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Garmin iQue 3600

Posted by michael on from the whereami dept.

W33dz writes "Several sources are talking today about Garmin's new iQue 3600. This lovely new gadget runs on Palm's OS 5.2 and features an onboard GPS system. Garmin has a long history of being a top GPS manufacturer and has created a neat little device that you can see reviewed here (MSNBC) and here (InfoSync)."

6 of 113 comments (clear)

  1. Serious Flaw by kraksmokr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The iQue does not come with any built in wireless networking. That seriously limits its ability to be used as a transponder.

  2. Why not just buy an Ipaq by junimota · · Score: 4, Interesting

    and attach a gps sleeve to it? You could get more processing power and the gps, for much much more less than the 538 by garmin.

  3. Forbes looks at the iQue x2 by Geartest.com · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I read the Forbes Garmin iQue 3600 overview last week, but it didn't seem quite so exceptional. The Garmin iQue debuted at CES this year. It looks pretty bulky due to the integrated GPS hardware but I can see its usefulness as someone who travels. At $589 for a Palm plus GPS though, the price seems truly exceptional.

  4. More relevant than a 640x480 camera by amichalo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I find this offering by Garmin to be superior to other combination PDA and fill-in-the-blank-with-MP3-Player-or-cell-phone-or -digital-camera.

    It is particularly applicable for mobile professionals who often find themselves in unfamiliar cities. The high level sales executives where I work immediately come to mind. No they aren't stupid, they just often find themselves having to get to a certain downtown meeting in a city they have been to many times visiting different clients and I am sure it would be nice to have a mobile GPS integrated with the PDA they already carry anyway. Plus it is sleek and stylish enough that even the women in the power suits would pull it out of their purse at a meeting.

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  5. Hiking with one of these. by bogamo · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've been working on a hiking website that uses GPS data to allow users to create and share maps. You can download trails from the website to the palm, and after hiking a never-before-mapped trail, you can donate the GPS track log and my website will add the trail to its network of trails.

    I've currently got a whole bunch of trails from the new york/ new england area.

    Check it out:

    http://www.trailregistry.com

    -Geoff

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  6. Re:3 hours of use. Forget that by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Battery life in GPSs has never been all that great, but it's gotten a lot better. I have a Rockwell-Collins Trooper GPS (manuf. circa 1992), and it will drain 8 fresh AAs in 20 minutes. If it's staring up cold, it will often not be able to get a position before the batteries die. Fortunately, it keeps almanac, ephemeris and last position in NVRAM, so it's good to go on the second set of batteries.