It is interesting to note that Sanyo is the best-selling brand of portable navigation systems in Japan, as we rarely see that brand make its GPS navigation systems available across the Pacific. This time round things are slightly different, as the folks at Sanyo feel generous enough to release the Easy Street NVM-4370 in the US. At first glance, you will be greatly surprised at the slimness of the device - it is one of the thinnest GPS navigation systems in the market, measuring less than 0.72″. More on the Easy Street NVM-4370’s features are available right after the jump.

Some of the key features are listed below :-

• Stylish, thin-bezel design
• 4.3″ touch ccreen LCD (16:9 widescreen display)
• 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 with FM Transmitter
• Photo Viewer (JPEG), Video/Movie Player (MPEG-4)

The lithium ion battery is able to last for up to 4 hours of non-stop use, so hopefully this thing comes with some sort of in-car charger so that you won’t get stranded in the middle of nowhere. Sanyo will be selling its Easy Street NVM-4370 for $299.99, which is pretty reasonable by any standards. Are you picking this model up, or do you have a different one in mind?

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