My new best friend: iPAQ 4150 + Belkin Bluetooth GPS unit **Updated 2/4** Pics :-)

[NFS4]

I've always been fascinated by technology, but I had my first taste of GPS technology today and wow oh WOW! I'll never be lost again. I bought a Belkin Bluetooth GPS receiver for my car (also reviewed here) for my iPAQ 4155 for $200 (including software and maps).

I loaded up maps for North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, D.C. and Maryland on my 512MB SD card and sat got in my car. I synced both of them up via the Bluetooth connection manager and was up in running in less than a minute. It got a fix on my position right away and showed my exact location. I pulled away from the parking space and started down the road and it started displaying the streets along with my speed. I entered in a destination, and the pleasant voice started calling out directions for me and even signaling ahead that there was a turn approaching. If I deviated from the intended course, it automatically recalculated for me on the fly...too cool It even showed me some shortcuts along my normal driving through Raleigh that I didn't even know about

I've got one of these car mounts on the way so I should be all set

 

[RagingBITCH]

bleh

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
So your left hand just wasn't cutting it anymore?

??

 

[RagingBITCH]

nm, I'm tired

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
So your left hand just wasn't cutting it anymore?

??

? Whats not to get? A lame joke .... left hand...new best friend.... har har

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: CheapArse

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
So your left hand just wasn't cutting it anymore?

??

? Whats not to get? A lame joke .... left hand...new best friend.... har har

Yes it was lame I'm just counting down the seconds till I go home and crash, it's been a long day

 

[isekii]

I jsut went full out NAVI/DVD player on the Stock Housing with Aftermarket 7" Widescreen LCD.

 

[HyTekJosh]

nice

 

[AkumaX]

har har you have the same cell phone holder i have

 

[konichiwa]

I was on the verge of buying an iPAQ the other day and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Is there anything you can really DO on it that is productive and not just *cool*?

Seems like a really expensive Palm that does a lot more stuff, but none of that stuff is really useful past WOW factor.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: konichiwa
I was on the verge of buying an iPAQ the other day and I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Is there anything you can really DO on it that is productive and not just *cool*?

Seems like a really expensive Palm that does a lot more stuff, but none of that stuff is really useful past WOW factor.

Well, I don't have a laptop, so I carry around my iPAQ everywhere I go. It's a "walking" connected organizer. I used it this weekend in a 802.11b hotspot to take care of some "business" while I was away from my home computer:

(1) Received all my emails and answered them
(2) Managed my eBay auctions (sent invoices, answered questions from sellers, listed 4 items).
(3) Cancelled an order from Buy.com
(4) Placed an order from OfficeDepot
(5) Answered two PM's on the Anandtech forums.
(6) Chatted on AIM and ICQ
(7) FTP'd two pictures to my FTP account

And that's just stuff that I did over the integrated WiFi this past weekend

 

[Fiveohhh]

where'd ya get it for $200?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Fiveohhh
where'd ya get it for $200?

From Belkin's online store. They had it for $399 - 50% off coupon, no tax. Now they have it for $299, no coupon

 

[ElFenix]

I'll never be lost again.

i'm never lost and i don't even have a map

<--- king of dead reckoning

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

I'll never be lost again.

i'm never lost and i don't even have a map

<--- king of dead reckoning

I always get lost, but I like to think of it as sightseeing. I always get home eventually.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Was it really worth $500 total? That's $250 away from a 20" 1600x1200 Dell LCD.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Was it really worth $500 total? That's $250 away from a 20" 1600x1200 Dell LCD.

?? I already have a 19" Planar LCD monitor, so I don't need another.

I've had my iPAQ 4155 since october, so I've already gotten plenty of use out of it. This addition just makes it even more worthwhile.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: ElFenix

I'll never be lost again.

i'm never lost and i don't even have a map

<--- king of dead reckoning

I always get lost, but I like to think of it as sightseeing. I always get home eventually.

austin isn't a bad place to get lost

 

[LordSnailz]

What kind of car do you drive?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
What kind of car do you drive?

TOYOTA

 

[amdskip]

I'm getting an axim, any cheaper gps/map software, etc out there you know of?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
What kind of car do you drive?

TOE YO TAH CAM REE

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: LordSnailz
What kind of car do you drive?

TOYOTA

IIRC '95 Camry LE

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: amdskip
I'm getting an axim, any cheaper gps/map software, etc out there you know of?

You can pick up a good "mouse" GPS for around $100 (must be attached to your Axim with a cable)...but you must buy the software which is gonna run you another $90 or so for Mapopolis or Deluo Routis.

So I said, for another $10, might as well spring for the Belkin Bluetooth GPS since it comes with the hardware and software (Deluo Routis based) and doesn't require any cables.

 

[Adul]

so when you will head out here for a visit