Navman

Navman is a New Zealand-based GPS systems company established in 1988. They provide stand-alone GPS units, OEM GPS modules, GPS software for Palm handhelds and Pocket PCs, automotive navigation systems and navigation systems for use at sea. more...

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It was acquired by Brunswick Corporation in June 2004. On 22 February 2007 Brunswick Corporation announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell portable navigation device (PND) operations of the Navman brand to MiTAC.

Navman Marine Division also design and manufacture Fish Finders, Sonar, VHF radios, Autopilots and sailing instruments. It was sold to the norwegian company Navico in Apr 07.

Navman employs more than 300 staff which are involved in the design, development and manufacture of products including satellite GPS receivers, chart plotters, fuel flow measurement devices, boat speed gauges, depth and wind instruments, autopilots and Fish Finders.

Satellite navigation technology has been a core technology for Navman's products from inception. Navman has three divisions – marine, in-car and radio/tracking.

In-Car Navigation Units

Navman has made a number of Pocket PCs, known as the PiN Series, running from the PiN 510 to 570. They were not popular, however, and have since been discontinued.

The 300 Series is Navman’s original range of basic, in-car satellite navigation units. It includes the iCN (in-car navigator) 320 and 330. The 320 introduced 2D moving maps, while the 330 had 3D moving maps.

The 500 Series was originally the middle of Navman’s range. It includes the iCN 510, 520, 530 and 550. They are touch-screen, and are usually operated with a stylus. The 550 introduced Navman’s unique nearest petrol and parking buttons, worldwide maps and real-time traffic updates. 530 was the last in the 500 Series introducing hardware styling later found on N-Series.

The original top-range units were those of the 600 Series. These are larger than the 300 and 500 units, offering louder sound and a wider, automotive grade screen. They are not touch screen, but are known for being strong and easy to see. The 600 units are the 610, 620, 630, 635 and 650. The 650 came with a built-in 2GB microdrive and was also OEMed for Delphi and Sony.

In 2005, Navman replaced the 600 series with the 700 Series, consisting of the iCN 720 and iCN 750. The only difference between the two models was map storage -- 720 relied on memory cards while 750 had a 4 Gb built-in microdrive. It had a wide screen, was fully touch screen with no stylus, and included the nearest petrol and parking buttons. It was the first Navman unit with NavPix.

In 2006, Navman replaced the 300 series with the F-Series. F-series units are small and fully touch screen. They include the nearest petrol and parking buttons. The F20 is the basic F-series unit, while F30, F40 and F50 feature basic unit combined with different cradles expanding the capability of the basic unit with the ability to receive real-time traffic updates, connect to the mobile phone via Bluetooth for hands-free use, or both.

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