Harman Kardon GPS-300 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Harman Kardon GPS-300 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review

Harman Kardon GPS-300 4-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Feature

• Vehicle GPS navigator with 2 GB internal flash memory and built-in MP3/WMA music player
• 4-inch widescreen LCD display with 480 x 272 resolution for clear, crisp map viewing
• Built-in U.S. and Canada basemap; Secure Digital (SD) slot supports up to 4 GB cards
• Portable mount with ball-and-socket joint for maximum viewing angles; USB 2.0 interface
• Includes carrying case; measures 4.3 x 3 x 0.8 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Amazon.com Product Description

The 4-inch widescreen LCD display offers a wider map view than standard GPS navigators.

Harmon Kardon is lauded within the trade for its high-quality loudspeakers and A/V components, and now the company has leveraged its expertise to develop the Guide + Play GPS-300, a portable GPS navigator with an integrated MP3/WMA player. The GPS-300 sports a sleek, 4-inch widescreen interface that gives users access to a robust navigation system with a simple touch of a finger. The interface lets you toggle between device menus with ease, perform a point-of-interest (POI) search to find nearby restaurants, coffee shops, or bookstores, and access the music player at a moment's notice. More significantly, the GPS-300's navigation and music functions are tightly integrated, so you can see and hear all the important navigation information even while playing MP3 files--a rarity among portable navigation devices. Users can even set volume priority between the two functions.

The 4-inch widescreen LCD display, meanwhile, offers a larger map view when in GPS mode than standard navigators, with a 480 x 272 pixel resolution to ensure a clear, crisp viewing experience. It's also a breeze to supplement the built-in U.S. and Canada basemap thanks to the Secure Digital (SD) card slot, which accepts cards as large as 4 GB. As a result, you can install European street maps, rural U.S. street maps, topographical camping maps, and a host of other map types. And, of course, you can add MP3 and WMA files via the cards as well.

The GPS-300 offers tightly integrated navigation and music functions, with the ability to prioritize the volume levels.

A pocket-sized, virtually invisible portable mount secures the slim GPS-300 for automotive use, with a ball-and-socket joint providing an almost unlimited number of viewing angles. As a result, you can easily position the screen so that it can be seen from anywhere in the vehicle. Other details include 3 million points of interest, 2 GB of internal flash memory, a USB 2.0 high-speed interface, a rechargeable battery that runs for up to five hours per charge, a 12-volt power cable for in-vehicle charging, and a carrying case that's perfect for travel.

The GPS-300 measures 4.5 by 3 by 0.8 inches (W x H x D), weighs 7 ounces, and carries a one-year warranty.

What's in the Box
GPS-300 navigator, 12-volt power cable, USB cable, portable vehicle mount, user's manual. GPS-300 Portable Navigation + Audio device offers a highly intuitive and easy to use navigation device. It also offers playback capability of music. All access and control is via a 4" WQVGA touchscreen (widescreen format). In navigation mode, it offers easy-to-understand spoken instructions and visuals in the the lanquage you select (English, Spanish or French). Turn-by-turn graphics with all vital information is displayed and Maps of U.S. and Canada are built-in along with full point of interest database. The MP3 player offers browsing by Artist, Album, Genere, Song or Playlist and will display ID3 tags for Artist, title and album along with album artwork. MP3 & WMA audio formats are supported.