The screen on the Navigon 2100 was the most impressive feature. The 2D & 3D maps were crisp and clear. The screen is capable of high-color but most of the navigation screens use different shades of grey and don’t really utilize the screens full potential.

The Navigon 2100 has 2 display modes; 2D & 3D Reality View. The 3D mode is my preferred mode of operation and with that you also get Real World Sign Text (see picture above). With this mode you get a cool picture of highway street signs, pretty close to how they would appear as you are driving on the highway. One piece of negative feedback no the view modes is that switching between 2D & 3D takes two actions (taps on the screen) I would have preferred having a toggle button on the main display instead of requiring selecting the mode on a separate menu window. Read the full review at gps navigation systems

Navigon unveiled the Navigon 2100 max and 2120 max PNDs are up for grabs in the USA and Canada and come at an affordable price, with features available in most high-end GPS devices. Navigon’s new DirectHelp feature pinpoints a user’s location and provides instant links to nearby services including hospitals, pharmacies and roadside assistance.

The Navigon 2100 max and 2120 max also feature a large 4.3 inch widescreen, and offer text-to-speech so you can concentrate on the road and not on the device. They also feature Reality View, which offers you photo-realistic, 3D images of especially confusing highway interchanges (they’re a pain in the wrong places, if you ask me). Then there’s also Lane Assistant letting you choose the correct lane for upcoming exits and entrance ramps.

With the FreshMaps service, you can get 12 field-verified, quality controlled map and POI updates over a 3-year period for accurate driving directions. The Navigon 2100 max with maps of continental US is priced at US $299, while the Navigon 2120 max with maps of continental US and Canada is available for purchase in Canada for C$329.

Navigon AG, a leading provider of navigation devices and software solutions, together with Nuance, the provider of speech solutions, have announced the launching of Navigon 8110 portable navigation device featuring Nuance’s advanced speech recognition technology.

Voice Recognition Pro allows the user to speak a complete target address consisting of city, street and house number, in a single voice command, using the Single Confirmation Address Entry capability, which prompts the user for only one confirmation after pushing one button on the touch-sensitive display.auto

Navigon is preparing a new, 8000 series PND, equipped with a new version of Navigon MobileNavigator (version 7) navigation software.

After version 6 presented two years ago this new version would finally introduce voice synthesis as well as voice recognition for capturing address information.

Routes calculation will be faster and it will still have the 3D reality view but even more realistic with the new version 7. Similarly ‘lane assist’ will improve.

Navigon 8110 will be the new high-end PND (portable navigation device) with a brushed aluminum design and a very wide screen, measuring 4.8 inches.

Navigon 8110 will be equipped with Navigon 7 which we just mentioned, and it will also have hands free integrated Bluetooth kit, as well as an FM transmitter to utilize the audio system of the vehicle. It will also have a RDS/TMC receiver for traffic information which would be integrated in the car charger.

As far as hardware the 8110 will have a processor running at 533 MHz, use a graphic accelerator, and have 128 MB of memory.

Here is a summary of the features:

• 4.8 inch screen with 480 X 272 pixels (WQVGA) resolution
• Integrated GPS receiver
• 533 MHz processor
• RDS/TMC receiver for premium traffic information
• FM Transmitter
• Hands Free Bluetooth Kit
• 128 MB RAM
• 512 MB ROM
• Navigon MobileNavigator 7 with Navteq maps
• Dimensions : 13.5×8.5×2.2 cm

Navigon 8110 will sell for 499 € with maps of Europe. You can expect 8110 to be announced at CeBIT which will take place next March in Germany.