Wednesday, November 30, 2005
GpsPasSion Reviews the MyGuide/Holux G60
Posted by Jon Westfall in "HARDWARE" @ 06:00 AM
"The first PDA with a built-in GPS was the Mio 168, released in late 2003 with a SiRFstarII module (originally with the ST firmware and then the Xtrac v2 firmware) and a flip-out antenna. It met with a lot of success, particularly in Europe. Not a lot of activity on the PDA GPS front until this summer with the arrival of the Yakumo Delta X and of course of the HP hw6515 reviewed in detail here. This is where the MyGuide Holux GPSmile G60 manufactured by Compal comes in with its SiRFstarIII module and self-contained antenna. While it lacks bluetooth or WiFi connectivity and runs WM2003SE unlike the Loox N520 or ASUS A636, it's an interesting device and it's available, so let's see how it performs, bundled with OcN, as a PDA and a GPS."
I particularly like the horizontal format of this unit - making it a clear competitor to GPS units that only do GPS. With all the money Garmin & Tom Tom are putting into marketing this holiday season (At least in the US), one wonders why anyone would go for a GPS only unit when they could have so much more in a PPC?
I particularly like the horizontal format of this unit - making it a clear competitor to GPS units that only do GPS. With all the money Garmin & Tom Tom are putting into marketing this holiday season (At least in the US), one wonders why anyone would go for a GPS only unit when they could have so much more in a PPC?
