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Time to smarten up that smartphone of yours by adding powerful GPS navigation and hands-free calling capabilities. The Garmin Mobile 20 is a Bluetooth-enabled wireless GPS navigation system that supports Nokia, Windows Mobile, and Treo smartphones, allowing you to navigate and make calls while you and your smartphone are on the go in your vehicle.
The Mobile 20 consists of an integrated phone mount, called the GPS 20SM, that accommodates nearly any size phone. The mount features a built-in, highly sensitive GPS receiver with the powerful SiRF Star chipset for fast acquisition times and accuracy, even when you’re traveling under heavy foliage and near city skyscrapers. Meanwhile, the included mapping software provides wireless mapping and navigation to deliver you directly to your destination. A Bluetooth wireless interface, powerful speaker, and noise-canceling dual microphones let you drive and talk hands-free without using a headset.

Customer feedback:

1. This is a nice GPS to use with your PDA phone.
Positive: Four devices in one, “a smart mount” which means that the GPS sensor is embaded in the mount also included are charging cables to charge the phone battery for long trips, the mount can also be used as a speakerphone for hands free calling. The other best feature that i like the FREE! Garmin online service as long as you get a data plan from your service provider. You get wheater, traffic, hotel, and gas price at your current location, This is awsome!! right? and the good thing about it, it’s free!!
Negative: The volume is too low when using the device as a speakerphone and the Garmin maps could me more up to date, when i am supposed to be their latest updated maps. other than that i would rate it with a five stars.
2. Some of the problems I encountered were experienced by the other reviewers. Originally, it would not work in New York City but was just OK at home. My solution was to call Garmin support. The person I spoke with resolved all the issues over the phone in a through and professional manner. It works really well, in fact, much better than the Street Pilot I own and almost as well as the GPS in my car. I requested the free map update online -and it was delivered by USPS in about a week.
This review, if rating only the Garmin support, would have been 5 stars.

Product features:

* Receiver: High-sensitivity WAAS-capable GPS receiver by SiRF
* Interfaces: Connects to Nokia Symbian, Windows Mobile and Palm OS Treo smartphones with Bluetooth wireless technology.
* Voice prompts: yes
* 3D or 2D map view: yes
* Hands-free calling with Bluetooth wireless technology: yes

Add wireless navigation to your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, smartphone, pocket PC or PDA with the Garmin Mobile 10, a GPS and Bluetooth wireless package that includes a portable receiver along with navigation and map software. By connecting to your laptop, Pocket PC, Palm OS, or compatible smartphone via Bluetooth wireless technology, this system makes it a snap to find your way through North America.
Convenient and easy to use, the Mobile 10 includes a portable, high sensitivity, WAAS capable GPS 10x receiver by SiRF for clear, reliable navigation. It also combines all the software you need on just one DVD: the Garmin Mobile XT and nRoute help with navigation, while the City Navigator NT supplies detailed street maps, including a hefty points of interest database, to help make sure you get where you’re going as quickly and safely as possible.
Getting started with the Mobile 10 is incredibly easy–simply download included maps and navigation software to a data card for your mobile device or insert the DVD into your laptop to put navigation at your fingertips. In seconds you’ll be able to easily look up addresses and services and receive voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Thanks to saved routes and tracks, automatic off-route recalculation, and an auto sort function that handles multiple destinations, you’ll have access to the most direct route possible, even when there’s traffic or other unexpected delays. If you prefer to personalize your travel options, you can also select the route with the shortest distance, offroad, or one that avoids highways and tolls. Voice prompts and 3D and 2D map view (laptops excluded) help keep you on track.

Customer feedback:
1. The Bluetooth receiver is battery powered and can use a car adapter for recharging and normal use. The receiver is nice and small and has rubberized feet so that it stays in place on your dash without any kind of mounting necessary.
The idea of having my phone, PDA, and GPS in one small device was something that I absolutely wanted, but I also did not want to spend a ridiculous amount of money for it. Even though the actual GPS receiver is separate, it is small and easily gets placed in my glove compartment.
2. This device is very small and picks up satellites very quickly. Once it has acquired a satellite signal, I put it in the center console in my car, which is covered. It is nice to not have to have a line of site to see the satellites. My husband has a garmin pda and it easily takes 4 or 5 times longer to acquire satellite signals and loses them much more easily. The only time I have not been able to get a good signal was inside a large concrete condo in a hurricane zone. The battery life seems to be great.

Product details:

* GPS and Bluetooth wireless package helps you find your way through North America
* Connects to your laptop, pocket PC, and palm or compatible smartphone
* Includes a portable, high sensitivity, WAAS capable receiver along with navigation and map software
* Convenient and easy to use; simply download included maps and navigation software to a data card for your mobile device or insert the DVD into your laptop
* 1.65″W x 3.04″H x .7″D (42 x 77 x 18mm) Weight: 2.1 ounces (60 g)

This is a great phone. Form meets function as you open the u740 in portrait mode to take and make calls, then switch to landscape mode to type messages, check email or surf the web. Sending text messages and emails is a breeze with a QWERTY Keyboard. Open the u740 in landscape mode and type. Download and view video on the multimedia capable u740 and while you are at it,download and play music and more with V CAST Music.
Customer feedback:
1. The u740 is a dual hinge phone. It opens two ways: one like a standard flip phone and two like a laptop, from the side. When you open it like a standard flip phone, you’ll see a nice D-Pad with a big “OK” button in the middle accompanied with two gray pre-set buttons to access Menu and Contacts or choose options while using the camera, etc. You’ll also see small numbers with the standard texting system (pqrs, etc.) highlighted in gray. These buttons are also on the keyboard once you flip it the other way, revealing a full-scale QWERTY keyboard. When you’re not typing a text message or in memo form, the gray buttons will act as numerical buttons in order for you to call people from the sideways-opening feature.
2. I have had this phone for about a week, and I have been impressed overall. Since I don’t use my phone for texting or music, some of its best features are probably wasted on me.
PROS:
* The 2 ways to flip it open make it totally unique and cool.
* The battery lasts longer than other phones I’ve had.
* The call quality is consistently good.
* It’s slim like a RAZR in spite of the full keyboard perk.
* You can use voice recognition to compose a text message.
CONS:
* Many features only work in 1 orientation or the other.
* The smallest digit dial font is still huge – privacy issue.
* The Samsung calendar application has limited functionality.

Product features:

# Bluetooth Wireless Technology** – headset, hands-free, serial port and dial up networking profi les supported; OPP (for vCard only)
# 1.3 MegaPixel Digital Camera with Flash, Auto Focus and 10 Step Digital Zoom
# Directional Navigation Key for Ease of Use
# T9™ Text Input and full QWERTY keyboard for Easy Text Entry