"Having said that, what matters at this point is the GPS performance of the Kaiser compared to a GPS PDAPhone like the Mio A501 based on the reference SiRFStarIII chipset. The results are mixed with lower performance in pedestrian use (with Static Navigation deactivated on the A501) both in dense urban environments and in more open sites, but it remains usable and in driving mode it performs on par with the A501, except in extreme environments like underground sections, areas which you don't normally encounter very frequently."
GpsPasSion has a rather different review of the TyTN II - one almost exclusively focused on the GPS abilities of the device (Shocking, I know!). It's actually a pretty interesting read. I've been very happy with the GPS functionality of my TyTN II (it navigated me around Los Angeles last week without a problem, using Google Maps), but have always wondered how it stacked up to the SirfSTAR III.
And for what it's worth, the picture above (of his tri-mount of a Mio, TyTN II, and iPAQ) is just plain cool.
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And for what it's worth, the picture above...is just plain cool.
I agree, but the real question it begs is how many devices most people are willing to mount on or near their dashboard! I have my iPod, Pocket PC w/ GPS software, Bluetooth GPS receiver and Phone Edition all neatly within finger-tip-reach, but [Can you believe it?] my wife thinks it's "too much."
How many things do YOU have mounted on your dashboard?
Oh, and FWIW, here's the best piece of GPS-related advice i have, recently learned after 25 years of marriage:
If you're driving somewhere with your wife/spouse/other and it comes down to either believing your GPS directions or following the ones your wife/spouse/other got from a friend, ALWAYS follow your wife's directions, no matter how wrong you know they are.
In the words of the Bard:
"'Tis better to be lost for but a little while than to spend a fortnight slumbering on the couch."
I used to mount things, perhaps 1 or 2 at the most (pocket pc / XM radio), but now I just lie them on the passenger seat or the pssenger. My car just doesn't look right with things hanging from the windsheild. Perhaps the next vehicle...
And as my sense of direction has gotten my wife and I out of 'lost' trouble more than a few times, my directions are never questioned :mrgreen:
__________________ Jon Westfall
Contributing Editor, MS MVP, MCSE, Ph.D., and More.
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