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ViaMichelin’s Navigation X-950T GPS unit

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Yeah, it’s European GPS, which means it’s of little or no use to us in the US, but for our, um, European weekend readers we present ViaMichelin’s Navigation X-950T, featuring your now-standard SiRFStar III GPS receiver, FM radio, SD slot, and supportfor TMC (Traffic Message Channel) and sent via RDS (radio DATA system), so there ya go.

 

[Via MobileWhack]

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