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Gizmodo: Medion's New GPSs Are Really Secure, Need Your Fingerprints to Navigate [GPS]
SlashGear: Medion debuts 3 GoPal navigation devices with fingerprint tech
Engadget: Medion intros three new fingerprint-scanning GPS units
Gadgetreview: MEDION Introduces 3 New GPS Units With Finger Print Readers: GoPal P5235, 5435 and X5535
PR News:: Medion GoPal P5235, P5435 and X5535 GPS with fingerprint scanners
Medion's New GPSs Are Really Secure, Need Your Fingerprints to Navigate [GPS]
Gizmodo —
... useless if stolen. They've all got 5-inch screens, though the P5235 has voice control, the P5435 has Bluetooth and the X5535 has a gyrometer so it can compensate for brief losses of GPS signal by detecting car movements—all three get live traffic updates with Traffic Message Channel. Pretty neat, though leaving your GPS in your car is likely to tempt some thieves to break in, no matter how secure the device itself is. Out in Europe at the moment, no pricing info is available. [Electronista] ...
Medion debuts 3 GoPal navigation devices with fingerprint tech
SlashGear —
... In you’re on the lookout for a new navigation device, Medion just announced three brand new ones that could fit the bill. Even better yet, all three include theft-deterrence technology in the form of a fingerprint scanner for that extra layer of security. ...
Medion intros three new fingerprint-scanning GPS units
Engadget —
... updates, plus a nearly identical appearance. The P5435 one-ups things slightly over the P5235 with some handsfree Bluetooth calling, while the X5535 goes all out with a built-in gyrometer that promises to pick up some of the slack when the GPS signals drop out. No word on a price or release date for any of 'em just yet, unfortunatley, but we wouldn't expect the base model to be too far off the $269 that the nearly identical model that just hit Europe demands. [Via Electronista] ...
MEDION Introduces 3 New GPS Units With Finger Print Readers: GoPal P5235, 5435 and X5535
Gadgetreview —
... that can store up to 5 user’s prints. In addition to Biometric security, all units include FM traffic updates, while the GoPal P5235 adds Bluetooth and the flag ship model, the GoPal X5535, includes a built-in gyrometer that keeps track of speed and direction in the event that a GPS signal isn’t available.
The GoPal P5235, 5435 and X5535 are currently available in select EU markets, but no word on price.
[Electronista]
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Medion GoPal P5235, P5435 and X5535 GPS with fingerprint scanners
PR News: —
... the AES1510 fingerprint sensor which is in use in millions of cellphones. Users can then log in and use each of the devices, this added feature means that only authorized users can use the new GPS systems.
Medion have said that GPS theft is on the rise, so the use of technology is much needed. The GoPal P5235 has voice control, the GoPal P5435 also has Bluetooth support, and the X5535 has a built-in gyrometer, in case the sat-nav has a sudden loss of GPS signal.
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