Pharos 150 3.5-Inch Widescreen Portable Drive GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech (Black)

The Pharos Drive GPS 150 makes it easy to keep your eyes on the road when looking for a specific address with voice prompts and turn-by-turn spoken instructions that include the name of the street or highway (text-to-speech technology). The large 3.5" color touch screen LCD clearly displays the preloaded U.S. street level maps and navigation routing. Tech Support Hotline: 1-888-PHAROS-8

Designed for portability, the Pharos Drive GPS 150 offers just the right balance of power, portability and price for newcomers to GPS receivers. Measuring less than an inch thin and under 4 inches wide, the compact Drive GPS 150 is great for driving with the included car mount and it can be easily slipped into a purse, briefcase, or backpack for usage while on foot. ptable align=left width=250 cellpadding=10trtdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/pharos-150-black.jpg" border=0 align=top width=250 height=218brbrsmallibThe Pharos Drive GPS 150 in black./b/i/small/td/tr/tableThe Drive GPS 150 features a 3.5-inch color screen, quick route calculation, and turn-by-turn directions with voice prompts. It comes with everything needed to use the unit, including both car and AC power cords and a 1 GB Secure Digital (SD) memory card that's pre-loaded with street level maps of the United States. This model comes in black, but it's also available in pink and blue.pThe Drive GPS 150's intuitive navigation software offers text-to-speech functionality that guides you with turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions. If you miss a turn along the route, the Drive GPS 150 automatically recalculates a route and gets you back on track, pronouncing the names of the streets along the way. If you're on foot, the Drive GPS 150 provides a pedestrian mode that plots routes with pedestrian options and preferences in mind.ptable align=right width=350 cellpadding=10trtdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/pharos-150-angle-black.jpg" border=0 align=top width=350 height=306brbrsmallibThe Drive GPS measures less than 1 inch thin and weighs 6.4 ounces (black model shown)./b/i/small/td/trtrtdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/pharos-150-screen.jpg" border=0 align=top width=350 height=201brbrsmallibThe 3.5-inch color LCD clearly indicates your route./b/i/small/td/tr/tableThe highly sensitive, 20-channel SiRFStarIII GPS receiver provides a rapid time-to-first-fix positioning and can acquire a signal even in urban canyons and under dense foliage. It's matched with a 32-bit CPU processor for quick recalculation of your route should you get off the original course. pThe 3.5-inch color touchscreen LCD has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution and a color depth of 16.7 million colors for a clear display of the preloaded U.S. street level maps and navigation routing. You can choose to see a two-dimensional or three-dimensional map adjusted specifically for day time or night time conditions. When you begin a selected journey, the Drive GPS 150 provides an overview of your complete route, the total driving distance to your destination, the estimated travel time, and the complete destination address. If you don't have a street address, you can simply navigate to a point on the map by manipulating the touchscreen and selecting it as your destination--the Drive GPS 150 will then calculate your route.pThe Drive GPS 150 also comes with a Points of Interest (POI) list that collects thousands of interesting or useful places organized by easy-to-find categories, from shopping centers to restaurants to gas stations. And many of the categories have subcategories to help narrow the choices--for example, under gas stations you'll find names of particular brands.pOther features include:ulliSave favorite addresses and points of interest to the Address BookliYour most recent 64 locations are saved in the Recent Places menu for easy accessliSpecify certain types of roads that you want to exclude from route calculationsliInternal speaker with 3.5mm stereo earphone jackliMini USB connectorli1200 mAh rechargeable lithium-polymer batter with 5 to 7 hours of continuous operation; 4-hour recharging tiemliDimensions: 3.94 x 3.31 x 0.95 inches (WxHxD)liWeight: 6.4 ounces/ulpbWhat's in the Box/bbrPharos 150 GPS device, 1 GB SD memory card, USB cable, car mount, car charger, AC adapter, travel bag, printed quick-start guide, CD with manual