Carcomm Blackberry 8800 Cradle Reviewed
Date: Tuesday, January 15 @ 12:35:10 UTC
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We have reviewed Carcomm products many times in the past and have never failed to be impressed by their quality and construction. For those of you unfamiliar with the name, Carcomm are a Dutch manufacturer who produce a wide range of hands-free car kits, mobile phone cradles and PDA mounts.
If you are wondering why this may be of interest to readers of PocketGPSWorld.Com, the Blackberry 8800 has a built-in SiRFStarIII GPS Chipset and comes bundled with Blackberry Maps and Google Maps, both of which make use of the GPS for positioning data. There is also an ever increasing range of third party applications such as Trimble Outdoors and Wayfinder Navigator to name but a few.
For handheld use all works perfectly well but if you wish to use any of the navigation solutions on your 8800 in-car then you need a cradle. And you will also quickly discover that the battery will require a recharge very quickly when the screen is constantly on and the GPS active!
So let's take a closer look and see what we think.
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