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Each item is wrapped individually, the PDA cradle, travel plugs, PDA, and GPS. I have never used Bluetooth for networking or for controlling a Bluetooth phone, so I have no information on that aspect. There is also a "splitter plug" that allows you to connect the GPS and PDA to your car power supply simultaneously. The software for the PDA must be selected and loaded on your computer which is then "synch'ed" with your PDA. The PDA comes with a Personal Information Management System for your desktop if you are not an MS Outlook user.
You just can't flip the "On" switch and go to town. Some of the individual maps are at least that large. The applications that I have found the most useful are documents to go, contacts, calendar, and adobe reader. Each one requires some opening and organizing before you can get started. However, if you want other stuff, books, pictures, music; then by all means get a 1 Gb card.The battery is non-removable so the PDA might only have a two or three year lifetime before it stops taking charges and you must buy a new one. I haven't used the expense account application at all.
If you live in a large state like Florida or do any interstate travel at all, expect to get a larger memory card. The Bluetooth means that you don't need a second cable going to the GPS hardware. However, the ZIRE 72 caused me to rethink this position.The Zire 72S GPS Bundle was a gift from my wife and step-daughters, they were quite tired of me getting lost when I was driving them somewhere. Background: I never owned a PDA before the Zire 72S, it always seemed like a colossal waste of time and money. As such, the ZIRE 72 GPS bundle was the best GPS/PDA combo available and slightly cheaper then the permanent GPS systems I saw in CIRCUIT CITY or BEST BUY. I haven't had any memory issues with the 512 Kb card. I also can load books on my PDA and read them on the metro on the way home. On the positive side, the software rapidly recalculates a new route if you miss a turn.
If you want a networked PDA, you might want to buy a Palm WiFi card for this one or perhaps consider something with WiFi built in.As another reviewer noted, the navigation instructions can be a bit close to the turn and confusing if you are in a "cloverleaf" dense place like Washington DC. The digital voice recorder is so cumbersome that I had to buy a separate digital recorder for my job. Both the GPS and PDA need to be charged before moving ahead. The idea was that the maps would make sure that I got to where they needed to go in a timely manner.
Talked to their help-desk a couple of times, they are on the East coast and have normal office hours.The PDA cradle is great in my car on the dashboard, but I have to be extra careful to ensure that the PDA is tightly seated in the cradle or it will bounce out when I hit the first nudge in the pavement. Time because I knew that I would spend lots of working hours goofing off with the games. I find that I can keep my records at home and at work synchronized so that I have the same info at each place. One other issue that may occur is the limited memory; the GPS bundle only comes w/ a 64 Mb card.
If that does happen, your data is backed-up from your last "synch" and should be easy to recover on your next PDA.In terms of installing the Tom-Tom software, the other reviews are correct. However, I can synchronize it with MS Outlook and my companies proprietary Intranet (this is done using a program called "Intellisynch". Money because $10 binder could do everything I needed for time management, quick references, and organization. I am a bit disappointed that the PDA doesn't seem to synchronize with Hotmail. Likewise I can draft documents using document to go on the PDA and transfer them to MS Office for printing or publishing. The GPS application and software are effective and inexpensive. The camera is a nice toy, but you wouldn't want it to be your only camera at your wedding.In summary, this is a solid PDA, but you should buy some more memory in addition to the 64 Kb card. (Hint: If you don't see a Navigator icon after loading the software and synching to your handheld, remove and reseat the memory card).
There is a ton of "stuff" in the box. The camera and the digital voice recorder are really just toys. When I purchased my system, there was a rebate for a 512 Kb card, but you could get by with a smaller card. It is a nightmare of passwords, access codes, and, in my case, an unobserved footnote on the large graphic instructions that tell you how to load the software. The applications that I found the least useful are the WebPro and Versa mail. I'm hooked on having a PDA now and can't imagine working or traveling without one.
Well, the PalmOne Zire 72 is not a bad PDA. You can then add the address to Favorites, but I found no way to delete from Favorites. The voice directions are terse and occasionally misleading. Here comes the bad news: while the GPS receiver works reasonably well, Tomtom's navigation software that comes with it is a joke. I could count many other disadvantages of Tomtom's navigation software w.r.t. During installation, it leads you through a nightmare of security codes (device code, activation code, whatnot.). However, I assume that anybody who buys this particular product does so mainly for its GPS functionality. Compare this to Garmin's nice integration of navigation software with Palm software in their iQue 3600 model.
If you have survived this step and were able to get the navigation software to run, you are in for an unpleasant surprise: you cannot navigate directly to addresses in Palm's Contacts. Instead, you must re-enter each address from scratch. On one occasion the device switched off its voice directions on its own and it took me a while before I noticed this. to Garmin, but I think the above examples are sufficient.
This product sounds cool, but don't believe the statement that is can be used with OS X. The Palm Desktop software supports OS X. The TomTom GPS navigation software, however, requires Windows.There is no way to know this from the outside of the box.
3D map display I though was more of a gimmick. User Interface of Tom Tom Navigator included is best I have seen.Most of the features can be used with fingres. Everything including mountings come included in the pak. Names I understand is difficult to achive without that irritating robotic tone but numbers I believe should be possible. Find alternative is another way of controlling rerouting. Speker volume of palm is loud enough even with the radio on.
In simplyfying Interface features such as prefer highways / local roads / avoid toll roads / shortest paths are not available.You can control it a bit using Travel Via option. Thus this can be used very well with the limited real estate available on Palm Zire 72.Reroutings are very quick. But this does make map display more readable when driving.Reason I have given 4 stars is inability to use palm addresses which instead need to be entered again in navigation software.Other problem is you have very little control over routing. I could even load NY NJ CT maps on the included 64 MB card. This could have been larger without increasing the price substantially.Voice prompts are good but do not give road number or names or exit numbers. But then again only one via can be entered.
Avoid roadblocks is a nice feature available.Overall a very nice and usable product even on Palm.
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