ALK CoPilot Live Pocket PC 5 - Bluetooth GPS Quickstart GPS kit

Advantages: gets you from a to b / works with microsoft mobile phones
Disadvantages: getting a gps fix sometimes take a few minutes

...CoPilot Live 6 is easy to install and use and safe when driving (shows next turn and not distratcting maps). you can enter a destination by address, postcode or a nearby point of interest. route calucation is fast and it automatically recalculates a new turn if you go off course. there are a selection of different voices to choose from for guidance, and there is a text-to-speech option which attempts to pronounce street names (though some of them sound a bit funny). the kit comes with a small bluetooth gps receiver (this connects wirelessly to your pda or phone), car charger, car mount and instruction guide. slightly expensive, but you're paying for quality - overall i am happy with this software.... Read review

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Advantages: FAST acquisition, good battery life, BlueTooth
Disadvantages: Price

...software via a BlueTooth serial connection. The pairing of the GPS with the PocketPC is a trivial affair once you've spent 10 minutes rifling through the manual to find out that the passphrase is NAVMAN. The SmartST software will automatically enliven the BlueTooth connection at start-up (if it isn't already on), prompting the user to choose which BlueTooth device should be connected to from those that have been previously paired. Once connected with the PocketPC, the Blue LED that hides underneath the translucent power button stops flashing twice in quick succession, to flashing once every two seconds to indicate that a link has been established. In the event of the batteries running low, the power button on the uit will begin to flash red. Switched on and given a clear view of the sky, the GPS unit will begin it's job of acquiring GPS... Read review

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Advantages: good modes, adequate performance
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest, or best specced, or the best

...Navman's GPS 4410 is a simple and effective in-car navigation system that works with Bluetooth-equipped Pocket PCs. To set up, you just install the software on a memory card, then configure your Bluetooth software to connect with the GPS receiver. The receiver lasts around four hours on battery and talks wirelessly with the PDA. The SmartST 2 software offers some notable improvements over its predecessor. The new first-person view map modes are great for town driving, and the software now integrates with Outlook to navigate automatically to friends or companies in your contact list. Routing accuracy and speed are unchanged from the previous version. It's fine on the whole, but some oddities are present. For one of our test routes, the software suggested we travelled through a town rather than along the motorway that offered both... Read review

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