Navman N40i NavPix 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

by Navman

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 0.9 x 3.2 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ILDS50
• Item model number: AA005843-6E2
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,849 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The Navman N40i portable GPS unit includes an integrated digital camera for taking NavPix to create an unmistakable reminder of your chosen destination. The NavPix itself combines exact geographical information with an image, so whether you're visiting the Arc de Triomphe, Trajan's Arch or the Cinquantenaire Arch, you'll easily find your way back.

The Navman N40i portable GPS unit guides you where you need to go, finds the closest points of interest, and stores your pictures. See a product demonstration (requires Flash).

The integrated digital camera lets you take pictures and associate them with GPS locations. Just click the shutter button on top of the device (shown here).

Getting lost is never a problem with the N40i's Back-on-Track feature.

The N40i is the world's only car navigation system that lets you navigate to pictures. With its built-in 1.3 megapixel camera, you can shoot and build your own "Destinations Album" and navigate back to your favorite places simply by tapping the photo on the screen. You can continue to create your own points of interest with the embedded digital camera, or you can upload points of interest and pictures via the Premium Navix Photos website.

The N40i was created with convenience, portability, and style in mind. Despite the small, camera-sized unit, you'll find the 3.5-inch color touch screen easy to see and use, and there's even "Nearest Parking" and "Nearest Gas Station" buttons built right into the front of the N40i. Other design features include an optional infrared remote control for easy operation while driving, and with the included Drive-Away platform, you'll be able to use the N40i straight out of the box.

In case of an emergency you'll never have to worry about being stranded; just one touch displays your exact location so you can quickly advise roadside assistance or emergency services. And there's even a built-in automatic re-routing protocol with the included Back-on-Track feature, a technology that gives line-by-line directions to find your way even if you deviate from previous directions.

The N40i was meant to be your vehicular companion no matter where you are--from driving around your neighborhood, to traveling abroad. The N40i comes preloaded with Tele Atlas map data for all of North America, and major European roads are available for purchase on CD. There's even an optional T1 Traffic Pack feature that provides real-time, subscription-free traffic updates in the UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. No matter where you are, you can rely on the N40i for Reliable, accurate GPS navigation.

What's in the Box
The N40i comes packaged with a Vehicle mounting bracket, a vehicle power adapter, an AC power adapter, a USB cable, and a deluxe padded carrying case.

Product Description

If you're ready for the latest in GPS technology, the Navman 40i is for you. Packaged in a smooth and functional exterior, the N40i's build quality is second to none. Newly updated, exceptionally user-friendly software means the N40i is simple to use and gives you quick access to all its impressive functions. The N40i incorporates NavPix technology, the world's only car navigation system that lets you navigate to real photographs. Its built-in camera lets you shoot and build your own "destinations album" and navigate back to your favorite places simply by tapping the photo on the screen. That new Italian restaurant that looked great, but you forgot the name of? Snap a pic, touch the screen, pull it up and you're there. Strong and thorough directional graphics, updated map data, Turn-by-Turn voice guided navigation with 3-D graphics, Drive-Away feature, and Back-on-Track (in case you take a wrong turn) combine to make this one of the most useful and usable GPS systems on the road. Plus our great Nearest Parking and Gas button, to avoid wasted time looking for parking or running out of gas. Your navigation view options are Turn-by-Turn, Next manouver, 3D moving maps, 2D mini map and route summary. The unit itself includes a 3.5 inch color touch screen, SiRFstarIII Generation 2 GPS receiver, and 1.3 megapixel camera. Also included with your purchase is a 12 V in-car power charger plus AC adapter, rechargeable integrated Li-ION 1200 mAh battery with up to 5 hours of life, USB cable in-car windshield mount, and protective drawstring bag.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good pick!, April 2, 2007

By 

Zetta "Z" (VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Navman N40i NavPix 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

I've used it for a couple days now and couldn't be more please. I base my review against my previous GPS, TomTom Navigator 6 for PDA. Compared to It, the navman is much better. The interface is very simple to use (really, if you can't figure this out, you have issues). The maps show great detail and accuracy such as adjacent street names and house/street name of where you're currently driving by. So far, POI are accurate in the WashDC/Arlington/Fairfax area. Calculates/recalculates in a few seconds. Also acquires sat signal in 5 or less seconds of powering on.

It does not have text to speech but it does read out streets that have numbers such as "Route one twenty three" and "exit seventy one ahead". which is great for major streets and highways (tomtom just says exit right in 70yrds).

I like to give props to the Picture feature. Its more useful then what most reviews think. Its not just "a cool addition". For example, Have a traffic accident or on the road and see suspicious vehicle or incidents, just start hitting the camera button and it takes pictures very quickly continuously. Great for police and insurance purposes. Beats most cellphone cameras and is much quicker to use and inconspicuous) Who's gonna argue a pic with GPS coordinates on it! Resolution is good and clear in day and dawn, lens adjusts pretty well at night and to different light types (light bulbs etc).

You can also take a picture to tag the location of your regular digital camera pictures, then use services like Flickr, Mappr etc to have a cool map albums.

Also, navigating by selecting a picture is much easier then selecting it out of your favorites list. Bottom line, the camera is a nifty idea! I could careless to have an MP3 player on it (you prob already own an iPod or player of some sort), dictionary and all the other galore of useless half working features that others have and jack the price up over 500.00. Its a car navigation GPS, not a UMPC!

My only gripe is that the desktop software is currently not "FULLY" compatible with vista. I got it to work after trial/error. You need to uninstall Active Sync (Vista has its own version of this preinstalled). You need it to push updates (check navman site).

Navma, for future - VIDEO! why not? let us pop in a high capacity SD card and film away some nice 640x480 video clips! Cellphones can, you too!

This GPS does the job car navigation wise. Gets you places or out of places in your car, if thats what you need, get this one! If you walk, hike a lot, you're looking at an apple instead of an orange.

Navigate away!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very pleased!, December 30, 2006

By 

Christian Vigilia "Christian V." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Navman N40i NavPix 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

Attractive looking, feature-laden GPS at almost half the price of my Nuvi 360. No Bluetooth, but has a built-in camera for saving favorite locations.

The interface is not as user-friendly as the Nuvi but contains more detail. You can set up multi-stop trips and it shows house numbers while driving down the street.

Also considered the Magellan 2000 (no Canada maps) and TomTom One (pricier, somewhat outdated maps and POIs).

Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but not the best, July 10, 2007

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Red Stone - See all my reviews

This review is from: Navman N40i NavPix 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

I recieved this as a gift and have been using it for the past 2 weeks. I have an Honda Odyssey with Nav built in, so perhaps I'm expecting more than I should from this little system, or perhaps I would want more for $300+.

Pros: provides accurate directions, re-calculates pretty quick after missing a turn, screen can be easily seen in bright light (notice I didn't say read), automatically zooms out when you reach higher speeds, has some neat features like MPH, ETA, portable, battery lasts a few hours, the unit is easy to use/setup, attains GPS within 1 minute (from power on, not power cycle - there is 1 on|off for the unit and another on|off to disconnect the battery entirely. Complete reboot takes 3-4 minutes)

Cons: Screen is too small for fat fingers, street names/driections take too long to focus on|find b/c they are small, street names can clutter screen so it can be hard to read|see upcoming turns, camera is only 1.3M - so don't count on getting any quality pictures other than the 1" on the screen, volume is low - don't plan on listening to directions and having the window down, radio on or kids in the back (it does have an audio out jack), the software that comes with the unit is worthless unless you need to add a map to the system which are already pre-loaded on the unit. It would be nice if you could edit addresses or setup POI via a map software and download it to the unit.

The camera on the system didn't work when i first used it for some reason. Just a black picture on the LCD. I had to power cycle it (cut off the battery via separate on|off switch) to get it to work (perhaps b/c it says 'windows ce core' on the back :)

There has to be something better out there for 300. On a side note, the built in Nav on the Honda/Acura line ups are awesome. Well worth the extra $ IMO.