Nextar SNAP5 Super Slim 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description The Nextar SNAP5 with 5-inch touch-screen display is a space-saving 0.7-inch thick GPS navigation system--with Nextar's advanced magnetic docking station. The SNAP5 comes with built-in stereo speakers and text-to-speech (English) technology and offers maps of the entire US and all of Canada.

The Nextar SNAP5 with 5-inch touch-screen display that provides interfacing capability while map is being viewed.

Large, clear, colorful images of maps from all 50 states and Canada are shown on the SNAP5s' 4:3 TFT touch-screen display. Maps are provided on one 2GB SD card for easy installation. Text-to-speech technology clearly pronounces road names in English. Software support is provided for English, French, and Spanish, the three most spoken languages in the covered areas. A special automatic night mode offers additional screen lighting for easy-on-the-eye viewing. Voice-guided directions with turn-by-turn voice prompts are clearly audible through built-in stereo speakers.

Users will have no trouble locating any number of hotels, shopping centers, gas stations, and restaurants along their routes, as the SNAP5 provides millions of points of interest. If a user misses a turn, a new route is recalculated instantly. Digital map data is supplied by Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content that power many of the world's most essential navigation and location-based services.

The SNAP5 also has the capability to play MP3 files and display JPEG images (a required SD card for these functions is not included). Addresses for favorite destinations can be stored for easy access. Other features include 2D and 3D map-viewing modes, a SD card slot for additional memory, and a built-in antenna. A lightweight, built-in rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery supplies power.

Stylish and space-saving 0.7-inch thick GPS navigation system.

Adjustable mount for your windshield or dashboard.

Key SNAP5 Features

Touch-screen display: Provides interfacing capability while map is being viewed

Built-in speaker: No extra wires or speaker to connect

3D building display: Buildings can be shown in 3D to serve as landmarks, helping the driver know exactly when to turn

Text-to-Speech: Safety feature that allows driver to keep eyes on the road while getting directions; clearly pronounces names of streets encountered during drive

Points of Interest: Name or description of a specific location that user may find useful or interesting; generally indicated by an icon on the map

Lithium -Ion Battery: Lightweight, holds charge longer, and does not suffer from memory effect compared to similar batteries

SD card slot: Provides additional memory and is used for MP3 playing or JPEG image viewing

Day and Night modes: Night mode offers additional lighting on screen for easier viewing

MP3 playing: Allows driver and/or passengers to listen to favorite MP3 files while in vehicle

JPEG viewing: View photos and other graphics while in vehicle

Favorite address storage: Quick, easy way to find addresses of frequently visited destinations

Route recalculation: Instantly changes route if driver misses turn

Built in antenna: Ensures reception of signal without running additional wires

Stylus: Allows user to point more accurately than using a finger to small areas on the display screen

What's in the Box
Nextar SNAP5 5-inch GPS Navigation System, AC Adapter, Car Adapter, USB cable, Pouch, Mounting cradle, Dashboard mount disk, Mounting Bracket, 2GB SD card

About Nextar
Nextar in the categories it chooses to enter, the products that it develops and in the manner in which it goes to market desires and strives to be nothing short of Bold and New. Bold--the categories, products and retail avenues that are the most salient and relevant of the day. New--utilizing the newest technologies in dynamic, salient, relevant and yet affordable products and placing these products in the highest volume traditional and, as or more importantly, non-traditional consumer electronic retail.

Product Details

• Nextar SNAP5 In-Dash Vehicle Navigation System with 5-Inch Screen
• Pre-loaded with maps of the U.S and Canada on a pre-loaded SD memory card
• Plays MP3s so driver and/or passengers can listen to their favorite MP3 files while in vehicle
• Text-to-Speech safety feature that allows driver to keep eyes on the road while getting directions
• Touch-screen display provides interfacing capability while map is being viewed

Customer Reviews

Affordable and Everything You Need Is Included

Review Date: September 29, 2009

Reviewer: ~Z~,

What a difference a 5" screen is compared to my previous 3.5" Nextar GPS unit. The Nextar SNAP5 Super Slim 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator has an LCD screen that is crystal clear and easy to read. The unit is super slim and lightweight, measures at 5.8" x 4" x 0.7. This is a very affordable GPS unit if you are just looking for a GPS that does the basics with a little piazza. It does not come with all the extras such as blue-tooth or Wi-Fi capabilities, but that is why it makes it so affordable. Nextar GPS units have only been around for a few years, but they are slowly starting to gain respect in the GPS market. I owned one of their first original GPS units, the Nextar X3 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator and MP3 Player which came out in 2004. I can see that Nextar has made terrific improvements in the design, ease of use and the overall user-friendly functionality. Equipped with text-to-speech support, built in stereo speakers, SD card with pre-loaded maps of US (includes Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico) and Canada, MP3 player, photo viewer, 2D and 3D map viewing modes for "major cities", day and night mode and rechargeable Li-ion battery. It allows to choose different backgrounds (13 to pick from). You can even choose your mode of transportation - from car, emergency, taxi, pedestrian, bus or bicycle. The magnetic docking clip allows you to connect the AC power adapter to it and you can easily snap it and snap off the GPS unit without having to unplug it every time. This makes it easy to store or take take along with you. There are over one million points of interests and your address book can hold up to 300 of your favorite places to go. The touch screen is very responsive and the driving instructions seem to be accurate. It does take a bit when you turn it on to acquire the signal, but once it is acquired the GPS constantly has strong signal strength (and I live out in a very rural area). It also recalculates routes very quickly. One neat feature that my other GPS did not have is that as the name street you are on displays at the bottom of the display, it also shows the house numbers as you approach them. Nice feature when you are looking for a specific house number. For a VERY affordable price you get everything you need in the box. AC Adapter, Car Adapter, USB cable, Pouch, Mounting cradle, Dashboard mount disk, Mounting Bracket, 2GB SD card. This is a GREAT DEAL since most GPS units only come with the car adapter and mounting cradle. This GPS is perfect for someone who does not all the fancy extras and wants a GPS that is affordable and dependable.

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