Mio DigiWalker H610 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

by Mio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 0.3 x 3.4 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KBBNC8
• Item model number: MIO H610
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Perfect for anyone who wants to take advantage of real time directions and entertainment while driving, bicycling or walking, the Mio DigiWalker H610 is a stylish, handheld personal navigation and digital media device. The H610 combines a stylish and compact design with highly accurate GPS functionality, a comprehensive points of interest database, and a feature-rich digital media player--all in a single device.

Enjoy your digital video, photos, and music.

Check weather, get flight info and much more.

User-friendly menus in 16 languages.

The H610 is a stylish and powerful handheld personal navigation and digital entertainment device. See it in action.

Design
Smaller than a deck of cards, the H610 features an ultra sleek design that fits easily in your hand, pocket, or purse. Built for the ultimate in portability, the H610 can also be worn with the included lanyard or wrist strap. The unit is also easy to use; large, easy-to-read icons, a bright 2.7-inch display, and a user-friendly touch screen make it simple to set your destination. Plus, the unit weighs only 3.9 ounces and measures 2.32 x 3.35 x .74 inches (W x H x D).

Under the hood, the H610 features a WAAS-enabled, SiRFstarIII GPS chipset for extreme accuracy, as well as 64 MB of RAM and a SD/MMC card slot for memory expansion. The unit connects to your PC via USB, and the included lihium-ion battery lasts up to five hours.

Navigation
There is more to navigation than driving. During the day, you may walk, cycle or take a taxi to get to your final destination. To make sure you arrive on time--and in style--the H610 includes multiple navigation modes for accurate directions, whether you're driving, walking or bicycling. Preloaded maps of North America (50 U.S. states and Canada) will have you up and running in minutes. You also get a huge database of preloaded points of interest (POIs) so you can easily locate restaurants, hotels, gas stations and more. The device guides you every step of the way with clear voice instructions and user-friendly menus in 16 languages, including English, French, and Spanish.

The H610 also includes WorldMate, a sensational travel assistant that allows you to check weather, convert currencies, and much more. A free 3-year subscription is included; you'll never want to travel without it.

Entertainment
The H610 allows you to take your memories with you wherever you go. Great for any road trip, the H610 becomes a mobile entertainment system and lets you enjoy all of your digital video, music and photos at home or on the go. You can even enjoy four included video games. With support for a wide range of digital audio and video formats (see chart below), the H610 will quickly become your essential travelling companion.

What's in the Box
Mio DigiWalker H610, USB cable, in-car charger, AC charger, device holder, mount, remote control, earphones, neck strap, stylus, map DVD, and application CD-ROM.

Product Description

The Mio DigiWalker¿ H610 is a stylish, handheld personal navigation and digital entertainment device. It is targeted at the mobile consumer who would enjoy real time direction or entertainment while driving, bicycling or walking and is unique as it combines high fashion, highly accurate GPS functionality, comprehensive point of interest location and a feature-rich digital media player all in a single device.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE H610 ROCKS!, March 22, 2007

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Guitar boy (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mio DigiWalker H610 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

I live in California and travel a LOT for business. I saw the H610 in a magazine and picked one up for myself. I will never leave the house without it! No matter what city I visit I can easily navigate from the airport to the hotel and can easily find a great restaurant or night spot for afterhours. And the media player has saved my sanity more times than I can recall. Now when I sit on a plane I can listen to songs, watch movies or play games - without having to bust open my huge laptop.

I cannot imagine hitting the road without one!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars 100 dollars every 1.5 years to replace the battery, November 27, 2007

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Ben "ben" (san diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mio DigiWalker H610 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

My Mio stopped working after about a year. I contacted the company and was informed the battery life is about 1.5 years. Mio charges 100 dollars to replace the battery and insists upon your shipping the device UPS. Just be aware it works great for a year or so but appears to have an annual cost of 100 + dollars a year in upkeep for battery.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very city friendly, ipod quality cute, but some operation issues, June 1, 2007

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jizbsu "jizbsu" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mio DigiWalker H610 2.7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)

i don't have car in NYC, just wanna have a GPS for cycling. I screwed the device holder to a Garmin handle bar bracket on my bike, cool!!! Vehicle type can be defined in several types, including bike and pedestrian. Each of them has even more detailed settings. I have used it just in NYC for few days. The preload POI is helping me finding lots of hideaways. But has no public toilet marked:( I have to do my own collection. As many review have said, 610 is a very adorable gadget in cities.

However, there are some issues bother me. Maybe I just haven't figure out the correct way. If you know the solution, please put in your reviews here. the first issue is to orient through the operation system. It seems the system is a combination of unrelated pieces. You have main interface, which you can setup your settings, light, volume, power saver... but in the sub-section, MioMap, you have a different set of these setting work independently again. You also will find "setting in setting" in MioMap. It is annoying at the beginning. But for a while, I start to remember which is where.

Another issue is to create personal POI. Even though you have many places to get POI information, only one place to create and edit your personal POI GROUP. You can change you self made POI between groups, but cannot copy preload POI into your personal collection. If you do need it, you have to input the information yourself. And there is no way to put note on your self-created POI, such as store hour, telephone No, floor located...

I have briefly tried couple of Garmin models. They don't seem to solve many of these issues either. Also be aweare, the bettery in Mio610 works up to 5 hours is believable. Many low end car use units have only 2-3 hours bettery life. Before purchurse, make sure the bettery life meets your need. So, over all, at this price range, I strongly recommend city users to pick up this hard to find low speed friendly device.