Gadgetory

hello I'm Tom Merritt editor from cnet com and welcome to road warrior where we take a look at the hottest gadgets for life on the go coming up smart phones gps sometimes both at once but first the wireless action all right the archos 604 is back again but this time it's got Wi-Fi so what does that get you sewing the Wi-Fi in here really expands this thing and it's pretty easy system to use once you get to learn it especially because of the touchscreen now we have C netcom showing on the screen you can zoom in magnify do all sorts of things really I think the battery life is going to be an issue 14 hours for audio four hours for video another thing that will drain the battery the archos 604 can also act as a file server pretty cool though next up yet another smartphone the HP ipaq HW 6900 now it sets itself apart by adding an integrated GPS receiver so you can actually use this as a GPS device and get driving directions and pinpoint your location as you're driving around it's also in addition to gps it has bluetooth and Wi-Fi radios so you can use it to surf the web and connect two headsets and Bluetooth printers and things like that Bonnie wards it's a little awkward to use as a phone but it's got great features for the road warrior she also got to look at the new treo 680 it's cheaper than other trios but how does it look terms of design it's a little more sleek here's the 700p you can see they got rid of the external antenna which is nice so it won't catch on anything and it's just slightly thinner it's also lighter and feels good in the hands has this nice touch screen here which is a advantage it has over the motorola q on samsung blackjack the keyboard is a little cramped though so we prefer the cues over that it's available for singular but palm will also offer unlocked versions as well but no Wi-Fi oh but we're not done with you yet bunny job we need a simple GPS mapping device for beginners bring on the Navman f20 all maps are pre-loaded on an SD card so you don't have to deal with any transfers from your PC to the device which is nice I really like the interface it's simple and easy to understand all the icons are clear and it's clearly marked as well Bonnie said it worked fine in a road test two they're only complaint the volume of the voice directions was a little low that's it for this edition of road warrior I'm Tom Merritt check back next time for more gadgets to keep you armed and dangerously productive