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Garmin iQue 3600

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The iQue 3600 is a PDA/GPS combo device based on Palm OS 5. Out of the box it makes a pretty reasonable PDA as it includes all the extras you’d expect from a Palm, such as PIM applications, DataViz Documents To Go and a suite of other utilities.
Rather than relying on suction cups, the iQue 3600’s car mounting system consists of a heavy fabric base filled with what felt like ball bearings. It has a non-slip bottom and is meant to sit on the dash without moving. However, testing proved otherwise. If a passenger doesn’t hold it in place, it could become a missile after a sudden stop or accident.
Once an alternative mounting system was put in place, the iQue 3600 worked quite well. Although the Palm version of QueMap is very similar to the Pocket PC version, it wasn’t dogged by the slowness the iQue M5 suffered (see page 70). The hardware button on the front toggles through a configurable list of different Que GPS applications.
Garmin’s mapping and route-determination software was simple to use, and integration between the PIM and mapping applications was impressive. For example, you can create a route from an address in the contact list, and add a location to a diary appointment.
Unfortunately, the iQue 3600 can’t display maps in 3D mode and, despite significant effort during testing, the voice guidance wouldn’t activate.

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