HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion Review - PC Mag » Handy Gadgets: Information, news and highlights of handy gadgets for you, the home or travel.

PC Magazine have published a review of the HP iPAQ 310 Travel Companion GPS device. 'Most GPS devices that are built around Windows CE 5.0 have processors that run somewhere between 300- and 400-MHz clock speeds. The iPAQ 310 gains considerably more power from SiRF Technology's new SiRFtitan 600-MHz ARM11 dual-core processor. A new integrated chipset, the SiRFtitan is essentially an SOC (system on chip), and the iPAQ 310 is the first product to use it. One core provides processing for an application, and the other core is an integrated vector floating-point unit for 3D graphic acceleration. The SiRFtitan also includes an ultrasensitive 40-channel GPS receiver.

The 4.3-inch screen has the traditional dimensions of a WQVGA screen, but at 800 by 480 pixels, its resolution is nearly three times higher than that of any GPS display on the market. The fast processor, coupled with the high- resolution display, allows the device to render 3D images with amazing clarity. In 40 major metropolitan areas, even buildings are rendered in 3D. (See the slide show for examples.)'

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