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Raytel have just announced that they will showing the new EGO drive at the CES 2008. The Ego Drive is a gps navigation system that comes fully equipped with a remote control, 3D mas and also offers bluetooth. It also features Text-to-speech technology that reads text messages to you, a picture viewer, mp3/video player.

The EGO drive features:

• High-definition, full color 4.3 inch touchscreen
• Wireless remote control
• Built-in high capacity, rechargeable Li-Ion battery
• Docking cradle for portability and port replication
• SD Card (up to 2GB) and built-in memory
• 2-Year Limited Warranty
• Voice recognition (speech-to-text, no training required)
• Integrates and mutes car’s stereo system
• Supports all Bluetooth mobile phone voice commands
• DSP technology for noise and echo suppression
• Reads out text messages (SMS text-to-speech)
• Shows text and picture messages (SMS and MMS)
• Accommodates up to 10 different user profiles
• Remote control
• Dynamic routing with 3D map view and auto re-route
• Shows landmarks and POI’s
• Voice prompts (e.g. “Turn left in 500 ft.”)
• TMC (FM traffic) guides users around heavy traffic
• Pre-installed maps of USA and Canada

The system will be available some time next year.

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