Garmin has released the iQue M3 Pocket PC PDA with GPS navigator. The new iQue M3 is a scaled down version of the previously released iQue M5.
The iQue M3 is a user-friendly automotive GPS navigator in a sleek, lightweight Pocket PC design. The iQue M3 runs on a Intel PXA271 312MHz processor with 32MB ROM and 64MB RAM. It includes several ports for expansion and connectivity including USB, SDIO, and InfraRed. It has a 3.5" QVGA screen, and runs Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.
The iQue M3 includes Garmin's StreetPilot software for in-car navigation. Users can choose between a three-dimensional navigation view and 2D overhead view. The 3D navigation perspective lets drivers see an uncluttered view of what's down the road.
An integrated speaker gives voice-prompted directions to your destination.
A built-in basemap of North and South America shows major highways, thoroughfares, railways, lakes, rivers and borders. Garmin includes its MapSource City Select DVD as a standard accessory, so users can download detailed street-level map data, look up nearly six million points of interest (POIs), and navigate to addresses throughout the U.S. and Canada. World travelers can also add a European or Pacific Rim basemap from the installation CD and purchase detailed maps separately.
The GPS antenna on the iQue M3 folds flush with the back of the unit. To navigate, simply raise the antenna to enable Garmin’s patented antenna-release switch that simultaneously powers up the device, initiates the satellite-acquisition sequence, and defaults to the QueMap interface.
It is expected to be available later this month and sell for $533.
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