Palm GPS Navigator 3 in the works?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Jan 19th 2007 at 6:37AM

Evidence is piling that Palm is cookin' up a fresh cut of its GPS Navigator setup for tweaking Treos into serviceable navigation systems. Of course, seeing how the current retail version is incompatible with the 680, a freshened kit seems like a foregone conclusion, but we're talking real evidence here -- an online retailer is now showing a "GPS NAVIGATOR SMARTPHONE ED 3" on backorder for a mere $284.42. Notice that "3" there on the end? You can take that to the bank, folks. But wait, it gets better: Palm's latest price sheet also shows a GPS Navigator 3, rocking compatibility for the 680 and official support (finally) for the 700wx. Needless to say, it seems like owners of said devices should be able to scoop one of these up in the next few weeks. If they can manage to go that long without becoming hopelessly and irretrievably lost, that is.

[Via Palm Infocenter]

Filed under: Peripherals, Software, Palm, Palm OS, Windows Mobile

Tags: gps navigator, gps navigator 3, GpsNavigator, GpsNavigator3, nav, navigation, navigator, palm, palm os, PalmOs, phone edition, PhoneEdition, pocket pc, PocketPc, windows mobile, WindowsMobile

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Anthony @ Jan 19th 2007 1:50PM

I just got my Nokia set up w/ Tomtom & must say that after using a standalone solution for years, it's really not the greatest thing to "converge". I found it difficult to maneuver, sort through contacts & match w/ their addresses & having two bluetooth devices connected sucked battery power like nothing I'd seen.

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steve can @ Mar 29th 2007 11:01PM

Wow another twenty piece solution from Palm. Woop de doo! Look, Palm is great. I finally had to convert to a Windows device because it delivered more capability and convergence. I returned it in 30 days because the Windows OS just stinks in comparison and Palm devices run Windows compatible apps (office, excel, etc.) far better then the Windows devices do (which shocked me cause nobody ever mentioned that). So I hate Windows devices but, I'm about to buy another cause I've been waiting years for Palm and they just don't deliver. When the frig is Palm gonna get their head out of their...

When will Palm finally deliver a Palm device that: does phone, full screen / skips the keyboard - like Iphone, Asus, etc. (or makes it an option at least), bascially a TX with: GPS (with Tom Tom) and Phone. That's it. They can do it on Windows machines. I know Palm can do it much much better. No more multi-piece solutions. I only have 2 pockets and I want all this stuff with me, or I don't want it at all. Asus A696 may be in my future but I'm not happy about it. Please Palm, wake up.

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