December 2007
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Out of the box the Navigon 7100 vehicle GPS receiver impresses you with its sleek euro-style design and large 4.3 inch widescreen color display. The styling alone should move a large number of these beauties off shelves and onto dashboards. Even the car mount looks sleek. But the great looks are not the best part of the receiver. The best part is the free, life-time traffic alerts available in about 65 metro regions across the U.S.
September 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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Don't want to clutter up your sexy German sports car with an ugly, nerdy-looking PND? Navigon has the answer. While it's now selling its sleek new units on American shores, it saved the one designed by Porsche--yes, that Porsche--for Europe.
September 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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Following the introduction of the Navigon 7100 and 5100 here in North America earlier this summer, Navigon debuts its entry-level priced 2100. Despite its $250-price, it features some decidedly higher-end capabilities, however.
July 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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Last we heard from Navigon the company was planning to put its personal navigation devices on store shelves in August; now it says you should be able to lay hands on them sometime this month.
July 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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Even though the road rally that was to herald Navigon's entrance into the North American PND market didn't come off last month, the company still plans to begin shipping units by the end of the summer.
June 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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The 3,000 mile road rally across the American West to celebrate the introduction of Navigon's nav units was canceled when the company suddenly pulled its sponsorship at the zero hour.
May 2007
By:
Jeff Chappell
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The European company enters the U.S. market with a road rally across the Western United States in which the winner won't be the fastest necessarily, but the one using the fewest miles to reach the finish.
