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Garmin introduces CF GPS module for Pocket PC

Posted on 7-May-2004 08:10 | Filed under: News


Garmin introduces CF GPS module for Pocket PC
The cf Que 1620 is a CompactFlash GPS module with street-level, turn-by-turn navigation applications for personal digital assistants (PDAs) that operate on the PocketPC platform. This module features Garmin’s new Que technology, which delivers high-performance GPS location, mapping, and navigation capabilities to handheld devices.

The Suggested Retail Price is US$267.84, available in the US market from May 2004.

  • Location awareness, address and points-of-interest look-up features, electronic mapping, automatic route generation, and off-route recalculation
  • Basemap with highways, major streets, rivers, lakes, coastal waters, and significant borders
  • 64 MB of memory that can store detailed map data from Garmin’s exclusive line of MapSource cartography (MapSource
  • CD-ROMs can give the user access to detailed backcountry contour maps, digital maps of fishing lakes, and electronic offshore navigation charts)
  • PC software provides trip planning plus waypoint and route storage
  • Voice guidance (on PocketPCs equipped with audio capabilities)
  • Sleek design doesn't add bulk to your handheld
  • Flip-up antenna can be adjusted to optimize GPS reception — whether the PocketPC is secured in a vehicle with a PDA mount (included) or carried by hand
  • Measures 1.7" W x 2.0" H x 0.5" D (4.3 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm) and weighs only 1.5 oz.
  • Installs securely in a standard Type I or Type II CompactFlash slot
  • Universal PDA mount (included) allows optimum positioning of PocketPCs on most dashboards and windshields
  • Comes with the MapSource City Select (U.S./Canada or Europe)