Palm GPS
The advantages of GPS for Palm devices
With the revolution in pocket PCs and Palm computers it is no surprise that GPS technology has become an added feature. With GPS for Palm now available, you can use an already helpful device to easily find your way around and avoid getting lost. The bundle provided by Palm for their Palm Treo is extremely powerful, providing many features asked for by both Palm customers and GPS users in general.
Palm Treo GPS and Palm TX GPS
The Palm Treo is currently one of the best PDA devices available, effectively competing with Blackberry and iPhone. In order to jump ahead of the competition, Palm has released the Palm Treo GPS bundle, which includes a Palm GPS receiver and Palm GPS software. This bundle effectively turns your Palm Treo into a car GPS system, complete with auto navigation and a variety of enhanced features. The package is priced at just over $200 and has a Palm GPS receiver, TomTom Navigator 6 software, 1 GB memory card with road maps of both the U.S. and Canada, a charging system and a windshield mount.
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The Palm TX GPS model is not currently considered as strong as the Palm Treo GPS, with many people citing a frequent need to reboot, as well as shortened battery life and decreased lack of ruggedness for situations in which you want a portable handheld GPS.
The Power of Palm GPS Software
The real power of the Palm Treo GPS unit is the TomTom Navigator 6 software package. This software package provides the very useful auto navigation function, by which the Palm GPS will efficiently direct you to your desired destination. Like car GPS navigation systems, this model provides both visual and audio direction so you don’t have to take your attention from the road. The software also provides weather information for your route, as well as an estimated time of arrival based on average road speeds and any conditions that may exist on your route, such as poor traffic or bad weather.
Like other excellent GPS models, the Palm Treo’s navigation software will immediately correct your route if you miss a turn or make a mistake. This software also provides the option of displaying other vehicles’ locations so that if you have a few people going on a long trip in separate cars, you can easily make sure you are all okay and heading in the correct direction together.
