Mio Digiwalker 720t Review
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- Category: Mobile
- Published: Monday, 15 October 2007 00:00
Portable GPS units are hot items these days and very few pack the features of the 720t. The Mio Digiwalker 720t from Mio Technology does it all but needs a little work on the integration of the various apps and a consistent GUI to tie it all together. This is common in devices that have 'kitchen sink' feature sets often from myriad developers. The 720t is a very capable portable GPS unit first and a camera, media player, Bluetooth enabled device second. 
Our gadget girl Sandy travels the world setting up facilities for one of the biggest companies here in Silicon Valley. She was one of the first to get her hands on a Motorola Q. The IT guys impressed her by jacking into their SlingBox remotely to watch the World Cup on the Q. The pictures and video are cool but what Sandy really needs is one device for her two lifelines, voice and email. 
When I first heard about the release of the new 8800 corporate blackberry in January, I told my wife 'I know what you can get me for my birthday this May.' Well, I could not delay gratification until May (that is another story) and I ordered one from Cingular. The good news is its sleek, sexy and solid, media friendly, includes GPS and has a trackball. The downside is the 'Select Menu' interface is a giant step backwards, the speakerphone is horrible and there's no dedicated profile/alert mode button (silent, ring, vibrate). 
