08-12-2004, 11:00 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Dell GPS Navigation System - Time Magazine's Gadget of the Week
"Dell's system, built for the Axim X30 and X5, actually works with most newer Pocket PCs that have Bluetooth wireless networking. Like the TomTom system for Palm, the Dell's program shows a colorful map, and your movement on it. You can either view things in two dimensions, looking straight down at the map, or three dimensions, a true bird's eye view. It calls out upcoming turns in a woman's voice through the Pocket PC's built-in speaker � she has a nice Irish lilt � and can calculate routes taking into consideration detours or stopovers you'd like to make."
The Time magazine review is brief, but does seem to cover most areas. The Dell GPS Navigation system does seem to cover all bases and offer decent value at $224. Anyone tried one of these yet? How does it compare to the other Bluetooth GPS kits out there?
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08-13-2004, 02:08 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 23
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Not a bad price, but I would prefer Mapopolis or Routis over Tom-Tom navigator. I think you could put together a package using one of those apps and a Bluetooth GPS for around that price.
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08-13-2004, 07:29 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,108
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Originally Posted by Handy
Not a bad price, but I would prefer Mapopolis or Routis over Tom-Tom navigator. I think you could put together a package using one of those apps and a Bluetooth GPS for around that price.
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The Dell BT GPS comes with Routis, not TomTom.
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08-13-2004, 03:12 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 23
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Originally Posted by ADBrown
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Originally Posted by Handy
Not a bad price, but I would prefer Mapopolis or Routis over Tom-Tom navigator. I think you could put together a package using one of those apps and a Bluetooth GPS for around that price.
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The Dell BT GPS comes with Routis, not TomTom. |
I just glanced at it and thought it was TomTom. In that case, it sounds like a good deal if you have a PDA with BlueTooth.
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08-13-2004, 05:16 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 607
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could this be used with a Laptop with a bluetooth card as well?
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08-13-2004, 05:29 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 23
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Originally Posted by rzanology
could this be used with a Laptop with a bluetooth card as well?
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The hardware would work. Routis normally comes with both a PC version and a PPC version. If they provide both, you could use it with either.
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