Garmin Mobile PC

by Garmin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00128JAFK
• Item model number: 010-11018-00
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 12, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com

Add full-featured navigation to your laptop or ultra-mobile PC with Garmin's Mobile PC software. Packed with preloaded maps, millions of destinations, and full GPS navigation capabilities, Garmin Mobile PC turns your laptop into a powerful street navigator.

The software's intuitive interface delivers easy-to-follow turn-by-turn directions .

The software features an intuitive interface that greets you with two simple options: Where to? and View Maps. With Garmin Mobile PC, you can easily look up addresses and services and get turn-by-turn directions, with spoken exits and street names (English only) to guide you to your destination. The software also automatically corrects your route if you stray off course. You can even upload custom points of interest, such as safety cameras, or conveniently navigate to people's homes or businesses on your Outlook Contacts list.

No one likes to worry while traveling, which is why Garmin Mobile PC includes advanced navigational features to take the guesswork out. With route planning, you can save routes, specific via points, and preview simulated turns on your computer. In addition, Garmin Mobile PC automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries, or sales calls. And you can see where you've already been on the map thanks to the trip computer, which automatically records trip data, and the trip log, which provides an electronic crumb trail. The software even makes it easy to avoid certain roads and areas.

Garmin Mobile PC also makes a great companion for business travel, with options for checking the weather, gas prices, flight status, and hotel information. The software makes it easy to get the weather forecast for your current location or anywhere else in the world. The software's hotels.com compatibility lets you view hotel rates, ratings, and amenities information with the click of a button, or check the status of your flight along with departure and arrival information. These free, real-time services from Garmin Online put essential travel information at your fingertips.

Garmin Mobile PC is available with or without a GPS sensor depending on your laptop configuration.

Specifications

• High-sensitivity receiver: Yes
• PDA-compatible: No
• Smartphone compatible: No
• Offboard navigation: No
• Navigation software: Yes
• Street maps: Yes, including points of interest
• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1,000
• Routes: 50
• Voice prompts: Yes
• Speaks street names: Yes (English only)
• 3D map view: Yes
• Auto sort multiple destinations: Yes
• Auto reroute: Yes
• Choice of route setup: Yes
• Route avoidance: Yes
• Bluetooth wireless technology: No
• Garmin Online or Dynamic Content services compatible: Yes (traffic excluded)
• PeerPoints: No

About Garmin
What began as a brainstorming session of a handful of engineers around a card table in 1989 has evolved into a worldwide collaborative effort of thousands of colleagues. Garmin's goal now, as it was then, remains simple: To create navigation and communication devices that can enrich customers' lives. The company's innovative products span various areas of interest, including automotive, aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation, and wireless applications.

Product Description

Garmin Mobile PC 010-11018-00 Maps & GPS Applications

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Before You Decide To Buy, May 18, 2009

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M. A. Ghobarah "Ghobarah, M" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin Mobile PC (Electronics)

Garmin Mobile PC (software only version) works with any GPS receiver; BT, USB, Garmin or not. It works also with integrated laptop receivers. It is locked to the computer not the receiver as usual. It can be installed on one computer only. If you change your mind after installation, you are out of luck. It may be possible to reset the lock by contacting Garmin support, but don't count on that.

The maps included cannot be updated. Your only option is to buy another copy when the newer map version is available.

Apart from that, it is like a Nuvi with a bigger screen, specially on touch screen tablets, with the added value of Garmin Online information; flight status and hotels.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Value!, August 4, 2008

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S. Milton (Norphlet, Ar) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin Mobile PC (Electronics)

We needed a device which would hold multiple routes. this does the job. We have a hard time believing its power and accuracy. For ordinary GPS I am sure a regular unit would be better but for our uses this is the thing. There is no way we could have afforded the more expensive units and this unit has much more coverage that Microsoft direct which misses us completely. We go through isolated areas and we are very pleased!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Garmin MobilePC software, March 3, 2009

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James Griffith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Garmin Mobile PC (Electronics)

I have a Fujitsu tablet PC and, with Mobile PC running, it performs similarly to my wife's and daughter's Nuvis, with one exception. When entering a street address, the Garmin keyboard does pop up. Instead, I have to use the Fujitsu keyboard application which has small letter icons and I need to use a stylus instead of my finger to enter letters and numbers. I Called Garmin about this and they said the keyboard option has been disabled on Mobile PC. Because of this I've downgrading my 'satisfaction' rating from excellent to good.