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MikeB Frequent Visitor
Joined: 20/08/2002 11:51:57 Posts: 3859 Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: Blaupunkt announce the TravelPilot Lucca 3.5 |
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What is your SatNav like? Three years ago chances were that it was rectangular, plasticky with very little style. Those days are long gone, and Blaupunkt have now shattered the rectangular design standard by producing a circular SatNav. This is an interesting style, and could throw you back to the 70's reminiscent of the medallions worn by the Bee Gees...
Design aside another new feature of the TravelPilot Lucca is an "Ecological" option allowing you to select a route offering lower fuel burn and lower emmissions. I am not entirely sure how they create that routing or if indeed it realy is more efficient.
The TravelPilot Lucca will be available this month in the UK and is priced at £270 which may seem a bit expensive, but it does come with TMC for traffic updates, full European mapping and European Speed camera data (Not the PocketGPSWorld.com database).
Click here for more details including the Blaupunkt press release... _________________ Mike Barrett |
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Quirky
You would have though that they could have made more use of the bits around the edge. Whats the big blue button for I wonder? (Apart from being the obvious Blaupunkt logo)
The European mapping sounds a little strange. It would appear that you have the equivalent of a TomTom UK/Ireland with MOWE plus all the detailed European mapping on DVD. How do you use this to do door-to-door routing from UK to Italy (for example)? _________________ Phil |
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15298 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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philpugh wrote: | You would have though that they could have made more use of the bits around the edge. Whats the big blue button for I wonder? (Apart from being the obvious Blaupunkt logo) |
it look slike a volume knob to me?! looking closely it looks as though it says 'vol-' and 'vol+' on either side?
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MaFt Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 15298 Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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portman Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 10, 2005 Posts: 435 Location: Dorset
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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Still think i'd rather have a conventional one like the Lucca 5.2 herefor £220 _________________ Samsung Mega
Tomtom 500
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philpugh Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 2003 Location: Antrobus, Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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MaFt wrote: | http://www.blaupunkt.com/uk/7612201440_main.asp
bigger picture - it IS a volume knob |
Get's stranger all the time! Good eyesight (or monitor) to spot that on the original piccie. _________________ Phil |
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alltogethr Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jun 19, 2008 Posts: 1
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 12:52 am Post subject: |
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nope the big blue button is the power on/off button the volume is on both sides of the blue button
also just to let you know before any body goes out and buys 1 you cant view the screen whilst driving just gives voice commands displays it is illegal to view whilst driving arggggh must be a way around that
update-: got that annoyed with the damn thing took it back and bought a navman n40i much easier to use and also comes with a built in camera |
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