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Established in 1986 as New Zealand-based Talon Technology, Navman (as the company became known in the 1990s) is a GPS systems company providing stand-alone GPS units, OEM GPS modules, GPS software for Palm handhelds and Pocket PCs, automotive navigation systems and navigation systems for use at sea.

Acquired by Brunswick Corporation in June 2004, the Navman PND (Portable Navigation Device) division was subsequently sold to MiTAC in the first half of 2007 and this business retains principal use of the Navman brand, including the navman.com website. Software development continues in New Zealand with sales, marketing and support primarily based in Horley, UK.

The Navman Marine division designs and manufactures fish finders, sonar, VHF radios, autopilots and sailing instruments and was sold by Brunswick to the Norwegian company Navico in April 2007.

The remaining Navman divisions are Navman Wireless Vehicle Tracking Solutions and Navman Wireless OEM.

In-Car Navigation Units

Launched in September 2007, Navman's current sat nav range is the S-Series, consisting of S30, S50, S70 (Europe only), S80 (Australia only) and S90i models. Completely redesigned from previous GPS personal/in-car navigation devices, the S-Series are marketed as containing over 500 enhancements to both hardware and software. The flagship S90i model offers a comprehensive set of features such as Bluetooth handsfree, built-in traffic alerts (TMC), pre-loaded safety camera data, text-to-speech (TTS), NavPix camera and 4.3" widescreen display. Less than six months after release, the Navman S80 was no longer seen as profitable and subsequently is no longer supported by Navman although it is still available in many major retail outlets in Australia.

Previous products have included:

January 2007: F-Series. The F30, F40 and F50 models were added. Based on the existing F20 unit, these new models were bundled with a variety of external modules to add new features out of the box. The F30 included a T1 traffic module to offer traffic (TMC) alerts. The F40 included a B2 module to offer Bluetooth handsfree calling. The F50 included a B2+ module offering both traffic (TMC) and Bluetooth.

2006: N-Series. Replacing the previous iCN 500 and iCN 700 series, the N40i and N60i are fully touch screen with nearest fuel and parking buttons and NavPix. The N60i was the top-range unit and has a wide, 4.3” screen. N-Series also had a third member, N20 -- intended as a replacement to 530 it suffered as the F20 cannibalised it's sales.

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