January 02, 2009

Mio to debut Spirit series at CES? NavReady not ready?

Mio only logo Mio's new corporate blog has dropped a hint that they'll be debuting the Spirit interface on some new North American models next week at CES. Previously available in Europe under the Navman label, the Spirit interface offers "Glide Touch," giving ‘tap and slide’ functionality.

If true, this will be the third Mio interface makeover in the past couple of years. Mio had previously announced they were moving to the Microsoft NavReady interface in 2009, but I guess its NotReady.

Jan 2, 2009 6:47:02 AM | Mio

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