The first GPS-receivers for PDAs were not successful in design. In contrast, recently appeared StreetFinder GPS from Rand McNally - very good, easy to use and nice solution that reliability in the car. What is GPS (Global Positioning System)? This is a global positioning system the user is geographically. In the GPS system involving 24 satellites, transmitting information to Earth. Program StreetFinder GPS receives signals from 3 to 12 of them.
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The first device, got into my hands, was one of the first models of GPS-receiver for the Palm III, gray, large oval dish that resembles a radar plane AWACS. Palm IIIx easily mounted on a car windshield with a special attachment. Attaching firmly hold the device in the window, not allowing it to fall. The work of this model, GPS provides an accumulator battery can be recharged through a car cigarette lighter socket. Solution is quite good, especially for a car, but a problem with poor communication satellites GPS. I guess the problem was in the Palm, because after the Palm V model, I forgot about these difficulties. What kind of a nice little GPS-receiver! Its form factor fits perfectly into the frame design itself Palm. The device works equally well on the car adapter or two batteries of Class AAA. His attachment to the glass is very different from previous models, but I liked it less than the model Palm III. Maybe it's a subjective opinion, however, worthwhile to be taken into account. Mounting normally holds PDA, although its truck toughness, perhaps not enough.
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Software that is included with every unit, is excellent. You get the software StreetFinder Deluxe 2000, by which you can download a map of Palm. In general, work with the GPS-kit is surprisingly simple. You turn on the Palm, select the program "StreetFinder", and can work with. At the first use of GPS should be noted item "Disable Auto Power off", so that Palm is not switched off during the trip. Now everything is easy. You zoom in and out images as desired, and as the route along the route, it is displayed on the screen, even if the signal is distorted when moving uphill and downhill. A small mark, appearing every second on a map helps determine your location. You can also include a text description of travel to define the interesting places that you would like to visit on the road. Upon arrival at your destination, you can click on the icon search, get all the information about restaurants with all the details about their location, addresses, phone numbers and even prices on the menu. The wonderful thing. Of course, such opportunities are limited and depend on which card you have chosen in advance. It is worth remembering that every card has a border). In any case StreetFinder GPS - is an example of a sufficiently high technology, requires no wires between the Palm and GPS. True, there are no such features as the definition of the speed with which you move, or direction, but GPS StreetFinder always qualitatively show you where you are. Sources, Materials:
The gadgeteer
Pen Computing
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