Get your kit on Route 66

Fans of Route 66 now have a device to call their own. The Chicago (geographical coverage Europe – go figure) shares the same 4.3-inch widescreen configuration as its top-line rivals but looks a lot slimmer for it. At just 24mm thick it’s one of the few units that’ll slip into a pocket – which beats leaving it in the car for some oik to nick.The software is the customary, clean looking interface that’s sat so well on a myriad of Nokias, iPaqs and XDAs. Impatient tappers will welcome the QuickSearch feature. Just type in any part of the address or POI name into one box and it’ll find it. Free speed camera info comes as standard on the 6000, and there are free traffic updates with the optional TMC receiver add-on. The 8000 adds full detailed map coverage for the whole of Europe, as well as Great Britain and Ireland.

Route 66 Chicago 6000, 8000 Price: £200, £270 On sale: Now Contact: Route 66 Related stories: New Navmans get piccy Sony’s finger-friendly sat-nav Latest Nokia smarties pelt down Route 66

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home