Don’t tell me you’ve never heard a company named Harman Kardon before… It’s a very popular high-end audio devices manufacturer. And it seems they’re finally getting bored with all the audio products on their portfolio and now trying to take a share on GPS navigation market as well. Their main debut is the GPS500 portable navigation system, featuring a 4-inch widescreen display, a 2GB internal memory, easy-to-use GUI, and multimedia playback capabilities which they claimed to offer a whole new experience. This GPS device is scheduled to hit the store in March 2007 with a price tag of $500.

Detail features after the jump.

“Convergence of GPS and multimedia systems in a single device is of growing importance to consumers, but most combination GPS/multimedia systems on the market today lack many of the features — music-browsing control and capability, for one — found in a single device,” said Mike Giffin, president of the Mobile Systems Division for Harman Consumer Group. “The Guide + Play GPS-500 can be used while driving, working or relaxing, offering consumers ultimate mobility by enabling them to take their music collections on the road, watch movies on a plane or use the navigation system to find the nearest gas station or restaurant.”

Harman Kardon GPS500 GPS Navigation Key Features

• Ability to integrate navigation and multimedia applications seamlessly (users may also set volume priority between the two functions)
• 4-inch widescreen WQVGA LCD display
• mini SD card support up to a 4GB capacity
• PlaysForSure, supports multiple multimedia formats including MP3, MP4, WMA, ASF, WAV and OGG.
• five hours of battery life
• 2GB of internal flash memory
• USB 2.0 high-speed interface
• pocket-sized portable windshield mount, carrying case, wall-mounted AC adapter, in-car cigarette-lighter cable included