When hardware and software work together in harmony, beautiful things happen. Take, for example, this video of Streetdeck 2 navigation software running on the upcoming Vilic S5 MID [Portal page]. Try to watch this video and then tell me that you don’t wish you had this as GPS solution for your car.
I’m really impressed with both the hardware and the software in this demo. A few things make this possible, first of which is the fact that the S5 is much more powerful than any standalone GPS unit. Streaming satellite radio while viewing real-time 3D navigation is no problem. Second, is that the Viliv has GPS built in. I might be able to do something similar with my UX180 (which I’m looking to experiment with), but I’ll definitely need to use a Bluetooth GPS device. This video puts the capabilities of my supposedly ‘gps equipped’ iPhone 3G to shame, and even my dedicated GPS unit.
March 4th, 2009 at 5:02 am
I don’t own a car, but that is still one sweet device I’d like to at least test for a bit. Eagerly waiting for a Viliv S5 live session if you do get one soon.
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March 4th, 2009 at 7:51 am
That looks very hot, love the gesture part. It only needs som EU maps
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March 4th, 2009 at 8:53 am
add a 3g usb dongle, a usb/bt portable keyboard, a bt headset + skype, a spare battery …..
what’s the prize ???
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March 4th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Not really paid much attention to the whole Viliv thing, but it sure looks nice.
Is Streetdeck available for the European market as well, in my case the UK? I can’t find anything on their site apart from information on their North American maps.
Dukeswharf
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March 5th, 2009 at 1:27 am
This video made me sell my u820!!! I want the s5 now.
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April 8th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Where can i buy the viliv s5 gps in america. Who sells it?
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April 10th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
i am furstated of seeing the same old video demo of the viliv s5 umpc. can we get some updated video with a longer demonstration of how the navigation works. also i would like to know who sells the viliv s5 with car kit.
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April 16th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Hi its on sale on ebay folks but very limited supply tho!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=230336670300&Category=177&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2
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