When connected wirelessly to a mobile phone, the satnav screen automatically converts into a keypad when receiving incoming calls and it can also be used to dial out.

The speaker is turned on and off to accept or disconnect calls by pressing a single button on the system.
 
“Although this is not the first system of its kind, we expect it to be the best priced on the High Street,” explained Adrian Green, Binatone’s director of sales and marketing. 

“With a suggested retail price of £99.99 we want it to encourage people to try the Bluetooth feature and use it as a 2-in-1 device.”

Green said the unit is slim and light and includes the latest Sirf Atlas III chipset for fast satellite signal connection.

It features Navigator 7.0 software that includes personal data management; advanced route planning; the ability to create and export track logs; and the option to save and load planned routes.

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