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Ultra-Thin SANYO Portable Navigation System Tops the Competition With Unsurpassed Features and Impressive Value

   SANYO Easy Street NVM-4370 portable navigation system. (PRNewsFoto/SANYO Fisher Company)

CHATSWORTH, CA UNITED STATES
   SANYO Fisher Company logo. (PRNewsFoto/SANYO Fisher Company)

ANAHEIM, CA UNITED STATES
      Stylish NVM-4370 Features 4.3-inch Touch Screen, Text-to-Speech,
     Turn-by-Turn Directions, Bluetooth, 7-Million POI, Video Input and
                          MP3/Photo/Video Playback

    CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SANYO, the best-selling
brand of portable navigation systems in Japan*, has introduced the Easy
Street NVM-4370, a new, fully featured model designed for the U.S. market.

    (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080916/LATU043)

    (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070619/LATU018LOGO)

    Featuring one of the thinnest bodies on the market (at less than .72
inches), the SANYO Easy Street NVM-4370 offers a large, 4.3-inch/16:9 Touch
Screen; true Text-to-Speech ("Turn left on Main Street"); Turn and Next
Turn indicators ("Turn right on First Street, then take the first right on
Foothill Road") with color coding (Green for Interstate, Orange for Surface
Street); 3D Junction View to indicate the correct lane to take when
approaching a multiple freeway interchange; a Final Destination indicator;
and the ability to repeat the last voice command by touching the onscreen
turn indicator.

    The SANYO Easy Street NVM-4370 is available now at $299.99 MSRP.

    The feature-rich NVM-4370 also features 7-million Points Of Interest
with Advanced Search (i.e. Near Location, Along Route, By Category); Fully
enabled Bluetooth with the ability to use your mobile phone hands free;
built-in FM Transmitter to enable MP3 music, mobile phone calls (via
Bluetooth equipped mobile phone) or directions through your car stereo
system; Backup Camera (Video) input; MPEG-4 Video Player; JPEG Photo
Viewer; and MP3 Music Player.

    "SANYO has brought over fourteen years of experience into the
development of the NVM-4370," said Tom Van Voy, Vice President and General
Manager of SANYO's Audio Video Division. "Besides being one of the thinnest
ever, the NVM-4370 is a high-performance navigation system with all of the
most desirable features important to today's consumers. Just like the name,
Easy Street, the user interface is very intuitive and easy to use. The
system has been carefully designed to get you to your destination as easily
as if you had a guide sitting at your side."


SANYO Easy Street NVM-4370 Key Features: - Stylish, thin-bezel design - 4.3-inch Touch Screen LCD (16:9 Widescreen Display) - Only .72 inches thick - Fully enabled Bluetooth with ability to Auto Answer mobile phone; Text Messaging supported - True Text-to-Speech - Turn-by-Turn directions - Power/Menu button is shortcut key to Main Menu from any screen - 7 Million POI - POI (Along Highway) Search Option - New GUI/Map for exceptional ease-of-use - Freeway Junction Alert - Position Resetting Every 1/3 Second - Video Input with SANYO CCA-BC200 Backup Camera compatibility - Final Destination Indicator - Railroad Indicator with voice alert - "Pong" Alert Sound & Repeat Voice Command - Roadway Indicators (Green Arrow for freeway, Orange Arrow for city streets) - Two Turn Arrow Indicators ("Turn right, then Turn Left") - Speed Sensitive Voice Command - MP3 Music Player w/ FM Transmitter - Photo Viewer (JPEG), Video/Movie Player (MPEG-4) - Li-ion battery for up to 4 hours continuous use - SANYO Easy Street navigation software - SD/SDHC card slot - Accessories included: DC charger, Car mounting bracket, Dash Plate, USB Cable, Video Cable - Options: Back-up Camera, AC Charger - Dimensions: 4.53 x 2.93 x 0.72 inches - Weight: 6.7 oz. SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. is a multi-billion dollar manufacturer and distributor of consumer and commercial electronics, including multimedia and telecommunication products. Based in Chatsworth, California, SANYO Fisher Company (a division of SANYO North America Corporation, a subsidiary of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.) markets digital cameras and camcorders, audio systems, portable and mobile electronics, HD televisions, dictation devices, home appliances, LCD projectors and security video equipment. For more information and additional specifications, please visit http://www.easystreetnav.com. Visit http://www.us.sanyo.com for a downloadable hi-res product image. All products and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Because its products are subject to continual improvement, SANYO reserves the right to modify product design and specifications without notice and without incurring any obligations. * Approximately 65% market share for portable navigation systems in Japan, as of December 2007.
SOURCE SANYO Fisher Company




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    http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070619/LATU018LOGO
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    CONTACT:
    Michael R. Harris of Harris Public Relations,
    +1-805-418-7198, hpr1@earthlink.net, for SANYO Fisher Company