11-10-2003, 12:00 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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PocketPCReviews Looks at Rikaline Bluetooth GPS 6031-X7
"Mention Rikaline in this equation and you�ve got a 16 hour, high-sensitivity receiver that will be hard to beat! With the Bluetooth GPS 6031-X7, Rikaline engineered a fantastic receiver with some of the best specifications in the market place. And it even comes with changeable colour �wings� for the fashion conscious! Join us on this in-depth review when we put the new Rikaline through its paces..."
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11-10-2003, 09:20 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2004
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AHHHH!! There are already so many Bluetooth GPS units out there and now one more!?
Haha, so far in my hunt for a BT GPS, it looks like this one's caught my eye. The 16 hours is nice, interchangable battery is a definate plus, and the ability to have 5 PDS connected to it is kinda amusing  ...
It'd be interesting to see how this unit performs out in the wild under the tress and stuff, but I think the next time my dad heads back to Taiwan, I'm gonna get him to pick it up for me. :mrgreen:
Great review Jason!
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11-10-2003, 10:21 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 396
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Looks like it's made by Gateway.
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11-10-2003, 03:48 PM
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11-10-2003, 05:11 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Re: same review here easier to read
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Originally Posted by Paul Alivisatos
http://www.inspectagadget.com/reviews/6031.htm
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FYI: This is the same review, but on a different site. :roll:
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11-11-2003, 06:14 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2003
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I've been thinking about getting a GPS to go with my 5555. didn't want to get a bluetooth one because they're so expensive. but am i reading this right? $190 USD?! does that sound like a deal to anyone else? maybe i just haven't been keeping up...
my other plan would be for a serial gps, but those are $150ish with cables and everything anyways, and i'd be a lot happier with a bluetooth offering
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11-11-2003, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Leehro
didn't want to get a bluetooth one because they're so expensive. but am i reading this right? $190 USD?!
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That caught my eye also.
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11-11-2003, 07:43 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Oct 2003
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As a newbie to GPS, I question the following:
-it doesn't seem as though this thing comes with software? How much does this add to the cost?
-I have Microsoft Streets and Trips 2004, has anybody tried using GPS with this software? It seems to have GPS functionality, but a quick browse around the GPS Passion website suggests that it isn't really considered.
I was considering the HP BT GPS unit to complement by HP 1945, but this unit seems to be quite a bit cheaper...
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11-11-2003, 10:19 PM
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GPS works quire nicely with S&T 2002 but I have yet to try it with 2004.
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11-11-2003, 11:08 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by MCM
-it doesn't seem as though this thing comes with software? How much does this add to the cost?
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Good software, like Routis or Mapopolis, will run you about $100. Having used S&T, there isn't really a comparison. If you want to know where you are on a map, it's fine, but if you want to go somewhere, you'll need navigation software.
Both programs have voice prompts, automatic re-routing when you go off course, Points of Interest, and lots of other goodies.
I have Routis and use it daily. 8)
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