Finally, a GPS with a built in TV tuner, this one really took us by surprise. It’s not that fact that the two would one day be put together that surprised us, but that it’d be done by a company like Mio first. We seriously thought that it’d be Garmin or TomTom that’d have a TV built into their navigational GPS devices first.

Both Garmin and TomTom are behind on this one, the whole world outside of China, Taiwan, Korea and the UK are paying the price for their slip on GPS design advancements. As far as we can tell, Mio is only offering their Moov V Series GPS devices in the countries we mentioned above. We’re not sure when, or even if, they’ll be offered in North America. If you happen to spot the Moov V Series in North America, we’d appreciate it if you let us know. Mio also refers to the V Series as the Mio Spirit TV – just don’t use the TV part while you’re driving.

Are you taking a trip to one of the countries where you can buy Mio’s Spirit? You might want to pick up one or two of these and slip them into your luggage to bring them back with you. It’d be nice to show off and be a really special gift to a good friend.

To see Mio’s pitch, you can head over to the Mio UK Web Site and check out exactly what North America is missing out on.