Dash Express GPS
GPS” width=”120″ height=”90″ />The Dash Express portable navigation system offers Internet connectivity via Wi-Fi or cellular network and allows for live searches, real-time traffic updates, and more. There’s also a Send2Car feature for easy trip planning and text-to-speech functionality.
The Dash’s tracking capabilities were off the mark. At this time, there’s no capability to connect a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or use the Express as a hands-free speaker system. The unit is also fairly bulky.
The bottom line: The two-way connectivity of the Dash Express portable navigation system offers powerful search and traffic capabilities to drivers and increases the value of GPS to the next level, but the system needs some refinements before we’re willing to invest in it.
It’s been almost two years since Dash Navigation first announced its Dash Express portable navigation system, and we’re happy to say that you can now finally get your hands on this device. The Dash Express is unlike any other portable navigation system on the market today because it offers two-way connectivity (cellular and Wi-Fi), giving drivers access to a whole new world of information via the Internet and the network of other Dash-connected users.
You can conduct live (and more relevant) Web searches via Yahoo Local search; get real-time traffic data; wireless send addresses to the system; and much more. It really adds value to portable navigation devices, and it’s the type of innovation that we think will take GPS to the next level–so much so that we even gave it a Best of CES 2007 award.
Dash says the Express is for commuters and drivers who typically know where they’re going and want the new features. OK, that’s all well and good, but we’re sure there will be times they have to venture to new places.
And come on–the Express is still a GPS device, and it should be able to perform the core navigation functions well, especially if we’re paying $399.99 for the thing. If Dash irons out those kinks, the Express will be a force to be reckoned with.
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by admin
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