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At CeBIT 2008, Navigon has announced a few new GPS models to add to their North American GPS lineup. The first of the few that they announced was the 2100 Max. One of the main things the Navigon touts about their 2100 Max is the widescreen display, but other than that, it’s basically your average GPS, coming with all the features you would expect a GPS to come with.

“Navigon is building on the same product strategy that drove our success last year. We are committed to providing GPS systems with features that are relevant to the navigation experience,” said Andreas Hecht, Navigon’s President for the Americas. “We believe we’ve raised the bar with a competitively priced, feature-packed GPS device.”

Basically, the 2100 Max comes with a 4.3-inch touch screen, text-to-speech capabilities and offers “Reality View” like many other Navigon GPS units. Reality View makes the pictures on screen a little bit more life like. Additionally, it offers another service called “Direct Help” which is a safety feature to help you know your current location and the fastest ways to get to hospitals and such. This new service, I think, is really helpful and all GPS units should offer a similar service. The last service/feature that the 2100 Max comes with is something called “Fresh Maps”, which is an optional add-on. For an additional $79, you will get a subscription that will give you 12 map updates over a 3 year period. So, whenever there are new maps or something is updated, it will automatically update the device to show these new maps. Furthermore, it comes with Lane Asssitant, Route Planning, and speed warnings. No word on pricing as of yet.

[UPDATE] Per the Press Release for the Navigon 2100 Max, the unit is currently available and is retailing for $299.

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