14 DAY TRIAL // After shipping that stylish UMPC (with onboard GPS, DVB-T tuner and webcam) in January, Medion released two neat navigation units at CeBIT last week: GoPal S2310 and X4510. The two models use the new version 3.0 of the GoPal navigation software which was a success in the version2.0.
The new version is offered in 3 alternatives: ME (Medium Edition), AE (Advanced Edition) and PE (Premium Edition). It utilizes Navteq maps (Europe Map, a 4th quarter 2006 version).
On the lower end, GoPal S2310 (see the picture) features a 3.5″ screen and has a sporty outdoors form factor. It has a tracking mode to record its course which can be then exported to Google Earth in order to check those routes that your wife told you to choose. It also boasts Bluetooth Hands-free kit that lets you connect to a wireless headset or a mobile phone. GoPal S2310 will sell for 299? (398$).
GoPal X4510 has a big 4″ screen that can support 16.7 million colors at 480?272 pixels resolution. The cool thing is that it integrates a gyroscope and an e-compass (electronic compass) in order to keep that signal "floating" when you hit dead points like those encountered in tunnels, for instance. The Windows CE-powered X4510 sports a micro SD port, a Centrality Atlas II Processor at 324 Mhz, 256 MB of integrated memory, Hands-free Bluetooth kit and a built-in RDS/TMC receiver. The X5410 also features voice synthesis, an MP3 player and an image viewer. It runs on Windows CE 5.0. A, hopefully, easy to use remote control that can be fixed on the wheel in order to control the navigation device is available as an extra option.
The X4510 will retail for ?499 ($664). No word on the release date yet.