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Navman PiN: get GPS and a Pocket PC in one tidy package.(Navman Personal Interactive Navigation)

Publication: Mobile Business Advisor
Publication Date: 01-OCT-04
Format: Online - approximately 1134 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
As soon as I received the Navman Personal Interactive Navigation (PIN) Pocket PC, I was eager to put it to the test. I've been hunting around for a GPS navigation system, so I was happy to find an alternative that falls welt below the average price tag of more than US$2,000.

The unit is a...

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...itself light. The GPS antenna adds little bulk to the Pocket PC device, but the PiN doesn't weigh much more than my iPAQ.

I wish this device had built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. In fact, it struck me as a little odd that it lacks those popular features. I would consider simply purchasing the Navman GPS 4410 antenna (for less than $250 and the SmartST software is included) and hooking up my iPAQ with the same GPS and navigation capability via Bluetooth.

Rocky start

Installing the Pocket PC software is as routine as it is for just about all other Pocket PCs, and it went off without a hitch. When the time came to install...

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