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compact for 2 1-2 years, europe wide, commercially. the one time "it" failed me the failure turned out to be *user error* and quickly rectified. you need to understand that the pocket PC isn't a "phone" with a "computer" in it, it's a device which combines a PC with a telephone with a modem. add GPS and, if you know what you're talking about and what you're doing you quickly realise that it's a winner.
the MDA vario II takes the PPC Phone platform one step further:
Best portable sat nav 718On 03 Oct 2006 14:35:23 GMT, Adrian this computer. I use it regularly, mostly for in-car navigation. Compared to my 1993 Newton Message Pad, it's...
Best portable sat nav 719Steve Firth which one is it ? whaddayagot ? or is this another brimstone situation ? how strange. I have 2 WM5 devices and neither of them "crash" in...
Dimensions: 113 x 58 x 22 mm Weight: 176 grams Standby Time: 200 hrs Talk Time: 300 mins CPU: 300mhz ROM: 128Mb non volatile RAM: 64Mb Mini SD Card: Up to 4Gb Band (in MHZ): GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 Screen: 240 x 320 pixels, 65,536 colours, TFT Camera: 2 Megapixel (1600 x 1280 pixels) Extras: Flash, Macro, Night-Mode, Video Internet: Internet Explorer GPRS EDGE *HSDPA* *3G* Messaging: SMS, MMS, Video MMS, E-Mail, Instant Messaging E-Mail: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, Pocket MSN, Push E-Mail PC Connectivity: *Bluetooth*, USB, *Wi-Fi* 802.11b-g, Serial, Infra-Red Additional: Twin Camera for Video calls, *MSN Messenger*, MS Office
OBVIOUSLY, you'd need to understand that lot AND be able to work it to see just how useful such a device is to a bod or a business. or you can carry a poxy nokia fashionfone and a tomtom go, and still not know how to work either to best effect.
(I also keep a map in whatever I'm driving)