Looks like Alpine is about to release another surprise GPS unit. If you head over to Crutchfield.com you will see a unit dubbed the PMD-B200 Blackbird II. This unit looks to be the successor to the infamously awful PMD-B100 Blackbird, however, the Blackbird II isn’t even listed on Alpine’s website yet.
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I think they are always one step behind, the name is just not enough these days. Look what happened to Sony.
It's to bad, I like Alpine and was hoping they will do more for their aftermarket PND products
I had the first Alpine Blackbird, and it sucked. Seriously - it was total crap. I'll never buy another Alpine product again (well, at least not another Alpine GPS).
Looks like this one's getting decent reviews. Check out engadget http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/alpine-intros-pmd-b200-blackbird-ii-gps-unit/. It even got a Best of Innovations award at CES.