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Mitac Mio 168 / Navman Pin GPS Integrated Pocket PC Review by Barry J. Doyle & Andrew Baxter (Note: This review is based upon the product, but the and Mio 168 are the same hardware sold under two different brands) Last year, the Palm OS based PDA with integrated GPS created quite a stir. That unit has been highly rated by users, leaving the “Pocket PC preferred” users to rely on CF and Bluetooth add on GPS solutions. For those users who hate carrying around the extra add-ons for their Pocket PC’s, a new solution has become available in the form of the with integrated GPS. In The Box Let s first take a look at what comes included with a purchase of the Mio 168 1. Adapter/Charger and Synch cable 2. Auto Charger 3. Quick Start Guide, CD and Headphones 4. Additional GPS software, CD-ROMs 5. Owner s Manual and Warranty Card 6. Auto Mount First Thoughts One thing I would like to say about this device right off the bat is that upon first opening the box, I was thrilled with all the accessories, software and manuals that are included with this product.
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The Mio 168 even comes with everything you would need to use the device in the car. It is not inconceivable that many manufacturers would have forced you to buy an extra accessory kit in order to use the device mounted in the car, but took the consumer friendly approach of making this an all in one purchase for a reasonable price ($499.95 MSRP). While in your car simply power the Mio 168 using the included car charger and mount it to your windshield using the included car mount. Some might be disappointed not to get a cradle or case. I m happy to pass on the –free ” case as an accessory; usually such a case turns out to be nothing more than a lame nylon cover. However, a cradle for this priced product is usually the norm. People just tend to prefer a cradle over a synch cable, but you re out of luck if you want a cradle for the Mio 168 because at the current time this is not an accessory option.
Design The Mio 168 has an overall slick metallic look; it certainly feels sturdy and roadworthy. With a comfortable hold, the curved sides provide an attractive way to make the device easy to grip and lessens any chance of an accidental drop. I certainly expected the Mio 168 to be bigger than it actually is.
I suppose it s a preconceived notion that something with such a thing as GPS built-in needs to be necessarily large. The is certainly a larger than average device.
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However, the Mio 168 is actually quite a light and thin device. Weighing in at 5.2 oz this device is about the same size and weight as the that I have. A picture demonstrates this quite nicely: iPaq 2215 on the left, Mio 618 on the right The dimensions of the Mio 168 come in at 4.4″ x 2.7″ x.64″ (length x width x depth).
The dimensions on the are 4.54″ x 3.00″ x.61″ (length x width x depth) and it weighs 5.1 ounces. So very similar dimensions indeed, however, the thickness for the Mio 168 might be a bit misleading. Since the antennae swings back on this device it creates a –hump ” on the top-back of the device. So the effective thickness of the Mio 168 is increased by about.20 “, but to be honest when carrying this device around in my pants pocket it felt less bulky than such devices as the and I couldn t tell the difference in size between it and the iPaq 2215. The four shortcut buttons on this device are quite unique in design. They definitely made me think of a commercial pilots –wings ” badge that you typically see. The buttons are easy enough to press and have decent tactile feedback.
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The top buttons tend to be easier to hit though, you ll see that the surface area for the top buttons ( –notes ” and –tasks ” shortcut buttons) are much larger than the buttons on bottom ( –contacts ” and –calendar ” shortcut buttons). I would have preferred a design in which all buttons are the same size because making the bottom buttons smaller tends to deemphasize them and make them harder to hit.
In the middle of our shortcut buttons we have a joystick for navigating around the screen or playing games with. I actually really like the joystick approach.
It s easy to get hold of the stick with either your thumb or finger and pushing it in the exact direction you want to navigate is a cinch. When the GPS map software is loaded up you can use the joystick to zoom in a rotate the screen.
It works great and feels very natural. On the left-hand side of the device are located the power and voice record buttons. They re enough out of the way that you will never accidentally hit them, but at the same time they re easy to press in when you want to access that functionality. A pet peeve of mine is when I put a Pocket PC into a pocket turned off and then 2 hours later pull it out to find that the device is turned on and almost out of batteries because the power button got bumped.
With the Mio 168 the power button is depressed in enough that such a thing didn t happen, so although there is no –button-lock ” feature such as the Toshiba e405/e805 have in which you can lock buttons to prevent them being activated, the Mio 168 button design is decent enough that you won t be bumping or pushing buttons you don t want to. The soft reset is also on the left-hand side of the Mio 168, use the stylus to press this in. The headphone jack is on the bottom left. I prefer to have the headphone jack on top in general, but can t have it all can we? On the top of the device we have the stylus and Secure Digital card slot. Also on top is the infrared beam for communicating with other PDAs or your PC. On the back of the device is the hard reset button.
If you use the stylus to slide this button into the off position you will hard reset the Mio 168 and lose all your data, it s the same effect as cutting off all battery power. For some this option might be a little too easy to perform, personally I like having a method to do a hard reset via a single hardware button that is placed well out of the way and impossible to perform action on except for with a stylus. It s better than having to contort your fingers and press five or more buttons at the same time to hard reset the device like some other Pocket PC devices make you do. Display If you re going to be in your car and using a PDA as a navigation device then it s important that the display be clear and easy to see. The good news is that the transflective LCD screen for the Mio 168 is indeed bright and provides a crisp rendering. There are no issues with the display, it is well backlit and all the colors render as you would expect (no yellow hues on white backgrounds or such things as we ve seen as issues in other PDAs).
The screen size is 3.5 ” diagonally. A larger display might have been nice to help in viewing maps, but that would have meant a larger drain on battery power and I had no problems using the display for maps. The Mio 618 display is nice and bright! Audio Audio becomes especially important if you want to use the navigation feature on the Mio 168 that will give you audible step by step directions. I ve never come across a PDA that has a particularly loud or clear speaker, until now!
The Mio 168 can become loud if you turn volume up all the way, there will be absolutely no problem hearing instructions while in your car, even if Jr. Is screaming in the backseat. So keep your eyes on the road and just listen to whether you re going the right direction, the sound is clear and loud. This is great for MP3 audiophiles too. For even crisper audio when listening to music I recommend taking advantage of the included headphones. Processor The Mio 168 is powered by the Intel XScale 300 MHz (PXA 255) processor.
I was a little surprised didn t go with the 400 MHz PXA 261/263 type of processor. Recent high-end devices have tended to carry the PXA 26X XScale, with has the added benefit of having built in flash memory. This extra memory would have been a very nice add-on for a PDA that requires memory hungry maps to be stored on it. Overall the processor performance is decent, but not blazing. I found that the Mio map application was sometimes slow to load if there were background processes going on. Below are some comparative benchmarks for the Mio 168 versus other Pocket PC devices (bolded blue highest numbers indicate best performer).