Thursday, April 3, 2008

GPS System for bikers



Rugged and ready to ride, zūmo™ 450 is your faithful guide to the open road. With glove-friendly, left-handed controls, preloaded street maps and a sunlight-readable screen, this waterproof navigator is made for motorcycles. zūmo 450 includes many of the 550's motorcycle-friendly features, minus bluetooth wireless technology, text-to-speech and XM Satellite, at a price that won't break your budget.
Enjoy Bike-Friendly Design

Tough and dependable, zūmo is built for motorcycles:

Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate High brightness, sunlight-readable, UV-resistant display makes it easy to view your screen Motorcycle console for trip information, including resettable fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up Motorcycle mount with universal mounting hardware so you can mount it anywhere Vibration-tested, waterproof and built with fuel-resistant plastics to withstand the elements

Navigate the Open Road

zūmo 450 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps and a hefty points of interest (POIs) database, including motels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply enter a destination, and zūmo takes you there with turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, zūmo accepts custom points of interest such as school zones and safety cameras, and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. The 450 also comes with a rechargeable, removable lithium-ion battery a for trip planning or use on foot, and even accepts additional maps.

Avoid Traffic Tie-ups

Monitor traffic tie-ups with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver. By adding traffic services and a receiver, your 450 notifies you of upcoming accidents or road construction ahead on your route. Simply touch the screen to view traffic details or recalculate your route to avoid traffic.

Plan Your Trips and Share Your Rides

zūmo 450 makes it easy to plan your next trip and share routes with your riding buddies. Plan trips on your computer before you start. Search for food and fuel stops and local attractions. Then, transfer your route to zūmo and go.

At the end of the day, share your favorite places and rides with other zūmo riders and review your travels in Google™ Earth. SD card expansion makes it easy to store data and share routes. Download routes to share with your riding buddies even load Mp3 files to your unit to enjoy tunes on the road. In addition, JPEG Picture Viewer lets you share photos of your adventures with friends and family.

zūmo 450: The navigator that's born to ride.

zūmo 450 Features:

* High-sensitivity GPS receiver
* Display: 2.8" W x 2.1" H (3.5" diag.), 320 x 240 pixels; high bright sunlight-readable, UV-resistant, touch screen display
* Unit dimensions: 4.8" W x 3.9" H x 1.6" D
* Weight: 10.6 ounces
* Removable lithium-ion battery
* Supports optional FM TMC traffic alerts
* Preloaded maps for all of North America
* Look up addresses and points of interest
* Choose 2D or 3D maps
* Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety cameras
* Built-in MP3 player and JPEG Picture Viewer
* SD card slot makes it easy to store data and share routes
* Export and review your travels in Google™ Earth with a free account from MotionBased.com
* Glove-friendly touch screen with left-handed controls makes it easy to operate
* Motorcycle console for trip information, including fuel gauge to warn you when it's time to fill up
* Motorcycle mount with standard 4-hole AMPS pattern so you can mount it anywhere
* Includes Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature
* Waterproof: IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 min.)