Monday, March 15, 2010

Mio Moov M300 and M400 – Black Friday specials?

September 18, 2009 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Okay commenters, you’re right, it’s not the iGO interface, but it does appear to be the Navman interface, and not the Spirit. I stand by my Black Friday prediction though!
Mio just can’t seem to make up their mind. When we last heard from them they were touting the Spirit interface on their S-series units. [...]

CES – Conversations with Mio

January 11, 2009 by Rich Owings  

Mio was showing off their new Moov S-series with the Spirit interface at CES. There really isn’t a lot more to add about that, though I am looking forward to reviewing them. I’m thrilled to see Mio include 12 million POIs, even on entry level models.

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Mio Moov S series

January 8, 2009 by Rich Owings  

Mio will be announcing several new models at CES a little later today. As we predicted last week, these units will incorporate the Spirit interface with what they are now calling "slide screen" technology. Here are details on the new models, all slated to be available in the first half of 2009:

Mio Moov S300 – [...]

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Mio to debut Spirit series at CES? NavReady not ready?

January 2, 2009 by Rich Owings  

Mio’s new corporate blog has dropped a hint that they’ll be debuting the Spirit interface on some new North American models next week at CES. Previously available in Europe under the Navman label, the Spirit interface offers “Glide Touch,” giving ‘tap and slide’ functionality.

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A GPS company without direction

December 11, 2008 by Rich Owings  

DigiTimes is often cryptic, but I'm not sure what to make of this line in today's report on Mio's parent company entitled "Mitac falling short of 2008 GPS PND shipments target; to enter netbook OEM business:"

While acknowledging the shrinking auto markets in the US and Europe, Mitac said it will continue to promote sales of [...]

Knight Rider GPS by Mio review

October 6, 2008 by Rich Owings  

The Mio Knight Rider has gotten a lot of coverage for its hip factor, though I assume its appeal is limited to fans of the 80’s TV show Knight Rider. Mio may also attract a new generation of fans with this device, thanks to the new NBC series remake of the same name. But hey, [...]

Mio free map update promotion

September 10, 2008 by Rich Owings  

Mio appears to be trying to bump holiday sales this year with a free map promotion dubbed "The Map’s on Mio." It also sounds like they will be introducing some new models soon, since the promotion lists some we haven’t heard of before. Eligible units are the Mio Moov 200, 200c, 210, 300, 300c, 300x, [...]

Knight Rider GPS by Mio is now official

July 10, 2008 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Read my hands on Mio Knight Rider review.
It’s either the worse-kept GPS secret in years, or a well orchestrated bit of buzz, but now it’s official – the Knight Rider GPS by Mio is due out later this quarter. So if you were a fan of the cheesy 1980’s muscle car show, you too [...]

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Mio C520 review

July 16, 2007 by Rich Owings  

I’ve spent the last ten days or so trying out the Mio C520, also known as the Mio DigiWalker C520. This one is going to give Garmin a run for their money. I was impressed from the moment I took the unit out of the box – this GPS receiver looks great and feels great. [...]