Harman Kardon intros three new Guide + Play GPS units

Harman Kardon is still relatively new to the GPS game, but it looks to be increasing its presence in a fairly big way today, introducing three new units in its "Guide + Play" series. Those include the low-end GPS-310 model (a follow-up to the GPS-300), the slightly more capable GPS-510, and the top-end GPS-810. Each of those pack a 4-inch widescreen display (or 4.3-inches on the GPS-810), along with text-to-speech functionality, 2GB of internal memory and, of course, all the usual GPS and PMP features you'd expect from a device dubbed "Guide + Play." The GPS-510 ups things a bit with real-time traffic info, additional video options, and support for SDHC cards, while the GPS 810 tops things off with a wireless rotary controller (seen above), an FM transmitter, and built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling. Look for the whole lot to be available next month, with the GPS-310, 510 and 810 setting you back $350, $450, and $600, respectively.

[ScOObyDoo @ Oct 30th 2007 11:47AM]

They call it "a breakthrough rotary wireless controller" but it's the same one on the Drive+Play 2...

The one thing missing from this thing (in the description at least), is an iPod interface.

[crow610 @ Oct 30th 2007 1:26PM]

you mean a line-in for ALL SORTS OF mp3 players

[Michael Sicilia @ Oct 30th 2007 12:54PM]

Does this support an iPod like the Drive+Play? It only appears to access SD cards for music/video/photos.

[MrGutts @ Oct 30th 2007 1:11PM]

They need to step it up a notch if they want anyone to buy that damn thing. Nothing on that impresses me, hell the lower end GPS's are better than that.

[yavin @ Oct 30th 2007 3:01PM]

can someone please tell me why there isnt any good PMP+GPS available in US/Europe ? I mean something like 7inches, a hard drive/SDHC, possibility of having Tomtom/Other popular Satnav software and playing movies, music...

It seems it is reserved only to Korea. Is it for legal reasons?

I want to invest in something that I can use in my car, but also in the train or the plane or anywhere...

[CGreenFL @ Nov 26th 2007 11:14PM]

Hey yavin... when you find a good one... let me know. I think we both will buy one! Doesn't it make you sick? Convergence is the key... I will take a good PMP I can live with 40gigs or so. That has good GPS on it and does wifi maybe...So i can surf the web. Syncs when I get to the house? and updates like TOMTOM does. (Maybe in a perfect world...why not tho. The zune does it). And to top it off has 5 hours of battery life. Thanks. On second thought I will buy 3.

[Michel @ Feb 13th 2008 9:36PM]

La conception de la 305 est une rupture radicale avec la précédente génération de Garmin de poignet monté appareils GPS, qui atteint un sommet avec le Garmin Forerunner 305. (http://www.highspeedsat.com/fr/forerunner305.php) Alors que les 301 livrés précise la fréquence cardiaque, de la bonne performance de suivi et de réception GPS décent, il n'a pas tout à fait livrer dans le département de design. Le facteur de forme est volumineux et porte n'était pas très différente de la gaine du ruban plein de taille périphérique GPS à votre poignet.