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 - I use it to track my runs while I listen to music mostlyI have had this product since May. I purchased it for a cross country move. The research I did said a map update will be available, so I purchased it, but it really doesn't look like Mio is working very hard on it with their new line of Moov units. I really love this gadget now that I've had time to tinker with it. Here's why: Size: Its a versatile unit, but it is supposed to be carried around with you, thus it has a small screen. Software: Its ok, I have never tried anything else, so I wouldn't know what I'm missing. It has alot of layers so you have to play with it to do what you want it to do. Just like the other reviewer said about adding your POIs, it takes time and practice to figure it out. Function: It has hung up once on me, I haven't used it on my Vista machine yet. I always drain the battery and then recharge it, so my battery life is pretty decent still, I would say ~5 hours. The pedestrian feature is cool, there is also taxi, truck, emergency. The truck feature took me away from the parkways and restricted places in New York when we arrived, that was cool. But the fastest route one time took us off the freeway onto a highway, then back on the same freeway. Also in Nigara Falls it was telling us to go the wrong way to get to the bridge. So you have to understand it is not perfect, so if you see a sign that says turn right, then do it even if the Mio says left. All I'm missing is Subway and bus routes in NYC. Features: I still haven't figured out what the CAMs are that you can add in places. Recently I've been using the Track Log or Route feature to record the distances that I run, like a wrist GPS, except this one plays music also, so I carry one device when I run and it tracks the distance and time that you are recording. I need an armband, but it still works in my pocket so far. In the car this feature keeps track of distance traveled when you don't have a destination set in the map. Accessories: This thing comes with about everything you need. It has the car mount with 2 universal mounting disc things that were great in the Penske truck beverage holder on the dash. It also has 2 lanyards, one wrist and one neck, for when you are walking and dont want to drop it. It comes with a wall and car charger and a miniUSB cable. Also, comes with headphones that have a mute and volume control on the cable. I paid 110 at Tiger, so not much in comparison, if I have problems like others have had I will be sad and will look for a GPS with similar features. Rating:  - No real supportI purchased this unit to find that it doesn't have Vista support. Mio justified it by saying lots of devices don't have Vista support. Not a good answer. I also found out they don't have any map updates. Every trip I have used it on has had a problem with errors in the mapping. With Vista support and map updates the unit would be great. Without it is useless. Rating: - Poor Software Equates to Poor DeviceThere are some nice hardware features. The device is small, the screen has good resolution and the SIRF GPS chip locates your position quite quickly. However, the software is poor and difficult to use. For example: 1. For some reason, if you don't use the device for a few days, the battery runs down quickly. 2. The on-screen keyboard is so small as to be unusable without a stylus. 3. The mapping software is not intuitive at all. It is difficult to initiate a navigation session or know when you have initiated it. It is doubly confusing to terminate a navigation session. I contacted Mio and they said you must "delete" the navigation session, which is silly, because it is reasonably likely you will want to use the same route again. Thus, you end up inputting the address with the tiny keyboard all over again. One of the worst problems is that the mapping software is very slow to "recalculate" to a new route. When I tested it going to work, I changed the route and it kept wanting to send me back to the old route by backtracking a number of miles. I don't know how many times it said "recalculating". 4. The device also works poorly as a "walking" device. The maps are not detailed enough to provide any detail on local walking paths (even in walking mode). It also is useless as a bicycle GPS. It had no maps for bike paths and only wanted me to use local roads. 5. As I said above, you could put the device in your purse or bag, but it is likely the battery will run out in a couple of days, and so it will again be useless. Ultimately, the question is do you find the device useful such that you want or need to take it on trips. The answer is no. It is more trouble than it is worth. GPS devices are frustrating to begin with, at times, but to have a device with such poor software, one is constantly driven to "just throw it out the window". By contrast, I have an older Garmin Nuvi 350. There is no comparison whatsoever. The device is simple and user friendly. I take it everywhere I travel. After everything is said and done, "it's the software stupid" with these and other devices and the H610's software is poor. Rating: - good enough for me. I recommendPortable, wearing around my neck. Video, image and music playing is great for me since I do not use GPS at all the time. Old map, 2005, they say an update will be available by dec 2008, and I will buy the update (around $80), expensive since I pay $120 for this GPS. I practice using every feature and trick on this GPS, and now love every bit of it. Fast reroute, clear voice, very responsive and fairly accurate are a few good points I can remember now. A few things I do not like, for example is you can not easily plan your trip by entering departure and destination and let it route like Micheline GPS (Micheline GPS is more accurate, tells you destination point on left or right), will not retain settings when power off completely (should have a button batt for back up), very slow locking on GPS after a long time off and too much glared. Over all, it is a fun toy for me. Rating: - PoorMio DigiWalker H610 Handheld GPS and MP3 Player Received this GPS from TigerDirect through Amazon. Planned to use it on trip to Nevada and Colorado. Mountain bike trip in desert and concerned we might get lost. This unit's battery failed almost immediately and could not use it on the trail. Had it less than a month when it failed. Difficult to understand how to set trip destination. We should have purchased a TomTom and should not deal with TigerDirect.
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