Here's a new GPS system from a Korean manufacturer, the VENTURI CREW vn740. The device is DMB-enabled and features a 7" display with picture-in-picture capability, SiRF Star III chip, 400Mhz processor, FM transmitter, and, of course, built-in media player.

The almighty FCC has recently approved the Harman/Becker's BE 7977 portable GPS navigator. Manufactured by Mitac, the device comes with a touch screen with back light, Bluetooth, an SD/MMC card slot, music player, and an optional external antenna connector for better reception. Harman/Becker BE 7977 should be available soon, though the price hasn't been announced yet.

Cobra GPSM 5000 is the company's latest and best GPS navigator to date. Here's what it offers:

- 5" ultra-bright, OptiView touch-screen
- Full U.S. and Canada maps + 8 million POIs
- Voice and text guidance in English, French, or Spanish
- Alternate route calculation function
- ‘SmartPower’ (auto turn-off when the engine is not running)
- ‘my favorite brands’ (over 600 brands available; users choose which brands should be displayed on the route)

The MSRP is $510, but looks like the device out of stock for now.

For those who own an RV, Lowrance offers its new iWAY 600C RV GPS navigator. The device is an updated version of their 600C model featuring an external antenna, which you can attach on top of your RV for best signal reception.

Other features of the iWAY 600C RV include:

- Satellite imagery for major metro areas in the USA and Canada
- 30GB HDD
- 5" display
- NAVTEQ maps of USA and Canada with over 5.5 million Points-Of-Interest
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Check out the new i-navi ES 100 GPS system from Thinkware. As you can see from the feature list below, the ES 100 is a nice multifunctional navigator with a very reasonable price.

- 2GB or 4GB of memory
- 7" touch-screen, 800x480 resolution
- 500Mhz processor
- Picture-in-picture mode
- DMB TV receiver
- Media Player
- Karaoke
- Rear view camera (optional)
- External HDD (optional)

The prices are $491 and $546 depending on the device's memory capacity.

Asus has announced its R700 GPS navigation system back in September and will soon be available for purchase. Here is a full list of its specs:

- SiRF Star III integrated GPS receiver
- 4.3" touch screen
- Light sensor
- Hands free bluetooth kit
- Text-to-speech
- Anti Echo Function
- Integrated RDS/TMC receiver
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Here is a new GPS navigator from Blaupunkt, called the TravelPilot Lucca 5.3. It is an average sat-nav system that provides guidance troughout 40 European countries and has all the most important features obligatory for any device of this type.

TravelPilot Lucca 5.3 features:

- Maps of 40 European countries + POIs
- TMC live traffic information receiver
- 4.3" display
- Bluetooth hands free
- Media player
- Text to speech
- External video input
- SD/MMC card slot

Amex Digital announced their new GPS phone with 3D display called G-Plus. Well, specs look pretty attractive and it would be great to see one of these stateside.

- Dimension : 114 x 49.8 x 17(mm), GPS part: 18.5mm
- GSM Band : Triband 900/1800/1900MHz
- GPS navigation
- Battery : 1000 mAh
- Embedded GPS Antenna
- Memory : 128MB + 64MB RAM
- Display : 2.4” 3D QVGA 262K Colors TFT
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Panasonic has introduced its first portable navigation system called the Strada CN-GP5OU. This powerful device has everything one can expect from such kind of a gadget and will be available for $499.95 in the second half of December, just in time for Christmas. Features include:

- 5" LCD touch-screen
- Navteq maps of the U.S., Canda, Puerto Rico and Mexico + 1.8 million POIs devided into 51 categories
- SD card slot
- Bluetooth hands-free
- Voice Command function

There have been several reports on the new Magellan Roadmate 1200 GPS system, but for some reason it is still not showing up on the official website. Anyway, the device is pretty basic and will be suitable for those who are looking for a cheap GPS navigator. Its features include 3.5" anti-glare touch-screen, Centrality Atlas II GPS receiver, voice guidance, QuickSpell function, 1.3 million POIs and maps of the continental US, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The price for Roadmate 1200 is $200.