Mio's seven-inch C728 navigator surfaces

Mio has quietly introduced a snazzy new navigator on its site, dubbed the C728. This unit boasts an expansive seven-inch 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen, 400MHz Samsung 2443 processor, SiRFstar III GPS chipset, AV input, internal speaker, SD / MMC expansion slots, a headphone jack, USB connectivity, 2GB of memory, 64MB of RAM and a rechargeable Li-ion good for nearly 2.5-hours on a full charge. Furthermore, you'll find Windows CE.net 5.0 runnin' the show, and there's even a multimedia player / image viewer built in. Sadly, mum's the word in regard to pricing and availability.

[Via NaviGadget]

[Eric @ Oct 16th 2007 7:33AM]

This sounds a lot like the Coolnavi 700, which you can buy now off of ebay for $400. My father-inlaw to be is waiting for his to get to his house on the 19th. Can't wait to play around with it and install some windows CE software.

[Mike @ Oct 16th 2007 7:46AM]

looks like a digital picture frame lol

[Ian @ Oct 16th 2007 9:22AM]

What's the deal with new devices being announced for gps etc and on the side having the older MS CE 5.0 software rather than 6.0?

[Eric @ Oct 16th 2007 10:38AM]

I think you're thinking of Windows Mobile 6, but it still uses Win CE 5 (5.2). Win CE 6 I don't think is used for Mobile devices.

[Mo @ Oct 17th 2007 12:23AM]

YAAAAYY.. finnally a good brand GPS with 7" and Av input, i'm going to get one for sure

[Colin @ Nov 18th 2007 5:38PM]

I'm delighted to see that this device is on the way. I really think it will prove to be a format. And I don't know why we've had to wait so long.

Unlike UMPC's with desktop Windows, these are actually a practical and usable device for mobile computing - especially in the car. The software base may be lacking - but that could easily change if the device sells.

I'll certainly be buying at least one. As I don't see anything else successfully filling the gap between smartphone-PDAs and laptops. I want it mainly for mapping and information databases. And for me a 7" instant-on pad is just what I need. There's enough software for my needs already - but I appreciate that there does need to be an improvement. The return of pocket office would be a big help imo.