Handheld-based GPS navigation Buyer's Guide in Handhelds Reviews at ZDNet.co.uk

Handheld owners can do a lot of things with their devices, but one of the most interesting and useful is to attach a GPS receiver, load up some route-finding software and some maps, and have it guide you on your journeys.

A number of add-on solutions are now available, for both Palm OS and Pocket PC handhelds, while Garmin has just released the first handheld -- a Palm OS 5 device – with an integrated GPS receiver.

We have reviewed a fair number of these handheld-based GPS solutions, and round them up here for your perusal. If you're a regular business traveller, or you don't want to get lost on your holidays, check out these products.

Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating
NavMan GPS 1000	[24 Jun 2002]	7.0
NavMan GPS 3400 Voice	[07 Oct 2002]	7.6	8.5
TomTom Navigator 2	[17 Apr 2003]	7.9	7.4
Pocket CoPilot 3.5	[07 Aug 2003]	8.4	8.7
Garmin iQue 3600	[13 Aug 2003]	8.2	8.6
Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Readers' Rating

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