Category — Clarion

We were expecting an official release date for the ClarionMiND sometime in the 4th quarter and it looks like we’ve got it.  It’ll be available in the US and Canada in November for a pricey $649, then make the trip across the Atlantic to Europe in time for January 2009, priced at 649 Euros.  Expensive yes, but in the spring of 2009 Clarion will release a premium model with 3G connectivity that we’re sure will cost more.

We have a more extended spec list than we had before as well, but you’ll find in the full release after the jump.

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Clarion showcased their ClarionMind Linux-based GPS device at the Intel Developer Forum, not surprisingly because it runs on an Intel Atom processor.  First shown off at CES earlier this year, the ClarionMind features a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen, media playback, hands-free Bluetooth calling, WiFi, and integrated internet search/GPS functioning for POI search.  Designed for both in-car and portable use, the ClarionMind includes 512 MB of DRAM, 4 GB of flash memory, two USB ports and an SD card slot.  Expect a public release sometime in the fourth quarter of 2008.

via cnet

Clarion Japan released the DTR-P50 and DTR-P70 portable navigation systems today, both with 4.3-inch LCD touchscreens and the DTR-P70 boasts 1seg support for both recording and playback of mobile TV.  Why can’t we in North America make our portable GPS units a little more entertaining?

Other than the mobile TV feature, both Clarion units are pretty well identical, run on Windows CE 5.0 and powered by a 400 Mhz processor.  Other features included on both units Bluetooth, support for MP3, WMA, WMV, and MPEG-4 audio and video codecs, an SDHC port, and 2 GB of internal memory.

Via Akihabara News

A full-featured European navigator, the Clarion NAX973HD satellite navigation system has only one problem-it doesn’t seem to have a screen.  With a 30GB hard drive, 400Mhz processor, RDS-TMC tuner you’ll have trouble overburdening this system in any way.  A 12-channel GPS receiver, on-board gyroscope, text-to-speech in 6 European languages, and voice recognition round out its navigational features.   However,  795 Pounds seems like a hefty price for a GPS unit with no screen!

Via Ubergizmo