GPS navigation device having VGA LCD landscape display

摘要

A navigation device (41), which may be programmed with map data and a navigation application that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places, includes a GPS receiver and displays a navigation map on a touch screen display. The display is a 3.5" 1/4VGA LCD display as mandated for use in PocketPCs. mounted in a landscape orientation. The device (41) may comprise an internal aerial for picking up GPS signals that is attached directly to the radio frequency printed circuit board of the GPS receiver. The device may further include only a single hard button that is used to turn the device on and off.