Two New Sanyo Easy Street GPS Units Debut

Jul 18 2007, 11:02am CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Today Sanyo announced a pair of new GPS units for the U.S., the NVM-4070 and the NVM-4050. The NVM-4070 has a large 4”, 16:9 widescreen touch activated display. The unit provides text-to-speech, turn-by-turn navigation for audible directions.

The system comes with maps of the entire U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii, plus Canada and Puerto Rico. The database has over 1.8 million points of interest covering airports, hotels, restaurants and entertainment.

The 4070 is also equipped to receive data from the Traffic Message Channel, which provides real-time info on crashes, construction and traffic. The TMC service is included for 90 days then requires a monthly fee. This device also acts as a Bluetooth speaker phone when connected to your cellular phone.

The 4050 has the same features minus the ability to connect to the Traffic Message Channel. "With over twelve years of experience, SANYO is an established leader in Japan's portable navigation market, and the company is now rapidly advancing with products designed specifically for American consumers," said John Lamb, Senior Marketing Manager for SANYO's Audio Video Division. "The NVM-4070 and NVM-4050 Easy Street systems provide highly-desirable feature sets and exceptional ease-of-use that will appeal to diehard road warriors and casual travelers alike." Via Sanyo

where to buy

Buy from Amazon

What Others Say about This

Electronic Security a Worry in an Age of Digital Espionage

SAN FRANCISCO — When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he follows a routine that seems straight from a spy film. He leaves his cellphone and laptop at home and instead brings “loaner” devices, wh ...
Full article at: The New York Times More like this 1 hour ago

Pa. man's fake Facebook pages lured teen girls, authorities say

Pittsburgh — A married father used phony Facebook profiles to pose as two different Florida surfers to solicit sexually graphic messages and photos from seven teenage girls in western Pennsylvania, and two of the girls eventually agreed to meet for sex w ...
Full article at: Detroit News Online More like this 4 hours ago, 5:02pm CST

Pa. man's fake Facebook pages lured teen girls, authorities say

Portable Devices

Panasonic LUMIX FZ47 with 24x Zoom unveiled

Shane McGlaun
Leading our review center, Shane knows technology inside out. His extensive experience in testing computer hardware and consumer electronics enable him to effectively qualify new products and trends. If you want us review your product, please contact Shane.
Shane can be contacted directly at shane@i4u.com.