Quick and easy SatNav with Pocket PC capabilities

Advantages: Affordable; compact; stylish; good quality; combines two useful pieces of kit
Disadvantages: No standard GPS software included

...The market for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) with built- in GPS reciever is yet young, and it is this fact which makes the Mio 168 a rather nifty bit of kit. Being one of the forerunners of its kind, the unit is remarkably well priced, although I would urge potential purchases to shop around- when I was looking, prices and packages varied wildly as the unit is not supplied as standard with any GPS software. One thing which remained constant amongst all of the packages available was the comprehensive accessories kit. This includes a USB cable for synchronisation with a windows- based computer; mains charger (with UK and European socket adaptors); car charger; windscreen mount; and storage pouch. Having recieved the Mio 168 Digiwalker, setup and operation of the standard PDA/ Pocket PC features was simple: a quick-start guide...

temporalbandit 31.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Mitac Mio 168 Pocket PC with UK GPS Software

Don't know your Naughty Elephants Squirt Water?

Advantages: Makes travelling a lot easier and less stressful, generally easy to use, looks smart, functional, multipurpose piece of equipment, comes with everything you need, 3 year guarantee
Disadvantages: Doesn't do postcode searches

...saying GPS systems I am actually saying "Global Positioning System systems", but simply saying "GPS" doesn't sound right in this context!) By some pure stroke of luck, Aldi's had one of those special offer deals on this week on a GPS system. Aldi may not have an overly good reputation on the whole but they DO have a good reputation for their electrical goods. They are usually extremely good quality, have long guarantee's (usually 3 years) and are of course cheaper than you'd usually find them. Soopah! So there it was. The "Medion Pocket PC with GPS System". On sale for £249.99. With a three year guarantee. The next problem involved how I was going to get one. It was about Tuesday or Wednesday when I saw this item in the Aldi brochure. Set my heart on it. It was going on sale on Thursday. I needed a GPS system for Friday. As...

Sarah_Louise 27.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Medion Pocket PC with GPS System

Multifunctional PDA and Sat Nav system

Advantages: A PDA and sat nav system in one
Disadvantages: Looks cheap and tacky

...superior - it is acceptable for my requirements. The Mitac 168 combines a PDA with a sat nav. system. And whilst the PDA is of inferior quality the Sat Nav element of the Mitac is most definitely not. It is on par with stand alone GPS units such as Navman, Tomtom etc. The Mitac has a built in GPS receiver. If any of the readers of this review have ever had to sync an external GPS receiver to a PDA then they will appreciate what an excellent feature this is. I used to have a Toshiba PDA and separate GPS receiver. I never got the two linked up properly and experienced so many problems, including lost signals, no satelites showing etc etc. the list is endless. In turning on the Mitac and pulling out the GPS receiver satelites are found within about 30 seconds - this is just as quick and efficient as my father's Tomtom. The Mitac uses...

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Review of Mitac Mio 168 Pocket PC with UK GPS Software

Handy Pocket PC phone with camera

Advantages: Handy size, Sleek look, Large screen
Disadvantages: No physical keypad, Short stylus takes getting used to

...generally wider. That's where the imate JAM really scored when it was introduced in the market. The imate JAM is only 5.8 cm wide x 10.8 cm long x 1.81 cm high, about 1/3rd smaller in size than comparable PDAs, which means that it is handy enough to be used as a phone. Smartphones were the other alternative to consider, but were ruled out because they did not quite match up to the rich features provided by a PDA phone, though the distinction is becoming more and more blurred every day. Another important decision to make when you are thinking of buying a PDA is whether you want to go for a Palm or a Pocket PC. We very naturally preferred the Pocket PC with Microsoft technology, since however much many of us might loathe the company, the reality is Microsoft software is so ubiquitous that you have to think twice before buying into any non...

supreah 02.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of IMate JAM GSM/GPRS Pocket PC

An excellent Pocket PC at a bargain price!

Advantages: Power - Value - Screen
Disadvantages: Backup battery - Lack of WiFi

...First of all, for anyone looking to buy one of these, it's worth noting that this little gem is EXACTLY the same as the iPAQ H1945. The only difference between the H1940 and the H1945 is one was originally sold in the USA and the other destined for the European market. Okay, now that we've resolved an issue that caused me great confusion, let's get down to business. This is a cracking little Pocket PC that should not be overlooked. It's a bargain price for a start; I picked up mine on eBay 2 years ago for £40! It's particularly sleek by comparison to lots of more expensive PDA's, slim and light too. The screen is great too with bright, vibrant colours. I've used this as a GPS unit mostly with the help of TomTom and a Bluetooth GPS receiver. It has no problems using TomTom Navigator 6 and with the help of a 2GB SD card has helped me...

MrSwampy 16.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of HP iPAQ Pocket PC H1940

Must read - HP iPAQ Pocket PC Rz1710 explained

Advantages: Cheap, small, productive and capabilities
Disadvantages: Lacks intergrated bluetooth and wi-fi

...This award-winning PDA or Palm top computer has a solid combination of productivity and small form factor. Hosting a SDIO slot, it is capable supporting SD/MMC standard type memory cards meaning you can use the memory card to hold up to 2GB of data, more then enough for hundreds of documents. You will always be on top of scheldule with the handy and well designed 'to-do' list and ensuring that the device is not just for work purposes, the device quite cleverly stores and plays music, videos and photos. For the more chatty amongst us, the HP iPAQ also comes with MSN Messanger. At 70 x 13.4 x 114 mm and weighing only 120 grams, its thin and light enough to slip into the inside of a suit pocket quite comfortably. It features IrDA so if you have PC or Laptop which features IR, which a lot of laptops do, then transferring files suddenly...

Flammable_Eye 30.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of HP iPAQ Pocket PC Rz1710

**Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H3950**

Advantages: Great Transflective Screen and amazingly fast processor
Disadvantages: Over priced

...º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºHP iPAQ Pocket PC H3950 º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`° This is a great handheld pocket PC and what's more, you can carry it around with you wherever you go. Just think of all of the things you can do with a compact computer at the palm of your hands. Write documents and notes when you need to, particularly great when organising your life to put it simpler. I mean, it's far better then a diary because if you're anything like me, you probably end up misplacing your diary and I wouldn't dare think of losing my pocket PC. You can easily access the internet from wherever you are, if you need to look up tube/train times at last minute, you can. If you perhaps want to just research something at a particular moment for example in a pub quiz - I'm not saying you should cheat at pub quizzes or anything - well they're easy anyway...

mightyd 05.07.2006 · Read review
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Review of Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC H3950

I Got One Tank In My Pocket...

Advantages: Small (Fits on a memory key no problems)
Disadvantages: Too playable! Can't stop it

...Pocket Tanks is one of those of frustratingly addictive little games along the lines of Yeti Sports; small, simple graphics and game play but totally unstoppable when you start to play it! Loading the game you would be forgiven for thinking you've loaded a small child's game; the graphics are very cartoony, all big and bright. But don't let that put you off. For those who have never played the original Tanks the premises is a simple one; shoot the other tank and score as many points as possible using various types of ammunition. Starting the game you're presented with the option of a one or two-player game and Target Practice. If this is the first time you've ever played Target practice would be a decent place to begin. One Player Game: /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Starting a One Player game you will be asked which...

Calldean 06.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Pocket Tanks (PC)

Ipaq, Pocket your Pocket PC

Advantages: small, light weight, cheap
Disadvantages: no bluetooth, small memory

...This was my frist ever hand held PC! I was absolutely amazed by it's processing power and capabilities as a really small computer system. This comes with 64mb of ram however quite alarge amount of this gets taken up by the sytem itself, so in essence you can only really store two mp3 albums on it's internal memory alone. This wouldn't be an ideal MP3 player or movie player, it'd have to be strictly work and documents! There are many add on programs that you can get for these little critters, my favorite is SPB Pocket plus, you can then add themes, wallpapers and all the system info is included on the desktop. The problem with this compared to todays new PDAs is that it doesn't have wireless or bluetooth connectivity which is a bit of a downside if your using it in conection with your pcs at home or at work and if you want to...

rally1998 10.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of HP iPAQ Pocket PC H1910

Pocket sized portability with the Asus Eee Pc 701

Advantages: Price, size, portability
Disadvantages: Processor power, memory capacity

...The ASUS EEE PC 701 model is an extremely affordable, small and portable netbook with a 7" screen and built in wifi card designed primarily for internet use. The standard model comes with a built in 2 gigabyte solid state hard drive and comes in a variety of colours and finishes ranging from matt white through to pastel pink. The white ones are probably your best bet as in my opinion they are slightly more stylish, echoing shades of the Macbook Air. The EEE PC comes with a built in microphone on all models and webcam on most models and runs on a Linux based operating system although it can be configured to run on a Windows based system. Windows based versions are planned for release by the company shortly. The Linux distribution is extremely stable with a Windows like user interface although for those not quite used to Linux you...

milliontoone 25.02.2009 · Read review
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