Product Description

20 CHANNEL - AUTOMOTIVE - BUILT-IN - USB - LCD DISPLAY - COLOR

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1546 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Mio
• Model: MIO-KITT300
• Dimensions: 6.90" h x 3.15" w x 5.50" l, 5.60 pounds
• Native resolution: 480 x 272
• Display size: 4.3

Features

• Preloaded U.S. and Canadian Maps with no PC-Map data download have you up and running straight out of the box.
• Turn-By-Turn Voice Navigation, featuring the original voice of K.I.T.T. allows you to keep your eyes on the road and still get directions.
• Knight Rider¿s voice syncs with lights, move every time a navigation greeting, or a navigation voice instruction is given.
• Voice greeting: Ability for user to change name in greeting (KITT recorded voice files with 150+ male & 150+ female user-selectable names)
• Easy and intuitive Point Of Interest search helps you locate over 4 million gas stations, restaurants, hotels and more - quickly and easily.

Amazon.com
Manufacturer's Review--August 3, 2008
Ride the highways and byways guided by the voice of K.I.T.T.--the most iconic TV car of all time with Mio's Knight Rider portable GPS navigation unit. You'll enjoy an authentic Knight Rider experience wherever you roam with red LED light accents and voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions provided by the original voice of K.I.T.T. (William Daniels) to help you get out of any jams (traffic or otherwise). Boasting fast and accurate GPS reception, top-notch mapping, and a comprehensive POI (Points of Interest) database in addition to a 4.3-inch widescreen LCD and memory card expansion, all that's missing is Michael Knight and his patent leather jacket.

The Knight Rider GPS features a 4.3-inch LCD, pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, and over 4 million points of interest.

The K.I.T.T. indicator LED display moves in sync with the anamorphic equalizer for an authentic Knight Rider light show.

For an authentic Knight Rider experience, Mio collaborated with Navtones to include exclusive voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions featuring new recordings made by William Daniels as the voice of K.I.T.T. The device's integrated randomized greetings and custom names will welcome you to your navigation experience. You can be Michael if you're a purist, or choose from one of the list of 300 names. The Knight Rider GPS features an active LED voice synthesizer display that moves in sync with the voice, just as it did on K.I.T.T.'s dash, which provide a clear representation of all audio commands as they occur. The unit can even be programmed to advise you of speed limit infractions just in case you're applying too much turbo boost.

The opening credits from the Knight Rider TV series.

The highly sensitive SiRFInstantFixIII GPS receiver provides a rapid time-to-first-fix positioning, is WAAS enabled, and can acquire a signal even in urban canyons and under dense foliage. With pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, the Knight Rider GPS is ready to operate in minutes with no computer set-up required. Containing over 4-million POIs such as restaurants, hotels, gas stations and more, you are never more than a few keystrokes away from your destination. Simply select the category of your desired location, make your choice from the provided list, and you are ready to find just about anything you are looking for, giving you a local expert as a traveling companion.

Intelligently designed, the 4.3-inch anti-glare touchscreen LCD allows for more on-screen information and additional details about upcoming intersections. This full-color display also offers a 480 x 272-pixel resolution for easy at-a-glance information. The included cradle doesn't just hold your navigator, but will also charge the battery while you drive when connected to the power cable.

Specifications

• Memory expansion via Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMedia (MMC) memory cards
• USB 2.0 connectivity for transferring data and charging
• Turn-by-turn voice guidance in 16 languages (including English, French, and Spanish)
• Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Dimensions: 5.12 x 3 x 0.7 inches

What's in the Box
Mio Knight Rider GPS portable navigator, dashboard mount, DC in-vehicle power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, printed user documentation

Tech Talk
WAAS: An acronym for Wide Area Augmentation System, WAAS augments the information provided by GPS satellites with a network of ground-based stations that compare the two sets of location data. A GPS that utilizes WAAS corrections can provide position accuracy of less then 3 meters, compared to the 6 to 12 meters with a normal GPS signal.

Customer Reviews

Awesome GPS for the Knight Rider fan!!!
This Knight Rider GPS system is great! I love the voice and that you can find your name on a huge list of pre-loaded names. It works very accurately, and it is in sync with your vehicle moving down the road.

I highly recommend this product for the Knight Rider fanatic! It's an awesome addition to any vehicle!

Not perfect, but 5-stars for creativity and novelty...
The Knight Rider GPS from Mio delivers as advertised. It is a really nice GPS unit, featuring the added novelty of the original voice of K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider. The unit also features red LEDs that light up on each side of the GPS whenever it is speaking (giving you directions). I really enjoy the unit, and appreciate the novelty of it, which is why I am giving it an overall 5-star rating. We need more fun, creative objects like this on the market.

Anyway, without further delay:

THE PROS / POSITIVES:
****The red LEDs on the left and right edges of the GPS that light up whenever the unit speaks -- these are GREAT! They are really cool and effective, and the effect isn't distracting at all (although it might make someone who passes by you wonder what it is!)

****The original voice of K.I.T.T. -- sounds great. As mentioned in the other reviews, it's not as clean-cut sounding as the original K.I.T.T. - The voice is the same, but sounds slightly more robotic since it is giving you pre-programmed information. Also, sometimes when giving a direction, the voice will complete a sentence sounding more like it has asked you a question than given you a direction (i.e., "Turn right onto exit 34?") ---> What I think would be great is if Mio could spend some time digitizing some actual samples of the real K.I.T.T. using the Knight Rider DVDs, and then allow owners of this GPS to download a software update which would add more of K.I.T.T.'s personality to this unit (i.e., an occasional joke or tone of caution). THAT would be really cool!

****In terms of general GPS, this unit is really sharp looking.


THE CONS / NEGATIVES:
****The only complaint that I have here is one that some other people have mentioned -- when the GPS unit is attached to the mounting bracket, it can be a real pain in the neck to try to connect the mini-USB connection of the charger's wire to the GPS unit. The reason for this is simple (and annoying): they require you to connect the charging cable to the bottom of the GPS unit through a small hole in the mounting bracket - and they made the hole on the bottom of the mounting bracket too small! If they had just made the hole larger, this wouldn't be an issue at all... But, since it is an issue, then sometimes while you are driving, the wire will become slightly loose from the bottom of the GPS unit, which will lead to the unit telling you that the battery charge level is low. It is then very difficult to squeeze the wire back into the bottom of the GPS unit (especially dangerous if you try to do this while driving). They should actually do a safety recall on the mounting bracket just due to this issue. ANYWAY, to get around this issue, I am just going to try to make the hole in my own mounting bracket larger (using a tool such as a Dremmel or maybe a drill). Hopefully that will work, because that is really my only complaint with this great GPS unit.

The original KITT!
Finally, not just a GPS voiced by KITT (William Daniels), but a KNIGHT RIDER themed one! I think they did a great job with this, and it's more than I could ask for. This GPS is strictly for a nostalgic KNIGHT RIDER fan, I wouldn't recommend it to someone who wasn't. But for someone who is, this is the sole GPS for you.