Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator by hp
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Digital camera reviews of Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator
Digital camera Review: A Very Bad Product
Summary: 1 Stars
At first look the specs look impressive, but when I actually tried the unit I saw it was only half baked.
The audio is worthless. Low volume and muffled. You can not hear a thing ! Very disappointing !
Routing is inaccurate and slow.
The unit continuously locks up and freezes and I had to take the battery out to get it to reset.
It powers on by just touching the button. So, my battery is always dead.
3-D coverage while a cool idea only covers the center of very large metro areas. I do not live in downtown Chicago !
Back it goes to the store ASAP.....
Digital camera Review: A totally submersive experience
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my 310 for a week and have enjoyed every aspect of it. The interface is simple to use, and the graphics are sharp and very easy to see - even in direct sunlight. The screen is huge for a GPS device - larger than I expected from the online pictures.
One great experience compared to my last GPS is that the 310 picked up on my location as soon as I turned it on - I didn't have to wait for a minute or two for it to pick up the satellite signal. Also, it calculates the route (and re-calculates) in what seems like less than a second. It's definitely the next-generation in portable GPS.
Just to test it out for a flight I'm taking with the family next week, I loaded an .mp4 movie onto an SD card - and the experience was like watching a DVD... flawless.
I haven't loaded any of my contacts into it yet, but I can just imagine how much easier it's going to be to make phone calls from my car (hands free) using the huge touch-screen... I'll figure that out over the Christmas break.
All-in-all I have no complaints, and am excited to push the limits on what this new toy can do. View pictures from my digital camera (uses the same memory card type), load movies for air-travel, and blue-tooth with my cell phone... yay !!
Digital camera Review: An Enlightening Experience!
Summary: 5 Stars
First, to the guy who wrote the review stating there is no "text to speech", it is included! You just have to go to the languages and choose a version with a "TTS" option...
This is is very nice device. If you have looked on the web at videos of the IGo version 8 software, then you know exactly what you are getting. The unit acquires satellites very quickly from a cold start (less than 10 seconds). Routing and recalculating is good. Certainly on par with the two leaders in the GPS market (Garmin and Tom Tom). The screen is magnificent! The graphics are the best I've seen on a GPS device, although I wish I could modify the screen colors. You see terrain, texture, overpasses, bridges, etc. in 3D! The buildings and attractions are quite interesting, too. I can't wait to visit a 3D rendered city that's included in the map. (I browsed Atlanta and NYC). There are a few icons on some screens that are not accessible yet because HP has not yet opened their new Ipaq website for updates. I cannot add any contacts, etc., from Outlook yet. I'm sure the website will open soon as it is already up, just no way to access anything. Overall, a good device and one I would definitely recommend. Here are a few more features:
Navigation - HP UI built on latest iGO8 engine from NavNgo-Text to Speech, Loquendo engine
Maps - TeleAtlas2007.07 full US and Canada with 3D terrain, landmarks, 2D buildings
Points of Interest - Extended Info USA database, over 12 million
Planning - IPAQ web services to tailor and integrate your travel
Screen - High Definition 4.3"WVGA (800 x 480) 3X -5X higher resolution
Processor - Centrality (SiRF) Titan dual core 600 MHz with 3D graphics
GPS - Centrality 40 channel with Autonomy TTFF acceleration
Memory - 128MB fast DDR memory with 2GB flash storage
Entertainment - Music player with MP3 and DRM, High Def Video player, photo viewer, games (Gameboxclassics, Flux Challenge)
Productivity - Contacts manager with Outlook sync, dial and navto contacts, calculator, world clock
Bluetooth - 2.0 EDR with phone hands free and A2DP stereo headset capable
Connectivity - miniUSB2.0 for high speed data sync with your PC
Digital Terrain Data - Realistic display shows elevation of roads and surrounding landscape
3D City Data - 60+ North America cities
3D Landmarks - North America, NY, 1,400 by end of 2007
3D Icons - North America, 500
UPDATE: Go to GPSPASSION.COM to find the many enhancements made to this device. The possibilities are endless!
Digital camera Review: Awesome product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love the whole product, really loud voice when they give directions! The only thing that the bluetooth is on and off with receiving calls..its weird but everything else is amazing...Digital camera Review: Awesome unit, but poor support
Summary: 3 Stars
The Ipaq 310 has amazing resolution and very good detail in 3d mode. Has millions of POI and even had some places that have only been in the city for a year or less. Bluetooth connected to my phone without problem. A very nice gps. The reason I rated it at 3 stars is because, it is advertised as having text-to-speech feature, however this was not true. This was the key feature I was looking for in a gps so I did not have to look at the screen for the street. Needless to say I was very dissapointed to hear "turn right in 500 feet." I contacted HP about this and they had no clue. They told me that it doesn't tell you street names verbally. I read them the side of the box that said, "speaks road names in French, English, and Spanish." Thye got confused and told me sorry can't do anything for you. I returned the product the next day until HP get it figured out.