tumbleweed Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Hi guys, I'm back after been away for a while Didn't do anything on the bike since installing the microlight indicators :cry: Question: Did any of you install a IPAQ on your bikes? I bought one the other day and am thinking of buying GPS hard- and soft-ware. Currently I'm looking at decent mounts for the IPAQ, seems to be a lot to choose from. I'm really interested in your experiences. Did a search on the forum on IPAQ, didn't find anything. TNX, Tumbleweed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 I don't think the IPAQs are weatherproof which would make them close to useless on a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironmike Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 I went with the marine unit (Garmin 176) for its waterproof housing and large (easy on the eyes) screen, and unlimited memory capacity via plug-in 32/64/128 mb chips. I just slip it into a clear map pocket on my tank bag - works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumbleweed Posted April 25, 2003 Author Share Posted April 25, 2003 I don't think the IPAQs are weatherproof which would make them close to useless on a bike. Your right there Mithrandir, though HP do have a waterproof and dustproof jacket for the IPAQ. I haven't tested it though. I like the idea of slipping it in the tank bag, hadn't thought of that :oops: , tnx anyway for your replies. Tumbleweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obby Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 I am interested in this idea too. Has anyone tried one the the newer PDA's for GPS navigation on their Birds? They would cost about the same as the Garmin V unit ($500.00) Currently I am using a separate MP3 player and a friends GPS receiver. I would love the idea of an all-in-one system. The additional benefits of the Pocet PC OS alone would be cool. Anyone tried this? Anyone? Ps. I don't care about it being waterproof (sun only for me and the Bird). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azxr Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 I am interested in this idea too. Has anyone tried one the the newer PDA's for GPS navigation on their Birds? They would cost about the same as the Garmin V unit ($500.00) Currently I am using a separate MP3 player and a friends GPS receiver. I would love the idea of an all-in-one system. The additional benefits of the Pocet PC OS alone would be cool.Anyone tried this? Anyone? Ps. I don't care about it being waterproof (sun only for me and the Bird). I'm in the process of trying this right now. I recently purchased a Sharp Zaurus 5500 (linux based PDA) and also purchased the Holux compact flash GPS receiver ultra. I haven't had time to try it out yet and the Linux based GPS software is a little more limited and rare. Once I get everything figured out, I will report back. My guess is with a Windows based PDA this process would be straight forward and work okay. I expect this to work pretty well on mine once it is figured out. I also want to plays MP3s very well. I like the idea of being able to store the MP3s on SD or MMC cards and using the compact flash GPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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