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"Knight Rider - The Next Level of GPS"
Pros: Highly detailed map views in four different aspects. Super-easy to navigate menus.
Cons: No map updates available at this time. Does not activate Turbo Boost when asked.
Summary: I got my KR GPS on Friday, 9/19/08
I enjoyed it everyday since then! I don't care what some say but if you were ever a fan of the TV show, then this is a must have. Not only is it a really good gps (on par with my Garmin in ease of use and function) but it is just plain awesome for the fact that you are being guided around by the one and only KITT.
*William Daniels* "in one-quarter of a mile, perform a U-turn"
I would be just driving around and input my home location for navigation just to listen to KITT tell me where to go and watch the LED's on the unit modulate with his voice exactly like in the show.
Many have said that the exterior detail of the unit was not designed correctly. As in it should have been done to represent KITT's dash rather than taking cues from KITT's exterior, I'm glad they did it this way. Using cues from the interior of KITT would have been over the top and the gloss black face with red LED's are simple enough to keep the unit "up-to-date" in appearance. In fact, I think its one of the best looking GPS's on the market.
One feature I like is the storing of locations that you stop at in the memory of the unit. I went to a friends house while the unit was powered up but I did not have the unit navigating me there. Yet later that day I checked my "Recent" navigations and his address was there. Very neat.
Setting the Greeting name is just the icing on the cake and adds the best personal touch to this GPS.
I used a Garmin c330 for 2 years prior to my Mio and really reveled in the ease of use of the menus and inputs. I really didn't think it could get any better. Yet, Mio takes what Garmin did and makes it better with more easily navigatable menus.
The detail of the onscreen map is unbelievable. On confusing intersections with medians and turn-arounds the display will show you direction of travel arrows on each roadway so you don't get confused and start going the wrong way down a one-way street.
The POI's are also quite awesome as you can just touch the icon on the screen and all info including phone number for that POI comes up instantly.
The charger/power input is perfectly designed. To hook up the charger correctly you have to slide it into the cradle where there is a notch at the bottom, thus allowing you to easily put the GPS unit onto or off of the cradle with one handed ease. I stay away from GPS units that hook directly into the unit as they are a pain to store for security, having to take the unit off the cradle and then detach the charger..ugh.
I work at an electronic retailer and I hate that I have to sell inferior units to people, only wishing that we carried the Knight Rider Mio so they could get a unit that will take them farther than they could imagine.
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