Mio's GPS units with MP3

Mio, the company responsible for providing countless UK laptop companies with re-badged PDA offerings, has been dipping its toes into the Sat Nav market once more. The Mio 168 PDA/GPS hybrid went down pretty well, and now the company has branched out with 2 new GPS handhelds. This time the satellite navigation products are standalone devices, offering portable navigation for less than £300. The Mio268 (pictured) is the cheaper option, while the Mio269 comes pre-installed with all the European mapping software, which bumps its price up to £399.

Both units are designed for multi-purpose use, with settings for car, motorbike, bicycle and pedestrian. This means you can use them for straightforward navigation, or you can get them to tell you the location of the nearest pub or petrol station. What's more, an MP3 player comes built into both units. The Mio268 relies on memory card storage as it doesn't have a hard disk. This means you can have up to a gigabyte's worth of music, but you'll need to get another memory card for the maps if you want a lot of tunes. The Mio269, meanwhile, is a 2.5GB hard disk unit. With all the maps preloaded, you'll have 500MB of free space to save the music onto.

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