Navigon - a Windows Mobile 6 GPS

Suman Chakrabarti — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:57:28 GMT

I just got my Navigon 7100 GPS and I have to say I'm impressed. I really like the navigation quality of the GPS, especially compared to my TomTom ONE. I like the TomTom's ease of use--in fact, I like it better than my friends Garmin nuvi, but the TomTom ONE doesn't have some really important features that I need for my weekly trek's about the east coast.

Anyway, the Navigon has icons that match the chain restaurants and hotels, Zagat ratings (including the reviews), a built-in traffic receiver, and more POIs than my TomTom.

So, here's the bad:

If you've never had a GPS before, the UI is a little cumbersome. It comes with a stylus because some of the icons/buttons are too small to hit with your finger--almost frustrating enough to send back.

In the end, I think I love it because of its actual navigation quality. It takes the same routes I would take (which neither Garmin nor TomTom would do). I also love the RealityView when you're on a major highway with a lot of lane decisions, it shows signs on a highway and an arrow for which lane you should be in. Finally, I love the fact that it allows me to extremely easily choose a POI or interim stop without making me rebuild my navigation course.

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Navigon - a Windows Mobile 6 GPS