Blaupunkt just released the news that its new Blaupunkt TravelPilot 700 we mentioned several months ago is now shipping with VOIP support. Before you ask ‘how’s that gonna work’ keep in mind that this GPS navigation system has a WLAN module and the rest of the western civilization is usually more advanced than the U.S. when it comes to connection speeds.

The device can be configured quickly and used internationally – including unlimited surfing on the Internet, which means that the TravelPilot 700 can be used to access Internet radio and podcasts as well as e-mail. In addition, Internet telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol) provides free telephone service to all over the world via computer networks (VoIP-to-VoIP). The mobile Office solutions offered range from such applications as Word, Excel, Powerpoint and a PDF reader (Portable Document Format) via an Internet browser and e-mail account right on up to functions like a calendar, a clock with an alarm function and Paint programs.

Other cool features of TravelPilot 700 include a video camera that provides route guidance on the actual road picture, bluetooth, and DVB-T receiver for watching TV, speech recognition that compensates for accent differences when you’re in other countries, and a light sensor to adjust screen brightness automatically.

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