J-Tech
update: 2008/11/25
Portable Navigation 'Mini GORILLA (NV-SB510DT)'
Announcing the Mini GORILLA (NV-SB510DT), a 5.2-inch portable navigation system with 1seg functionality.The system is equipped with an easily viewable, larger screen that allows convenient touch-screen operations, while maintaining a size on par with that of the existing model. With a body 35g lighter than its predecessor, the NV-SB510DT is much easier to carry around.

Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it will release the Mini GORILLA (NV-SB510DT), a memory-type portable navigation system, on December 10, 2008. The expected market price is around 75,000yen.

Although it has a larger LCD screen measuring 5.2 inches, the NV-SB510DT is almost the same size as the existing model, which has a 4.5-inch screen. The system also features a slimmer profile, reducing the weight by 35 g to 275 g.

Equipped with the GORILLA engine, which enables improved operability such as a higher scrolling speed and a better response rate, the NV-SB510DT offers an enhanced response for search and touch-panel operations, in addition to beautifully displayed maps.

Through the use of a large-capacity (4 GB) SSD, the NV-SB510DT stores detailed map information including 34 million addresses, 40 million phone numbers and 4.5 million search categories. It is also capable of displaying road signs as well as intersections and urban expressway entrances in 3D. The high-theft-area alarm function has also been improved compared with the existing model, which only covers Osaka Prefecture. The system now includes 15 prefectures in Japan.

With a built-in 1seg tuner provided as one of the unit's audio-video features, the NV-SB510DT can schedule 10 1seg programs up to one week in advance for recording on a standard SD card. The system also plays back music recorded on an SD card.