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| Hewlett-Packard iPAQ 310 Bluetooth 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator | 
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| Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Category: CE
List Price: $449.00
Buy New: $238.89
You Save: $210.11 (47%)
New (7) Used (5) Refurbished (3) from $179.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 5403
Platform: Pda
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
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
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A totally submersive experience December 4, 2007
21 out of 34 found this review helpful
I've had my 310 for a week and have enjoyed every aspect of it. The interface is simple to use, and the graphics are sharp and very easy to see - even in direct sunlight. The screen is huge for a GPS device - larger than I expected from the online pictures.
One great experience compared to my last GPS is that the 310 picked up on my location as soon as I turned it on - I didn't have to wait for a minute or two for it to pick up the satellite signal. Also, it calculates the route (and re-calculates) in what seems like less than a second. It's definitely the next-generation in portable GPS.
Just to test it out for a flight I'm taking with the family next week, I loaded an .mp4 movie onto an SD card - and the experience was like watching a DVD... flawless.
I haven't loaded any of my contacts into it yet, but I can just imagine how much easier it's going to be to make phone calls from my car (hands free) using the huge touch-screen... I'll figure that out over the Christmas break.
All-in-all I have no complaints, and am excited to push the limits on what this new toy can do. View pictures from my digital camera (uses the same memory card type), load movies for air-travel, and blue-tooth with my cell phone... yay !!
 THIS DEVICE IS A HAZARD ! December 1, 2007
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.
 Good device, not yet done November 19, 2007
23 out of 47 found this review helpful
Pro:
Good hardware specs. I like the gorgeous screen that comes with the wvga resolution.
Con:
For the hardware part, if only it has wifi support or SDIO...
But the bad story is that Software is immature. A lot of stuff left unfinished. The CPU clock is locked at 300MHZ instead of the boasted 600MHZ.
An Enlightening Experience! November 14, 2007
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!
 Awesome unit, but poor support November 6, 2007
0 out of 23 found this review helpful
The Ipaq 310 has amazing resolution and very good detail in 3d mode. Has millions of POI and even had some places that have only been in the city for a year or less. Bluetooth connected to my phone without problem. A very nice gps. The reason I rated it at 3 stars is because, it is advertised as having text-to-speech feature, however this was not true. This was the key feature I was looking for in a gps so I did not have to look at the screen for the street. Needless to say I was very dissapointed to hear "turn right in 500 feet." I contacted HP about this and they had no clue. They told me that it doesn't tell you street names verbally. I read them the side of the box that said, "speaks road names in French, English, and Spanish." Thye got confused and told me sorry can't do anything for you. I returned the product the next day until HP get it figured out.
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