Review: Nokia Navigation Kit for N800 Internet Tablet | Linux Today

Review: Nokia Navigation Kit for N800 Internet Tablet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 17, 2007

“Nokia’s Navigation Kit for the N800 Internet Tablet works great
when used in a car in metropolitan outskirts. However, the unit
seems a bit pricey for what you get, is ill-suited to outdoor use,
and seems to struggle holding a fix when the battery gets low.

“The Kit consists of a small, Nokia-branded ‘LD-3W’ hardware GPS
receiver unit, a sturdy, highly configurable windshield mount for
the N800, and a 2GB SD card containing navigation software and maps
(choose Europe or North America/Canada). TeleAtlas supplied the
maps, while the navigation software was supplied by Navicore, a
small, recently-acquired (by Wayfinder) company based in Espoo,
Finland…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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