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Pharos 150 Drive 3.5-Inch Touchscreen TTS Portable GPS Unit, Pink | 
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| Brand: Pharos
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $99.99
You Save: $50.00 (33%)
New (2) from $99.99
Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 6155
Color: Pink
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.2
CPU Speed: 266
Native Resolution: 320 x 240
Modem: None
Display Size: 3.5
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.5
MPN: PDR150PNK
Model: PDR150PNK
UPC: 818948002778
EAN: 0818948002778
ASIN: B0013LPU5A
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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| Features:
| • | Large 3.5" TFT LCD with 16.7 million colors | | • | Fast route calculation by 32-bit CPU processor | | • | Text-To-Speech; turn-by-turn directions with voice prompts announcing the street name | | • | Entire US maps; NAVTEQ ON BOARD Millions of POI's; search nearby, near destination, or in a city | | • | Built-in ultra sensitive 20-channel SiRFStarII GPS for fast and accurate positioning |
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| Editorial Reviews:
"From the Manufacturer (June 19, 2008)"
Designed for portability, the Pharos Drive GPS 150 offers just the right balance of power, portability and price for newcomers to GPS receivers. Measuring less than an inch thin and under 4 inches wide, the compact Drive GPS 150 is great for driving with the included car mount and it can be easily slipped into a purse, briefcase, or backpack for usage while on foot. 
The Pharos Drive GPS 150 in pink. |
The Drive GPS 150 features a 3.5-inch color screen, quick route calculation, and turn-by-turn directions with voice prompts. It comes with everything needed to use the unit, including both car and AC power cords and a 1 GB Secure Digital (SD) memory card that's pre-loaded with street level maps of the United States. This model comes in pink, but it's also available in black and blue.The Drive GPS 150's intuitive navigation software offers text-to-speech functionality that guides you with turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions. If you miss a turn along the route, the Drive GPS 150 automatically recalculates a route and gets you back on track, pronouncing the names of the streets along the way. If you're on foot, the Drive GPS 150 provides a pedestrian mode that plots routes with pedestrian options and preferences in mind. 
The Drive GPS measures less than 1 inch thin and weighs 6.4 ounces (black model shown). | 
The 3.5-inch color LCD clearly indicates your route. |
The highly sensitive, 20-channel SiRFStarIII GPS receiver provides a rapid time-to-first-fix positioning and can acquire a signal even in urban canyons and under dense foliage. It's matched with a 32-bit CPU processor for quick recalculation of your route should you get off the original course. The 3.5-inch color touchscreen LCD has a 320 x 240-pixel resolution and a color depth of 16.7 million colors for a clear display of the preloaded U.S. street level maps and navigation routing. You can choose to see a two-dimensional or three-dimensional map adjusted specifically for day time or night time conditions. When you begin a selected journey, the Drive GPS 150 provides an overview of your complete route, the total driving distance to your destination, the estimated travel time, and the complete destination address. If you don't have a street address, you can simply navigate to a point on the map by manipulating the touchscreen and selecting it as your destination--the Drive GPS 150 will then calculate your route. The Drive GPS 150 also comes with a Points of Interest (POI) list that collects thousands of interesting or useful places organized by easy-to-find categories, from shopping centers to restaurants to gas stations. And many of the categories have subcategories to help narrow the choices--for example, under gas stations you'll find names of particular brands. Other features include: - Save favorite addresses and points of interest to the Address Book
- Your most recent 64 locations are saved in the Recent Places menu for easy access
- Specify certain types of roads that you want to exclude from route calculations
- Internal speaker with 3.5mm stereo earphone jack
- Mini USB connector
- 1200 mAh rechargeable lithium-polymer batter with 5 to 7 hours of continuous operation; 4-hour recharging tiem
- Dimensions: 3.94 x 3.31 x 0.95 inches (WxHxD)
- Weight: 6.4 ounces
What's in the Box
Pharos 150 GPS device, 1 GB SD memory card, USB cable, car mount, car charger, AC adapter, travel bag, printed quick-start guide, CD with manual
Product Description
Offering the same powerful and easy to use navigation experience on a smaller, more portable device, the Drive GPS 150 is perfect for the budget minded customer. Measuring just 3.94 inch long, the Drive GPS 150 is ideal for journey in car or on foot. The navigation software provides a pedestrian mode that plots routes with pedestrian options and preferences in mind.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 30 more reviews...
 Great GPS for the price August 26, 2008
I got it new for $70 on Amazon. $20 bill me later discount and $10 rebate.This is a great deal. Build quality is very good. I feel its better than Garmin. Unit is very sturdy. Its map version is old- It has 2006 quarter 4 maps. But I did not face any issues with navigation even in the country side. I observed that its directions matches with the google directions.Battery life good. Mine last for 4 hours if the unit is just left on.Its user interface/font look and feel could have been better.Voice prompts are clear but could have been little louder.Included stylus helps.I was able to locate the ATMs even in a small and remote county.Other than this I did not use its POI features. Overall its a great Unit for the price- even if you don't use its hacking capability.
Great GPS!!! August 21, 2008
The Pharos 150 is simple and inexpensive unit. It is easy to use and get to where I want to go.
 Very Disappointing August 15, 2008
I guess you get what you pay for. The map database is quite outdated for central Texas Pharos doesn't plan an update until late 08' or early 09. The stored points of interest don't contain the most common or prevalent retail, commercial or recreational destinations. It is intuitive and easy to use, but that's because the destination options are limited. It will get you to an exact address or you can point on the map for an approx location. But often the quickest or shortest routes selected are not practical, quite often ignoring freeways altogether. Can't imagine where all the good reviews came from but I am sincerely disappointed.
 5 tumbs down August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought it because of the good reviews on amazone.
( probably left by manufacturer agents)
First one arived DOA, Could not find gps signal. Recived the replacement rather quick from amazon but replacement was not much better. Unit have difficult time finding satelite. If I needed this machine to find a hospital in case of emergancy I would be dead before it would take me anywhere. G A R B A G E .
too slow to pickup GPS signals August 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The one I ordered from Amazon takes 6 to 15 minutes to acquire the GPS signal.
Called the tech-support and was told to take the unit to an open field. Went to the open backyard, it still took 10 minutes to pickup the signal.
This means that the unit needs to be turned on 10-minute before each trip; or if in a hurry, you need to start the trip without the GPS; and then setting it up 10 minutes later while driving. In case of navigating in an unfamiliar city, 10-minute would go through many streets/blocks.
Once acquires signals, it work fine. but the slow start is a major blow.
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