UNBOXING: HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion GPS

[ilantchu]

It doesnt charge in my car..only at home..

[ThoughtsMedia]

@ilantchu That means that your car isn't kicking out enough power on the USB port (I'm assuming that's what you're referring to). There's no fix for it other than to use a lighter adaptor.

- Jason

[ilantchu]

@ThoughtsMedia. I've tried everything.Thanx

[ThoughtsMedia]

@ilantchu Are you using the same cable to charge it at home vs. in the car? They might have done something "special" to the pin-outs on the cable.

- Jason

[ilantchu]

@ThoughtsMedia Nope...another 4 different cables with different amperage...

[ThoughtsMedia]

@ilantchu Well, try it with the official HP cable then. :-)

- Jason

[technoholican]

you sound like NALTS!!!

[technoholican]

u even have the same wisp!

[lilrayray19]

hey jason, do you know if the 3d buildings feature of this gps works in big cities of canada like vancouver toronto and montreal? thanks.

[ThoughtsMedia]

As far as I know, the 3D maps feature works in any city that the GPS has mapping data for - which should include Toronto and Montreal...but since I can't test it, I can't really say 100% for sure.

- Jason

[Hartsy17]

hi, does this Ipaq has Microsoft Office Word or Exel?

[ThoughtsMedia]

This bears the name iPAQ, but it's really just a GPS - it's not a PDA, and you can't load applications onto it. It does not have Word or Excel.

- Jason

[LTF85199]

that suck, why buy an hp gps when you have big name brands like Garmin? I thought this was a mini computer with GPS to supplement.

[ThoughtsMedia]

This is HP's attempt to break into the market that is dominated by the likes of Garmin. Hopefully the next version is better - this one had some promise, but it didn't live up to what it should be.

- Jason

[cobra4455]

Hey would you mind trying out installing a windows mobile app and see if it works also if you know if it works with windows mobile device center or active sync.

Thanks

[ThoughtsMedia]

It doesn't accept third party apps, and it doesn't work with Window Mobile Device Center. It's not a Windows Mobile device - it's a Windows CE-based GPS.

- Jason

[aaa965]

how much is it?

[ThoughtsMedia]

The price varies depending on where you buy it - I think the MSRP is about $349 USD, but you can get it online for around $280 USD.

- Jason

[imagineer0220]

cool review, cool system...u say "suspect" too much!

[ThoughtsMedia]

I guess I'm just a suspicious person! ;-)

- Jason

[Speedfrek]

Did you ever do a 2nd review of the unit after you got to use it?

[ThoughtsMedia]

I didn't...I really should, shouldn't I? I'll see what I can do!

- Jason

[movvadinesh]

it is really good and small, and as u said jason,the resolutiona dneverything is good but little bit slow booting.

Thats a great video.

[maiamigas2]

whow im going to buy it

[willij]

Do you have to have a cell phone? Are there any monthly fees?

[ThoughtsMedia]

No, you do not have to have a cell phone - GPS is free. There are no monthly fees.

- Jason

[AntDX316]

thats an awesome gps for the car of course i would say the best GPS for the car would be the newest streets and trips for PC cause it comes with the GPS reciever (also tells u altitude above sea level speed heading etc i used it in a commercial airplane and it mapped the flight route) but u have to use a laptop with it this is awesome for a dedicated GPS for a car cause it stylish and does more than just GPS unlike the other GPS out there

[Adan94]

ay what do you work in you must make a alot of money because you always getting new stuff.

[ThoughtsMedia]

Most of the stuff you're seeing me unbox is loaner equipment that companies send me to review - I don't pay for it, but I usually have to send it back as well. ;-)

- Jason

[nzs23]

How does one get this job? :)

[ThoughtsMedia]

It's a very long road...I've been at it since 1996.

- Jason

[PDASW]

Nice unboxing! So this baby can not run standard Windows Mobile applications, right?

[ThoughtsMedia]

That's my understanding, yes, that it will not run Windows Mobile applications. There's no indication anywhere that it accepts third party software, other than what's in the built-in storage.

- Jason