Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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Color: Black
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Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 800 x 480
Display Size: 4.3
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 3.4 x 4.3 x 0.7
MPN: 310
Model: 310
UPC: 883585309559
EAN: 0883585309559
ASIN: B000VRYLU2
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| • | High Definition 4.3 Inch WVGA Display Screen/ 800 x 480 3X to 5X Higher Resolution | | • | 128MB Fast DDR Memory with 2GB Flash Storage | | • | Centrality/ SiRF/ Titan Dual Core 600 MHz Processor with 3D Graphics | | • | Centrality 40 Channel with Autonomy TTFF Acceleration GPS | | • | 0.41 Lbs (WxLxH) 4.30" x 3.40" x 0.70" |
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Amazon.com Product Description--November 11, 2007
Hewlett-Packard has used its considerable expertise as a computer manufacturer to introduce improvements into the iPAQ-310 that make the company's first dedicated GPS navigation device astand out from the crowd, but help raise the bar for portable GPS navigators in general. At 4.3 inches wide, 3.4 inches high, and 0.7 inches thick, the device is quite small and slim, but fits rich navigation and multimedia features, better than DVD screen resoulation, a unique true 3D display, and robust business support into that little package. HP touts this as "different and unique for the travel connosieur," and it's innovative features certainly make a convincing argument to back up that claim. 
Unique, high-definitation navigation display with 3D models of buildings.
| It All Starts Under The Hood
The biggest difference in the iPAQ-310 is one you might not even notice, until you turn the iPAQ-310 on, that is. The iPAQ's processor is much more powerful than any portable device out there right now. It uses a SiRFtitan 600MHz dual core processor with 128Mb of onboard RAM, compared to the 400MHz SIRF III and 64Mb of RAM in other high-end portable GPS navigators. This means faster route calculations and re-routing. It also means more processing power for the graphics display, which leads us to one of the other things that makes the iPAQ-310 unique.
An Immersive, High-Definition, Navigation Experience
The iPAQ-310's advanced 3D navigation system provides stunning visuals. For select cities, rather than the simple lines and color blocks you see on other navigators, you get actual 3-D models of buildings in space. Nothing else puts you in space and gives you a real feel for where you are and where you need to go than this device. Panning and zooming are smoother and faster. Plus, the 4.3-inch (diagonally) widescreen display has far better resolution than competitive models, 800 x 480 pixels compared to the current standard 420 x 272 pixels, which means all of those 3D maps are clear and detailed. | 
Easy-to-use interface
| Full-Featured Navigation
HP developed it's own user interface for the iPAQ-310 based on Windows Mobile 5.0. The interface is clear, intuitive, and easy to use. The device comes with text-to-speech capability, which allows it to offer directions with real street names, as well as Bluetooth for hands-free phone calling.
It comes pre-loaded with complete TeleAtlas maps for the United States and Canada, and an astonishing 12 million points of interest.
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Bluetooth for hands-free calling with your compatible cell phone
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Better than DVD resolution on the 4.3-inch widescreen
| Rich Multimedia Features
At 800 x 480 pixels, the high-definition resolution on the iPAQ-310's screen is better than most dedicated portable video players. Coupled with an SD card, the iPAQ-310 functions as a true premium personal entertainment system with a video player, MP3 music player, photo viewer, and 5 pre-installed games from GameboxClassics. | Integrated Web Services
Planning a business trip, a vacation, or even just a run of daily errands can sometimes require access to more data than a portable or mobile device can feasibly handle. Hewlett-Packard's answer for this is a website, www.ipaq.com that allows you to download map updates, load custom points of interest, travel reviews, reservation information, and more into your iPAQ-310. You can even synch up with your Microsoft Outlook address book to create custom points of interest based on personal or corporate contact information. You can upload and share your travel plans for others to use and customize, or find trip plans online to help you explore along the way or at your destination.
Specifications
- Operating system:Windows CE 5.0
- Processor: SiRF Titan 600MHz ARM11 Dual-Core processor
- Memory: 128 MB SDRAM
- Flash memory: 2 GB ROM
- Audio: Large speaker for navigation volume, integrated microphone with echo cancellation, 3.5mm 3-pin stereo headphone jack
- Ports: 1 mini USB, 1 headphone/line-out, 1 microphone in, 1 GPS antenna
- Slots: 1 microSD
- Display: 4.3-inch Transflective color TFT with antiglare 800 x 480 pixel touch screen with LED backlight
- Input devices: touch screen, stylus
- Wireless: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
- GPS: Advanced SiRF embedded GPS receiver with InstantFix time-to-first-fix acceleration
- Software installed: HP navigation software with text to speech guidance and web based trip planning, digital video player, digital music player, picture viewer, games, Bluetooth hands free, calculator, world clock, contacts with Outlook sync
- Dimensions: 4.3 inches w x 0.7 inches d x 3.4 inches h (110.20 x 18.20 x 86.80 mm)
- Weight: 6.6 oz (187 g)
- Battery: Removable/rechargeable 1700 mAh Lithium-ion
- Power supply: AC Adapter
- Warranty: One-year parts and labor in most regions; 90 days technical support for software in most regions. Additional offers may vary by region
What's In The Box
iPAQ-310, car kit, car charger, AC charger, sync cable, slip case
Available Optional Accessories
- ExternalGPS Antenna (FB058AA#AC3): Enhances GPS reception inside vehicles.Comes with a five meter cable with low profile, non-sliding puck.
- Traffic Channel Car Charger (FB055AA#AC3): Adds real-time traffic and travel information capabilities to your iPAQ GPS. Integrated traffic data on GPS navigation software provides alternate routing options for traffic jams, road construction, and accidents.
- Sport Case (FB005AA#AC3): Sport-inspired construction with form-fitting design offers protection from scratches and knocks when on the go. Comes with detachable carabiner clip to easily attach your iPAQ to a backpack or bag. Offers slots to store memory cards.
- Screen Protector (FB007AA#AC3): Protects your iPAQ screen from scratches. Antiglare coating allows use in bright sunlight. Includes handy cleaning cloth.
- Bluetooth Stereo Headphones (FA303AA#AC3): Listen to your music from up to 30 feet away from the iPAQ.
Product Description
Whether you're on the road for business or pleasure, this advanced, high-definition 3-D navigation system will upgrade your trip to first class.Before you go, you can customize your itinerary on your PC and download it to your iPAQ 310 Travel Companion; then it will guide you turn by turn to your destinations. On the way, you can use it as a hands-free answering system for your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone, as well as enjoy premium digital entertainment.
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 An Enlightening Experience! November 14, 2007
K.C. Cole (Columbia, SC USA)
101 out of 120 found this review helpful
First, to the guy who wrote the review stating there is no "text to speech", it is included! You just have to go to the languages and choose a version with a "TTS" option...
This is is very nice device. If you have looked on the web at videos of the IGo version 8 software, then you know exactly what you are getting. The unit acquires satellites very quickly from a cold start (less than 10 seconds). Routing and recalculating is good. Certainly on par with the two leaders in the GPS market (Garmin and Tom Tom). The screen is magnificent! The graphics are the best I've seen on a GPS device, although I wish I could modify the screen colors. You see terrain, texture, overpasses, bridges, etc. in 3D! The buildings and attractions are quite interesting, too. I can't wait to visit a 3D rendered city that's included in the map. (I browsed Atlanta and NYC). There are a few icons on some screens that are not accessible yet because HP has not yet opened their new Ipaq website for updates. I cannot add any contacts, etc., from Outlook yet. I'm sure the website will open soon as it is already up, just no way to access anything. Overall, a good device and one I would definitely recommend. Here are a few more features:
Navigation - HP UI built on latest iGO8 engine from NavNgo-Text to Speech, Loquendo engine
Maps - TeleAtlas2007.07 full US and Canada with 3D terrain, landmarks, 2D buildings
Points of Interest - Extended Info USA database, over 12 million
Planning - IPAQ web services to tailor and integrate your travel
Screen - High Definition 4.3"WVGA (800 x 480) 3X -5X higher resolution
Processor - Centrality (SiRF) Titan dual core 600 MHz with 3D graphics
GPS - Centrality 40 channel with Autonomy TTFF acceleration
Memory - 128MB fast DDR memory with 2GB flash storage
Entertainment - Music player with MP3 and DRM, High Def Video player, photo viewer, games (Gameboxclassics, Flux Challenge)
Productivity - Contacts manager with Outlook sync, dial and navto contacts, calculator, world clock
Bluetooth - 2.0 EDR with phone hands free and A2DP stereo headset capable
Connectivity - miniUSB2.0 for high speed data sync with your PC
Digital Terrain Data - Realistic display shows elevation of roads and surrounding landscape
3D City Data - 60+ North America cities
3D Landmarks - North America, NY, 1,400 by end of 2007
3D Icons - North America, 500
UPDATE: Go to GPSPASSION.COM to find the many enhancements made to this device. The possibilities are endless!
 THIS DEVICE IS A HAZARD ! December 1, 2007
iHuman (New York)
94 out of 132 found this review helpful
I own other HP technology I'm quite happy with, but I am appalled by the quality of this product. Yes, it has a very nice high-res screen (not very useful IMHO). But the main functions of this device, namely- GPS and navigation, don't deserve even a single star. Route calculation is whacked and a straight line ride cross-town turned into a zigzag back and forth route for no apparent reason. What's worse is that after 20m the unit generated a very familiar Windows Application Error and I had to cycle the power. 10 minutes later the device hung on "Please wait" screen forever and could only be remedied by resetting the device. Driving at 80 miles/h and trying to fix it is not just a nuisance- it is a hazard. I realize the Mickeysoft OS has some blame to take here- it's not all HP, but overall this Ipaq GPS is terrible. I've had a garmin nuvi 350 unit for over a year, which I "upgraded" to the Ipaq 310. My garmin never hung once or needed to be reset. It did exactly what a GPS unit should do with no failures.
Other cons-
Ipaq 3D maps had only a handful of buildings in New York city, where I'd expect it to have at least most, if not all
The unit does not show a complete route with step by step turns- all you get is the very next turn, so you can't even tell what route it's chosing.
To make things worse, the unit doesn't show the whole route on the map even when zoomed all the way out. It's blind leading a blind !
Voices on the GPS are "computer" like, not human can be very irritating
This is truly a half-baked product and I'm returning it tomorrow.
 Unfinished product, albeit with some nice features December 17, 2007
Mocalatte (Boston, MA)
41 out of 51 found this review helpful
There is a reason why Garmin is one of the leaders in GPS market for the US: it is designed with users in mind. This HP unit has some nice features such as a beautiful screen, relatively fast processor, nice graphic if you live in a major metropolitan such as here in Boston, and a list of POIs that is not too shabby. However, there are three major flaws in my view:
(1) Navigation: route recalculation is so illogical one has to believe the algorithm used is fundamentally flawed.
(2) Sound: What sound? one has to put the unit literally next to your ear to hear anything. Turning up the volume seems to aggravate the tiny speaker as it blares with statics. This is joke if HP engineers have a sense of humor.
(3) Power management: The unit powers on with the slightest touch of the power button. While the manual states that holding down for 2 sec to turn on, a single touch will power it on. As such, do not consider this unit if you intend to keep it in its carrying case to carrying it around, since the slightest squeeze of the case turns it on. The solutions are to set power save to the max and/or take the battery out, else you'll run out of power within a few hours. I called HP tech support and they suggested that I should "tape over" the button!!!
There are some nice features as this GPS unit has its roots traced to the iPAQ handhelds. But clearly, this product is an incomplete and flawed one. HP appears to have rushed this product to production before it is field tested.
Numerous Flaws December 13, 2007
Christopher Chung (San Francisco, CA United States)
39 out of 45 found this review helpful
Pros:
Nice big wide bright screen
Looks great
Great features (Bluetooth, Text to Speech, 3D Maps, Elevation, Games)
Menus are actually not bad and not convoluted.
Removable battery
Audio out, USB, and Antenna connectors are all in one spot (right)
One button
Rubberized back side
Includes stylus
Scroll wheel + clicky
Comes with a leather case
Cons:
Froze repeatedly. Freeze upon freeze.
Stutters a lot when Text to Speech was working
The street name on top does not show the whole name and always scrolls
Rerouting and recalculations were bad at best (slow & inaccurate)
Processing was slow. Showed my position one block away after a reroute.
3D landmarks are very sparse. Maybe 1% of many large cities.
3D landmarks are inaccurate and not as seen as most photos.
Power button easily hit unintentionally: Short press=on Long press=off
Map refreshes vary slowly because of 3D
Voice constantly speaks.
Rerouting is persistent to stick to original route despite settings.
Audio output=low
Proprietary USB charging (can't use other 5v USB chargers)
No camera warnings
No speed warnings
Does not tell you if destination is on the left or right of you.
Major points:
PERFORMANCE:I can't recommend this. I have three other devices. The Garmin Nuvi 350, Mio C310x, and a built-in by Bose. I would have to say, when compared to these three, these three work much better. This device froze so many times when I was driving that I think it might be defective. Other than that, it freezes in other places too like if you search for movies or music if you do not have an SD card inserted. In general, the device is slow to respond. Load time after a hard reset is slow and starting the navigation software is slow too. Acquiring a signal is somewhat quick, half a minute quicker than other handhelds, but not as quick as the built-in Bose.
THE 3D: The 3D maps are much different that what you see in the pictures on Amazon or their website. For example, the Transamerica Building in San Francisco does not look like what you see in the photo, it is some rectangular tall structure. Although it might be insignificant, I believe it is false advertising. Not getting what they show. Yet, it is different and new compared to other devices, but this is not good enough.
VOICE & RECALCULATION: Text to Speech is very rough. 80% of the time it mispronounces and I can't even guess what it is saying. San Jose sounds like "San Jos Eh" and Junipero Serra sounds like "Jnprlsra" or something like that. Insignificant, yes but if I did not know the area, I would be frustrated. Rerouting is terrible. With the other three devices running at the same time, all except the iPAQ insisted to stick to the original route. I tried changing the settings, yet it still did the same thing. It was not until 3 blocks later, it gave up, but was lagging, miscalculating my position, pin pointing me a block back, even after I had made a right turn. There was one instance I was heading to work. It was about a mile away. I went straight after exiting the highway instead of taking a right and a left to a parallel street. The iPAQ then insisted EVERY block for the next MILE to take the next right then left to take the street parallel to the one I was on. It was really not necessary since I did so right before the destination. It really should have known to give up and reroute me correctly.
ACCURACY: I was driving on Highway 280 at night. For about 2 miles, it kept telling me to take left and right turns for no reason. It sounded like it thought I was on local streets instead of the highway. On the map, it showed me off and on the highway, so I think it was not sure where exactly where I was. Going through short tunnels and even some large overpasses, iPAQ would loose GPS signal. It would clearly say "GPS SIGNAL LOST".
Bottom Line:
If you don't need the 3D, wait for HP to fix the software or look for another device. Bluetooth, Text-to-speech, and more accurate maps are available in other devices for more or less, without the hassles.
This navigation device is a buck fifty from perfect. It has a long way to go. Software needs fixing mainly. My device froze repeatedly for some reason. Maybe it was an isolated case. Everything else is just annoyances to me, but was still usable if the device was not frozen or rebooted itself. I like many things like the scroll wheel and the wide screen. The 3D landmarks were a nice touch, but it was marginal at best. Buildings are not even close and does not 3D the whole city. The map refreshes very slowly and easily over-pans when you are viewing the map. I can go on and on but this thing freezes too much so I ditched it.
This iPAQ uses a modified iGO 8 software. More devices will be released that uses this software, one of which will be Mio in the C620 in the near future.
HP iPAQ 310 - Best In Class Graphics And Good Navigation December 28, 2007
P. Heath (Hurst, TX United States)
29 out of 42 found this review helpful
QUICK REVIEW: This is a great GPS unit. It has outstanding graphics on 3D maps with good routing capabilities. The sound could be a little better, but it is good enough for me. It comes with additional features for Bluetooth, media, and utilities as the cherry on the sundae. Detailed review based with usage comments follows.
SETUP: There are a couple of things to do to set up your iPAQ GPS. First is charging. I used the wall adapter and the USB charging cable to charge my unit. It was fully charged in about 90 minutes. Once you power on the device, the on screen instructions are simple. There will be a couple of things you will want to change. Under Settings -> Time click on the double clock icon in the lower left portion of the screen. The "Use Auto Time Zone" setting was not working properly for me so I unchecked it and set my timezone manually. At this point my unit began to show the correct time. Then under Navigation -> Settings -> Regional you will want to choose a voice. The ones with (TTS) in the name are the only ones that support text-to-speech during navigation that speak full street names. I have been able to work with the default settings for essentially everything else.
As for in the car usage, it comes with a windshield mount that works well. In addition it has a disc that you can affix to your dash and attach the windshield mount. I am not using the dash disc as it is not removable/reusable once you put it in place. The USB charging cable is plenty long to reach from the windshield in our van to the power port on the console.
NAVIGATION: There are two main ways to navigate that most people will use if you are trying to find a specific address. For the simple cases I recommend going into Navigation -> Route -> Edit Route and clicking the turn sign with the "+" sign. From there you can either enter a new address by selection "Address" or you can selection a previous address from History. From there use the back navigation to get back to the Navigation menu and select "Go to".
For more complex trips, you can use HP's web site dedicated to the iPAQ Travel Companion to plan trips over multiple days with 1 or more stops per day. I used this to plan a trip for Christmas Eve that went looked like this: my house -> church -> my house -> my brother's house -> my house. The site allows you to specific the time of day for each stop along with a duration of stay. The target use for this is business travel as you can share your itinerary with others and optionally allow them to edit it. Once your itinerary is complete, you can sync the trip to your iPAQ using a download that is available from the HP web site. You also need this software to sync contacts to your device. Once you transfer the trip to your device, your trip is available under Navigation -> Nav Extras. Simply select your trip to begin navigation. I actually found that you want to begin with your first stop rather than your starting point when planning a trip. If you begin at a different starting point than planned, the unit will try to send you back to your planned starting point. This may seem obvious, but I thought it was worth mentioning since I made this mistake.
ROUTING/REROUTING: The device performs well in both areas. Despite what I've read in other reviews on both Amazon and CNET, I have been please with the routing capabilities and accuracy of the device. It does a good job of quickly generating an accurate route to your destination/stop, and it reasonably handles the situations when you go off course. It initially tries to send you back to the original route, but if you go far enough off the original route, it will give you a completely new route. I tested this while going between my house and church. Due to traffic flow patterns, it is faster to come home a different way than we used going to church. The route selected our route that we use going from home to church. Coming back, it eventually locked on to our alternate route after trying to get us to go back to the original route. I found this to work in a similar manner to other navigation software that I have used.
GRAPHICS: This is an area where the iPAQ is amazing. The generous 4.3 inch screen is very crisp. The 3D maps allow you to choose different perspectives. The overhead view essentially gives you a 2D map that allows you to keep the heading up at all times. This is mysteriously missing in 2D mode where you are stuck with North up. I don't like this setting so the 2D map is essentially useless. However with the 3D maps and all of their features, I don't know why anyone would ever use 2D anyway. In driving around downtown Dallas, I saw many buildings rendered quite lifelike such as the American Airlines Center and Reunion Tower. This seems like a potentially useful feature for additional visual queues in unfamiliar cities. You can also select different orientations with various depth of field ratios. These are available by tapping on the map during navigation in the center of the screen. This is also how you select the zoom features.
While navigating the street of your next turn along with the direction and distance are giving along the top of the screen. In addition there is an icon on the left side that gives you the direction of the turn along with the distance. In the center along the bottom are two times: the top is the time remaining on trip while the bottom is your absolute arrival time. The only drawback that I noticed on the graphics is that the direction of your heading is mysteriously missing. While this is relatively minor, it does seem like an odd omission.
SOUND: The speaker on the device is not the best. Given the lack of bass that it has, I found that the "Susan" voice gave much better TTS directions than the "Dave" voice. This is probably the one area in the device that could stand some improvement. If I concentrate, I can understand the directions ok. However my wife thinks it is difficult to hear/understand.
BLUETOOTH: In addition to standard GPS features, this device will pair with your cell phone and act as a hands free device. The one thing that is missing in this area is a way to initiate voice commands on your cell phone. The Motorola T305 (see my review) has a "multi-function" button for interacting with your phone. So you will have to initiate calls from your phone. This limits the usefulness to receiving incoming calls which can still be done truly hands free as long as your phone has auto answer features.
MEDIA: This device also comes with an MP3 player, movie viewer, and photo viewer that all work with SD cards. The speaker on the device does not really lend itself to being a multimedia player for use in the car. However it works well with headphones so it can be handy while killing time at the airport or elsewhere. The photo viewer can play slideshows of photos. The general picture viewing experience is pleasant, but I would consider all of these media applications to be nice to have features.
GAMES: The iPAQ comes with 5 games preloaded on it. The graphics are pretty good, and they work will with stylus navigation. I liked Jewel Master the best. These are also a nice to have that are useful for killing time, but are not a real selling point of the device.
EXTRAS: If the above is not enough, the device also comes with a calculator, clock, and phone utilities. These do about what you would expect. The phone utility is integrated with your contacts.
OVERALL: This is a great device. While the price tag seems steep, the 4.3 inch screen and 800 x 480 screen really make a difference. I have not seen comparable graphics in other units. While the sound could be better, it is acceptable to me. I would highly recommend going to a store where they have a live device to test the sound prior to purchasing. All of the other extras are gravy in my opinion.
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