Navman N40i at Woot

Navman have come a long way since their early days – they began life in an Australian basement. But no one could accuse them of nit moving forward and their satellite navigation systems are well respected world wide. Woot, the online retailer has apparently got a hold of a job lot of the N40i model and are knocking them out at a very respectable $159.99

The N40i got pretty good reviews on it’s release although some were a little disappointed at it’s battery life. A ten hour trek in the wilderness is likely to leave you out of power before you discover you are lost, so it has it’s limitations. Aussie review site CNET has a good in-depth review here.

But back to the nuts and bolts of this post. Woot are selling a limited number of these Sat Nav devices and is selling them off for a limited time. Today and today only – get ‘em while they’re hot.

At this price they are definitely a good deal, so check them out.

Full specifications for the Navman N40i are:

Features:

• Large 3.5” touchscreen
• NavPix compatibility so you can download and then use NavPix to navigate
• Integrated 1.3 Mega Pixel NavPix camera
• Nearest Fuel and Park buttons to alert you to the nearest gas station or car park
• Reliable, accurate GPS navigation
• Advanced Motorway Navigation
• Journey View function
• Enhanced battery life, up to 5 hours depending on use
• Greatly improved finger friendly interface
• Pre-installed safety camera data
• POI import capability, so you can add your own points of interest, such as safety cameras
• Drive-Away™ so it’s ready to use out of the box
• Automatic re-routing with Back-on-Track™
• Memory: 2GB flash built in on US version, 2GB SD card included with Canadian version. Hardware is otherwise identical. Both versions come with US, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam maps on CD. You’ll receive one of these two versions.

Hardware

• Weight: 2.4 Lbs.
• Size: 9 1/2”81mm (H) x 6 1/4” (W) x 5 1/2”(D)
• Camera: Yes
• SD card slot
• Processor: Samsung 244-400MHz
• Battery: Rechargeable integrated Li ION – up to 5hrs life
• High-quality loudspeaker: Yes
• GPS Receiver: SiRFstarIII™ Generation 2
• GPS update rate: Typically every second once fix established
• GPS accuracy: Fix to 5 metres 95% of the time
• Screen: Anti-glare high resolution 3.5” (89mm) color touch-screen
• In-Car Suction Mount: Yes
• Power: 12V in-car power connector
• PC connection: USB 1.1

Software features

• NavPix™ navigation to pictures
• Journey View
• Drive-Away™
• Back-on-Track™
• POI (points of interest – transport-related POIs)
• Nearest POI/POI import
• Voice guided instructions
• Favorite destinations stored
• Multiple routing options, eg, shortest/fastest, nearest POI

Navigation views

• Turn-by-Turn™
• Next maneuver
• 3D Moving map (adjust 3D zoom mode downwards to achieve 2D moving map mode)
• 2D Mini map

Mapping

• Tele Atlas 2006
• SmartST™ 2006 SE navigation software
• US maps

What’s in the Box

• Navman N40i GPS
• Vehicle mounting bracket
• Vehicle power adapter
• AC power adapter
• USB cable
• Carrying case
• Software CDs
• 3 CDs with maps of all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam
• Users manual, installation guide and FAQ