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Got my iPAQ Bluetooth Navigation System a few days ago and so far I've been delighted with it.
I'll get a picture on here later, once I take one...
First impressions are that it does everything I need it to do. I've found it quite good in it's routing and re-routing when I don't follow it's instructions. The accuracy has been great and it amazes me how good most street addresses have been.
Now, to steal from Enforcer's suggestions
"Particulary, guidance cues, map detail, course plotting, interface, changing routes on the move, coordinate system, WAAS enabled"
Guidance cues have been perfect so far, map detail is fine, I see all I want, course plotting is adjustable, interface is easy to use, changing routes on the move, well, auto routing and re-routing is seamless, but changing routes while driving could get risky.
Co-ordinate system? I'm not sure what you mean? I can see lat/long if that's what you mean...
The bluetooth GPS receiver is OEM'd and identical externally to a number of other products out there. On GPS Passion it looks like the GlobalStar unit, if I recall correctly and seem to have the same features and capabilities including the limited Bluetooth range (which really hasn't been a problem.)
The software does not have a 3D view (I'm trying to figure out why I need that...)
Overall, I could have bought someone elses, as there were things I've seen that I've liked, but my wife works at HP, so the employee discounts made it attractive.
I like the fact that my iPAQ charger works with it, so I can use either the car charger or wall charger on either unit.
It's still quite new to me, so I'll post again with more detail, pictures and if I can figure out how to do it, some screen shots.
As far as I can tell, the whole thing is OEM'd by HP, not made by them. The software looks very very close to the software used by Navman, so I don't know if it's Navman's or if Navman OEM's from the same people.
WAAS? As far as I know, the receiver's capable of it, but I've not seen reference to it in the software. So if I decide to change software down the road, I expect I'll be able to use it. (or it's using it already...)
It links into the 4,000 contacts I have loaded in my iPAQ so I can select any one of them and navigate to their location. Really love that part!
The receiver also works fine with my MS Pocket Streets. While not a navigation system, it does allow me to see how many of my customers are nearby to my location which is useful on the rare occasion when I have time to killl...
I'll get a picture on here later, once I take one...
First impressions are that it does everything I need it to do. I've found it quite good in it's routing and re-routing when I don't follow it's instructions. The accuracy has been great and it amazes me how good most street addresses have been.
Now, to steal from Enforcer's suggestions
"Particulary, guidance cues, map detail, course plotting, interface, changing routes on the move, coordinate system, WAAS enabled"
Guidance cues have been perfect so far, map detail is fine, I see all I want, course plotting is adjustable, interface is easy to use, changing routes on the move, well, auto routing and re-routing is seamless, but changing routes while driving could get risky.
Co-ordinate system? I'm not sure what you mean? I can see lat/long if that's what you mean...
The bluetooth GPS receiver is OEM'd and identical externally to a number of other products out there. On GPS Passion it looks like the GlobalStar unit, if I recall correctly and seem to have the same features and capabilities including the limited Bluetooth range (which really hasn't been a problem.)
The software does not have a 3D view (I'm trying to figure out why I need that...)
Overall, I could have bought someone elses, as there were things I've seen that I've liked, but my wife works at HP, so the employee discounts made it attractive.
I like the fact that my iPAQ charger works with it, so I can use either the car charger or wall charger on either unit.
It's still quite new to me, so I'll post again with more detail, pictures and if I can figure out how to do it, some screen shots.
As far as I can tell, the whole thing is OEM'd by HP, not made by them. The software looks very very close to the software used by Navman, so I don't know if it's Navman's or if Navman OEM's from the same people.
WAAS? As far as I know, the receiver's capable of it, but I've not seen reference to it in the software. So if I decide to change software down the road, I expect I'll be able to use it. (or it's using it already...)
It links into the 4,000 contacts I have loaded in my iPAQ so I can select any one of them and navigate to their location. Really love that part!
The receiver also works fine with my MS Pocket Streets. While not a navigation system, it does allow me to see how many of my customers are nearby to my location which is useful on the rare occasion when I have time to killl...