The Pocket PC

When I first started using sat nav units, the thrill of simply having a unit tell you where to go, was pleasure enough, and all this without even voice commands, just a beep to announce an impending turn or action, to see what that involved meant having a good look at the screen and figuring it out, which was always interesting while driving. GPS manufacturers these days are locked in an ever increasing fight to win over customers, not a day goes by without this or that new feature, to entice you away from your money. Pocket PC sat nav isn't widely used due to the need for some loading of software and and a spattering of computer knowledge, nothing that involves needing the intellect of Einstein. Speed is the main advantage of pocket pc sat nav. Software is widely available that supports traffic information, speed camera's poi's in fact everything a dedicated unit will do only a lot better. Manufacturers are now striving to make their units ever more portable allowing it to be used while navigating on foot, using say Garmins city navigator, or the other end of the stick, taking it with you so it doesn't end up being sold down the pub for a tenner.

Having pocket PC sat nav, gives you, portability, processing speed, up to 624mhz far faster than any dedicated unit, and if you are into venturing into the great outdoors, just load up a full ordnance survey mapping program for what ever area you need, and revel in lightning route calculations, map redraws and much better sat nav experience. There are still other models of pocket pc out there. You just need to study the various features of each pocket pc and consider some other factors like budget and you?re on the way of owning a versatile pocket pc. Most users while switching from regular cellular phones to PDA-phones notice that PDAs are harder to control when things come to simple phone tasks, like one hand operation, making calls from a phonebook and so on. For example, to write a new text message on the Windows Mobile phone you have to start Messaging application and tap "New" button.

For wireless connectivity, this device makes two interface options available. One is the integrated Bluetooth 1.2, which allows sending and receiving data from other Bluetooth enabled devices, like laptops or phones. The other option is the 802.11b Wi-Fi, for easy connectivity and use of the internet. It comes with the WM8750 audio processor and an impressive video play back. It also offers a number of great games including Tennis Addict, Ancient Evil, Bejeweled 2 and Arvale, among others. Being a Windows based mobile it obviously also offers the Windows Mobile applications including PowerPoint, Excel as well as MS Word. A major advantage of this device is its satellite navigator, Dell Navigator sat nav. The Europe and UK are entirely covered, and one can select the country of choice to view its maps. It allows swift and easy setting up of routes. The battery included with the Axim X51 is a lithium-ion battery which is user replacable. Its backup is somewhat of a disappointment; the battery may last for as less as only a few hours, depending on the kind of application being used.