Navigon Intros Entry-Level Personal Navigation Device with 3D Photo-Realistic Virtual Reality Views

Although it's not as famous as Magellan or Garmin, the Navigon company has launched quite a few interesting PNDs over time, combining advanced navigation functions with a few very interesting viewing options. And that's exactly the case with Navigon's latest offering, namely the 2100 model, which, despite being an entry-level device, delivers quite a complete and comprehensive navigation experience.

Thus, the NAVIGON 2100 offers both 2D and 3D map views, a very bright, anti-glare 3.5-inch touchscreen, simple-to-maneuver menus and spoken turn-by-turn directions and street names via advanced text to speech. Moreover, it provides predictive text and city-first or street-first data entry, as well as millions of pre-loaded points of interest POIs.

However, by far the most interesting feature the 2100 model has to offer is Reality View, which provides 3D, photo-realistic virtual reality views of complex interchanges, complete with road geometry and actual road sign text. Moreover, the PND sports an automatic speed warning system, which shows the posted speed limit and notifies the driver with visual and verbal warnings when the car's speed is above the legal limit.

"With the NAVIGON 2100, it was our aim to hit a price point that was within reach of all consumers without sacrificing NAVIGON-quality form and function," said Andreas Hecht, NAVIGON's general manager for the Americas. "The NAVIGON 2100 has the same DNA that has won us awards with other products in our portfolio. It is a result of the same intelligent design and intuitive innovation -- and it offers features that aren't available in systems at twice the price."

The NAVIGON 2100 will arrive in stores (both online and retail outlets) at some point this fall and has a manufacturer recommended price tag of around 250 US dollars, which is quite an OK price for an entry-level device such as this one.

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