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Pioneer has announced its new AVIC-S2 GPS, offering a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen, U.S. and Canadian map coverage, and Bluetooth hands-free calling. But all these features were found in Pioneer's AVIC-S1 GPS unit: the S2 brings an SD card slot to the mix, along with the ability to play back their MP3 music collection.

Pioneer Electronics earlier this week unveiled a new portable GPS navigation device, slightly bigger than the palm of a hand, which contains entire maps of the United States and Canada. The new AVIC-S1 is priced at $599 and will be available in June. The AVIC-S1, said Pioneer, makes uses of NAVTEQ map data and comes pre-loaded with a database of over 1.5 million points of interest. This device measures 4.1