TruMaps, smart economical routing, traffic data and safety camera data. There’s also a nice walking navigation side to the device with built-in 2D city maps specially designed for pedestrians.
Like other Mio Navman devices it also includes the NavPix geo-tagged photo navigation feature. This feature, combined with the walking navigation maps will come into its own on city breaks.
But you’re not really interested in all that are you? You just want to know about the TV aspect to the device. Well, it’s pretty straight forward – it has a built-in DVT tuner that will work right across Europe. In the UK that means you could pick up the complete Freeview spectrum, signal permitting. There’s a built-in aerial and there is also a socket to plug in a stronger aerial if required.
Obviously it’s not designed to be used whilst driving – that would be very naughty.
Check out our preview video:
For under £300, these models have come in a bit cheaper than we expected. Get yours direct from Mio Navman.
"Michael, turn left in 50 metres" – Knight Rider KITT-themed satnav on the way
GPS company Mio is producing a Knight Rider-themed in-car GPS device that looks – and sounds – like good old KITT. It will be on the Christmas present list of every man over 30 this year.
The pulsing flashing red lights up both sides of the unit are a nice touch, but there’s one extra magical feature inside. Maker Mio is believed to be getting William Daniels – the original voice of KITT – onboard to provide the spoken driving instructions…
Mio planning 3G GPS phone for 2008
GPS is the final piece of the mobile phone world domination plan. Mobiles can play music now. They can play films. They can do the internet. All we need now are decent, free GPS features and every other gadget can get the hell out of our pockets and onto eBay.
GPS specialist Mio’s 3G GPS phone plans are a response to the mass arrival of the new wave of super-spec GPS phones…
Mio C720t GPS system features a digital camera for image navigation
You can always tell when we consider a product we’re writing about just a tad bit boring, as we minimise the size of the picture and shove it off to the left like so. Sadly, 450pixels-wide pictures of GPS systems just don’t work as well as iRobot ConnectRs.
Mio’s latest GPS navigation device, the C720t features a digital camera – 2-megapixels to be exact – which allow you to embed GPS coordinates into an image and help you find your way back to the location as if it were an address. Navigadget, the site where we stole this story fromare kindly linking back to, claim…
Get touchy with Mio's P360 and P560 GPS PDAs
It’s not just mobile phones where everyone’s getting frothy about touchscreens. Mio is apparently working on two new satnav PDAs entirely controlled via their touchscreens. Well, almost.
