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Back in September, Asus announced that they would be creating 2 pretty nice GPS’, the R300 and the R700. The R700 is the better GPS of the two, and today, Asus released a bunch of information regarding the R700.

Some of the main features of the R700 are its 4.3-inch touch screen, RDS/TMC traffic receiver, and text-to-speech function. Unfortunately, it does not come with an FM transmitter. However, it does come with a pretty cool feature; it can read text messages from your cell phone by using the hands free Bluetooth device. Other specs include:

• SiRF Star III integrated GPS receiver
• 4.3-inch touch screen
• Light sensor
• Hands free bluetooth kit
• Anti Echo Function
• Integrated RDS/TMC receiver
• Samsung 2440 Processor
• microSD Port
• Mini USB 1.1
• 64 MB SDRAM
• 128 MB ROM
• 1300 mAh Lithium-Ion battery
• iGO 8 navigation software with maps of Europe and 3D rendering of select structures
• Windows CE.net 5.0
• Music player: AAC, MP3, WMA; and video player: MPEG4, H263

Lastly, the Asus R700 is expected to be on sale in Europe this December, costing between 400-500 Euros or for somewhere between 400-500 €, or $585-$732. It is pretty expensive, but if you are looking for a good quality GPS, then this might be the one for you.

Via [NaviGadget]