Mio Knight Rider 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 3.2 x 6.9 inches ; 5.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DESTGO
• Item model number: MIO-KITT300
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,841 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 11, 2008

Product Description

Amazon.com
Manufacturer's Review--August 3, 2008
Ride the highways and byways guided by the voice of K.I.T.T.--the most iconic TV car of all time with Mio's Knight Rider portable GPS navigation unit. You'll enjoy an authentic Knight Rider experience wherever you roam with red LED light accents and voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions provided by the original voice of K.I.T.T. (William Daniels) to help you get out of any jams (traffic or otherwise). Boasting fast and accurate GPS reception, top-notch mapping, and a comprehensive POI (Points of Interest) database in addition to a 4.3-inch widescreen LCD and memory card expansion, all that's missing is Michael Knight and his patent leather jacket.

The Knight Rider GPS features a 4.3-inch LCD, pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, and over 4 million points of interest.

The K.I.T.T. indicator LED display moves in sync with the anamorphic equalizer for an authentic Knight Rider light show.

For an authentic Knight Rider experience, Mio collaborated with Navtones to include exclusive voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions featuring new recordings made by William Daniels as the voice of K.I.T.T. The device's integrated randomized greetings and custom names will welcome you to your navigation experience. You can be Michael if you're a purist, or choose from one of the list of 300 names. The Knight Rider GPS features an active LED voice synthesizer display that moves in sync with the voice, just as it did on K.I.T.T.'s dash, which provide a clear representation of all audio commands as they occur. The unit can even be programmed to advise you of speed limit infractions just in case you're applying too much turbo boost.

The opening credits from the Knight Rider TV series.

The highly sensitive SiRFInstantFixIII GPS receiver provides a rapid time-to-first-fix positioning, is WAAS enabled, and can acquire a signal even in urban canyons and under dense foliage. With pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, the Knight Rider GPS is ready to operate in minutes with no computer set-up required. Containing over 4-million POIs such as restaurants, hotels, gas stations and more, you are never more than a few keystrokes away from your destination. Simply select the category of your desired location, make your choice from the provided list, and you are ready to find just about anything you are looking for, giving you a local expert as a traveling companion.

Intelligently designed, the 4.3-inch anti-glare touchscreen LCD allows for more on-screen information and additional details about upcoming intersections. This full-color display also offers a 480 x 272-pixel resolution for easy at-a-glance information. The included cradle doesn't just hold your navigator, but will also charge the battery while you drive when connected to the power cable.

Specifications

• Memory expansion via Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMedia (MMC) memory cards
• USB 2.0 connectivity for transferring data and charging
• Turn-by-turn voice guidance in 16 languages (including English, French, and Spanish)
• Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.12 x 3 x 0.7 inches

What's in the Box
Mio Knight Rider GPS portable navigator, dashboard mount, DC in-vehicle power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, printed user documentation

Tech Talk
WAAS: An acronym for Wide Area Augmentation System, WAAS augments the information provided by GPS satellites with a network of ground-based stations that compare the two sets of location data. A GPS that utilizes WAAS corrections can provide position accuracy of less then 3 meters, compared to the 6 to 12 meters with a normal GPS signal.

Product Description
Relive the '80s with the Knight Rider GPS from Mio. With a design inspired by this timeless classic, you'll feel that magic as you are given turn-by-turn driving directions by the original voice of K.I.T.T. To ensure the fantasy is complete, the Knight Rider GPS by Mio ships with over 300 male and female names pre-installed, so you'll be addressed by name as you head out to rid the world of evil, or just head down to the corner store for a gallon of milk. If that sounds good, check out the looks--the Knight Rider GPS also features a multi-segment LED readout that flashes in sync to the voice.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars one cool GPS, September 27, 2008

By	Raidy (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews

My Knight Rider GPS arrived the other day (9/25), and I have to say it is everything I'd hoped for. From the way KITT's voice greets you on power up, to the LEDs flashing on the sides when it talks, just fits perfectly. While the voice sounds a tad bit drier than the original KITT, given the actor (William Daniels) has aged 20 years, it's not surprising it isnt perfectly identical - still sounds like KITT though, no question.

I like how the position on the map is indicated by a little graphical KITT, rather than your typical arrow or circle. Gives it that extra little awesomeness you'd want from a Knight Rider based GPS system. Everything else your average GPS has is part of this package, it even has some extra options like subscriptions to traffic cam alerts.

My only complaint is that the map scrolling via manual touch leaves a little to be desired - it is not as smooth or easy to use as my previous Mio product (Digiwalker 168), but it still works OK. It also has plenty of greeting names in the database to choose from, tho it may not have everything you'd want, supposedly you can update it with more later on. The GPS has internal memory as well as an SD expansion slot.

All in all this is a great product, and fits perfectly with my Firebird, which while white, still looks enough like classic KITT ;) ... maybe its time for a paintjob.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Knight Rider GPS Navigator, November 23, 2008

By	Allan R. Shindel (Bull Shoals, Ar.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great little navigator, especially for the price. Easy to read screen, simple instructions. I previously thought this might be a cheap product, but it has never led me astray and has always been very accurate. You can program it to address you, using a wide list of pre-entered names (although some I have never heard of) and the red scanner, which activates every time is speaks, is enjoyable eye-candy. The map is usable in either two- or three-dimension and gives plenty of detail for the surrounding area. I also like that it can display current time, time to destination, and vehicle speed. It can also be programmed to dim the screen automatically at night, a great feature which reduces distraction.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars just ok, October 27, 2008

By	T. J. Cade "Jeldobar" (Tn) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has a nice look and cool gimmick with the KITT Voice from Knight Rider.

As a GPS system .... eh ... I'm not sure how often Maps are updated around the U.S. for GPS Systems or if they purposely send you a Old Map with your system so you will have to purchase a new Map right away!?
I live in the Knoxville Tn area and at least for me around here the System is missing a lot of existing streets that have been around for quite awhile now.

So most of the time when i'm driving around town to see how this thing works It will tell me that i'm not on a street ... to go to the nearest street.
Also when i put in a address to go somewhere across town... it tells me to turn right onto the Freeway ... which would usually be ok ... IF THERE WAS AN ENTRANCE to the Freeway at that spot!! .. It's a road that drives under the Freeway that is way above and there was never an entrance there before.

So I can't really trust this GPS System to give me correct or fast directions when it doesn't know when a road doesn't have an entrance to a interstate or doesn't even know that some roads exist ..

On the Mio website it says they are gonna give away free 2009 maps ... So i'll wait to see if that fixes the problems... If Not ... This was not worth the money ... So we will see

Also the way they have set up how you plug the System in your car when it is slid into the bracket is awful . The plug and cord is just fine when not in the bracket but when it is slid on it gets stopped by the way it is set up and I constantly have to be messing with it while driving ( which of course is dangerous ) and pushing it back in so it will charge.... It doesn't fall out but it gets jarred just enough by little bumps so the charge light will go off.

Another Update : After using this for awhile and testing it out everywhere I go , I am just really disappointed with this Item!
Like I said above , The KITT voice and the size of the screen are an awesome aspect to this system. But can't be trusted on directions as a gps system !!! Testing it out all over the city I live in I obviously know where I am going so it hasn't gotten me lost or anything. BUT when I type the address I want to go to it will start me off just fine and just when you think it is working out just great it will try to tell you to take a turn that is impossible unless your car can fly!!! For instance : I take an exit off the interstate , I go to the right off the exit , this is a one way street that loops around and merges into a main street that is of course not a one way anymore. The gps tells me to take sharp left as traffic is looping in the main street !! Heck Yeah .. that WOULD be the fastest route !! If humanly possible or legal. And like I stated above ... if my directions happen to cross paths with an interstate whether it has an entrance or not it will tell me to turn on it even if it's 500 feet above me!! I knew I should have bought that darn Helicopter !!