GPSmile 60 Navigation PDA with US & Canada Map

by HOLUX iGuidance

Product Details

• ASIN: B0009FBTCY
• Item model number: GPSmile 60
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,354 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing little box!!, May 13, 2005

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Robert Wiksten "RoboMil" (Sweden, Europe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPSmile 60 Navigation PDA with US & Canada Map (Electronics)

I needed a Bluetooth GPS and started to read about different products. I found out that Sirf III was something to go for and when i found GR 236 with great specifications i ordered it.

Got it after three days. Minits later i knew where i was! Easy to start and connect to laptop, PDA, whatever bluetooth... Getting signal indoors, on the bus, in the car - I am overwhelmed!!

The only thing i have found that could have been even better is the battery capacity. And they could also have sent a neck-string with it.

The GR 236 is definetly a product that I recommend!!

Robert W, Sweden.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GPSlim is PocketPC Must Have, October 9, 2005

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Michael J. Huntley "Michael H" (Morristown, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPSmile 60 Navigation PDA with US & Canada Map (Electronics)

Let me see.

1. Sirf III chipset
2. Included 850 mAH Li-Ion battery
3. Bluetooth
4. Included AC adapter
5. Included Car adapter
6. The size of a pager.

This little unit is absolutely amazing. I had a GPS for my old Handspring Visor (Magellan) and it was bulky and monochrome. This thing is amazing -- I'm in my 2-story house, and I get a connection, with a whopping 7 satellite lock in less than a minute, and I get it on my nice, big Pocket PC color screen. And the unity cost me only $130 or so (from their website).

The only downside is that the software is relatively weak -- only a status monitor on the Pocket PC. But, I don't care; I use MS Streets & Trips anyway. It would probably be lame, and just add major cost to the unit anyway.

As a computer and tech junkie (I started by programing my TI-58C in the early '80's in the eighth grade, and have worked my way up to an MS in Electrical Engineering) I would wholeheartedly recommend this GPS unit.

Oh, and how easy was it to use? I turned it on, and connected to it on my iPAQ immediately.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best so far..., January 8, 2006

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M. Tucker (LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GPSmile 60 Navigation PDA with US & Canada Map (Electronics)

I bought this after I tried a pharoas BT GPS receiver w/ TomTom software. I can't say enough good things about the Holux 236. It is small, lightweight, and worked instantly out of the box with my mac and my treo 650. Pairing was a snap, and the receiver acquired 8 satellites inside my house, which also has a fair amount of tree coverage. I've been driving around LA with the receiver placed in my center console of my car and have only lost the GPS connection once... driving in a canyon.

I give this thing two thumbs up.

Also, Buying anything besides SIRF III would be a mistake at this point.