PocketPCReviews Looks at Rikaline Bluetooth GPS 6031-X7

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.pocketpcreviews.net/reviews/102003/rikalinebtgps.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.pocketpcreviews.net/revi...kalinebtgps.htm</a><br /><br /></div><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/r1.jpg" /> <br /><br />"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..."

[DimensionZero]

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 :D ...

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!

[FredMurphy]

Looks like it's made by Gateway. :D

[Paul Alivisatos]

http://www.inspectagadget.com/reviews/6031.htm

[Pat Logsdon]

http://www.inspectagadget.com/reviews/6031.htm
FYI: This is the same review, but on a different site. :roll:

[Leehro]

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

[ctmagnus]

didn't want to get a bluetooth one because they're so expensive. but am i reading this right? $190 USD?!

That caught my eye also.

[MCM]

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...

[ctmagnus]

GPS works quire nicely with S&T 2002 but I have yet to try it with 2004.

[Pat Logsdon]

-it doesn't seem as though this thing comes with software? How much does this add to the cost?
Good software, like Routis (http://www.deluo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DE&Product_Code=RSSA&Category_Code=NAVS) or Mapopolis (http://64.208.105.215/), 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)