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It’s easy enough to get lost in a city like Delhi without accounting for its perpetually changing facade—new flyovers, alternate routes and fresh landmarks. With MapmyIndia’s Navigator, you can forget about losing your way.
A standalone GPS device, the Navigator can chart out a course to almost any destination in the country. It’s as simple as propping it up on the dashboard or windshield and keying in your destination. Then, in a clear voice, it lets you know when to take a turn and a beep reminds you when you are 200 m from a bend. All of which makes it practically impossible to miss a crucial turn. “Even if you miss it, the device recalculates the route and tells you what to do next,” says Rohan Verma, head of CE info systems, the firm that runs MapmyIndia.
What defines this device is the ease with which you can personalise it. You can set up your home and office addresses, even customise places of your interest. These are available on its 3.5-inch touch screen. “Wherever you are, the Navigator will guide you back home via the route that takes minimum time,” says Verma.
The Navigator comes preloaded with maps of 18 cities, highways connecting 2.5 lakh villages and towns, and landmarks in 150 cities. “So it can be used to guide you on your holiday drives from Delhi to Kanyakumari,” says Verma. The database also allows you to avoid certain roads or add as many via points as you like. “You can also download movies and music to enjoy when you are not driving,” Verma adds.
The city, however, continues to change and maps get old. So, MapmyIndia will provide map updates at least twice a year; the first will be free while the rest will be available for Rs 2,000-Rs 3,000 yearly subscription.
At Rs 21,000 in Delhi and Rs 22,000 elsewhere, the Navigator is affordable and offers more maps at a price much lower than its competitors. So get this little tablet and forget the fear of roads.
