sharkattack

I know the iPAQ rx1955 does not come with Bluetooth, but can it be added via a USB Bluetooth adapter? You would need a female to female cable, but would the rx 1955 see it and know what to do.

I would like to have GPS on my rx1955 and can't think how else to add it.

ddehaan2

First - welcome to Mobility Site! I am not sure that I am going to be a wealth of information but I will pass on the little bit that I do know.

I would look into a SDIO bluetooth chip - this is probably the only way to get that iPAQ to have bluetooth - but you will have to look about a bit for one that can hopefully offer you storage too or having bluetooth will be a little disappointing as you wont have room to store maps. I did a quick google and found a SDIO bluetooth here another possibility may be (if you want GPS in the car) to look at Seidioonline.com and see if they have a cradle for the rx1955 that will supply power to the unit and provide a wired port (kits are usually available with a wired GPS receiver as well) for a GPS receiver. I have used this solution from Seidio for my previous h5450 and my current hx2755.

There have been some issues with drivers for WM5 from various manufacturers for the SDIO solution (as evidenced in my quick search) but they all seemed to be the biggest concern early last year (2006) make sure you check the compatibility before you buy!

My dad has a rx1955 and as I will be seeing him this weekend - if he has come across any other solutions that work well I will revisit and pass on to.

Happy hunting and again - Welcome!

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Julie

HP had packaged the rx1950 with VIAMichelin GPS navigational tools - there was a cradle and maps I think. They called it rx1950 Navigator.

I don't know if you can buy the cradle and maps directly from ViaMichelin, but might be worth looking into:

HP iPAQ rx1950 GPS Navigator - GPS - Products - ViaMichelin GPS Navigation

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sharkattack

Thanks David and Julie for your replies will follow the links and let you know the outcome. Thanks again

sharkattack

Did a search and found this, looks like it could work, but no pric?
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