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Jonathon Watkins
08-12-2004, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.time.com/time/gadget/20040811/' target='_blank'>http://www.time.com/time/gadget/20040811/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"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."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/photo_dell_gps.jpg" /><br /><br />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?
Handy
08-13-2004, 02:08 AM
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.
ADBrown
08-13-2004, 07:29 AM
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.

The Dell BT GPS comes with Routis, not TomTom.
Handy
08-13-2004, 03:12 PM
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.

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.
rzanology
08-13-2004, 05:16 PM
could this be used with a Laptop with a bluetooth card as well?
Handy
08-13-2004, 05:29 PM
could this be used with a Laptop with a bluetooth card as well?

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.