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 | Title : Magellan GPS Companion Springboard Module for Handspring Visor
Author : Magellan
Release Date : 20010216
Binding : Electronics
Regular Price : $149.99
Amazon.com Price : $129.94
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Editorial Reviews :
Magellan's GPS Companion is a 12-channel global positioning system receiver that attaches to the Handspring Visor handheld through the Visor's Springboard expansion port. The GPS Companion provides GPS navigation information and detailed street maps of the entire United States. The information transferred is in standard NMEA 2.1 format and will work with many Palm OS GPS and mapping software applications.
The Map Companion CD-ROM contains detailed nationwide street map coverage, divided into over 20,000 county and city files. With these detailed street maps, the GPS Companion can plot your location and enable you to navigate nearby roads, intersections, and selected points of interest.
The CD-ROM also contains NAV Companion software, which provides you with comprehensive navigation information, including an analog speedometer, a digital compass, and waypoint and route management capabilities. The GPS information screens on your Visor will show your speed, heading, and distance to the next waypoint.
The GPS Companion is powered by two AAA batteries for up to 10 hours of continuous use. Information from the Map Companion CD-ROM can be downloaded to the Handspring Visor from either a Windows or Macintosh platform.
Buyer Reviews :
I bought the Nexian Handy GPS as a Christmas gift. It was an embarassing dud. It failed to lock to any satellite. The manual did not provide help. I then went to the web site for Nexian. It was down... for 3 days during Christmas.
I tried suggestions provided by Amazon users. That failed. I asked the recipient of my gift to go ahead and take their trip and see if it was just a location issue. No, it failed to work at any point in a 1200 mile journey. I returned it and bought this Magellan.
It gets 5 *'s. First, it worked. Second, it has so many utilities to let you know how many satellites it sync'd with, their individual signal strengths, their constellation. Not sure whether they have a help desk, but their web site was up whenever I needed it.
If you're comparison shopping, this one beats the competition in both functionality and (in my experience) reliability.
(by Mark A. Fitzpatrick)
Features/Technical Specs :
* 12-channel GPS receiver slides into Visor's Springboard expansion slot
* Compatible with all Handspring Visor handhelds
* Provides navigation information and detailed street maps of the entire United States
* Up to 10 hours of battery life--doesn't drain Visor battery power
* Includes Map Companion CD-ROM containing Map Companion and Nav Companion software
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