September 17, 2006

Lowrance iWAY 250C

The Lowrance iWAY 250C GPS has just been announced. Featuring turn-by-turn directions, an MP3 player, and photo viewer, the iWAY 250C comes pre-loaded with maps of the U.S. and Canada or Western Europe.

Maps are on a 2 GB MMC/SD card, which has 40 MB free for MP3 files and photos. This isn't quite as nice as the iWAY 350C, which has a 4 GB hard drive for maps, freeing up the MMC/SD card for entertainment.

Sep 17, 2006 6:48:56 PM | Hardware, Lowrance

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