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| [Sports GPS] Globalsat GH-625 3G Watch SiRFstarIII LPx - Testing |
Posté le 10 octobre 2008 à 17:50:00 par gpspassion. EN - Sport
Source : Gpspassion
Updated October 10th, 2008
Globalsat's third generation GH-625 GPS watch has come in for testing and the saying "third time a charm" seems to apply!
The new design and form factor now make for quite a sleek device that remains a bit large to be worn as an "ordinary" watch like the Garmin Forerunner 405 but still houses a large screen capable of displaying a track on the map page. The user interface has been enhanced too, particularly with the 4 custom pages that can host up to 4 fields. Also, laps that were missing on the the GH-615 are now available. More comments and pictures in this topic of the "Sports GPS Systems" forums.
Updated July 30th, 2008 - After the GH-601, their first GPS watch in 2006, that had an excellent battery life (18+ hours) but came short in a few areas (form factor, limited memory, slow interface), the GH-615 in 2007 that had an improved form factor, more memory, but shorter battery life, here comes the GH-625 that was first shown at CeBIT this year...
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This new model has an improved form factor, a new lap mode, boasts a SiRFstarIII LPx ultra low-power chipset, a decent 750mAh battery and a battery life rated between 10 and 28 hours in continuous use. This is much better than the 8 hours managed by the Garmin FR 405, but it seems to lack its "watch mode" that keeps it ticking for 15+ days. More details in this topic of the "Sports GPS Systems" forums.
Updated May 28th, 2007 - The Globalsat GH-615B sports watch that we reviewed here back in February is now widely available, including at US Globalsat, and Globalsat have just fine-tuned both...
 ... the firmware (clock works when GPS is off to increase battery life) and PC software (altitude exported to GPX) to improve the user experience. More details in this topic of the forums.
Updated February 27th, 2007 - After last year's GH-601 watch that had an excellent battery life but came short in a few areas (form factor, limited memory, slow interface), Globalsat are back with the GH-615 watch with its nicer and more compact casing, better screen, faster interface and memory for 66,000 points. After several days of testing on the runs, the GH615 proved to be a valuable tool with better dynamic response than the Forerunner 205... More pictures and comments in this topic of the "News" forums.
 Updated March 20th 2006 - It looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for the BT-358 (now called BT-359) shown at CES in January (see below) as Globalsat are first launching the BT-328, the first GPS receiver using the new SiRFIIx chipset announced by SiRF in September 2005, with power consumption reduced by a third compared to the previous generation as well as with the current SiRFstarIII design.
This new design comes with two main advantages, first reducing the size of the battery and of the GPSr while maintaining decent battery life (announced here at 16 hours) and thanks to the SC (Single Chip) process, of reducing manufacturing costs. It remains to be seen how low it will be priced and of course how it performs on the field and whether users who have experienced or heard about the power of SiRFIII will react to this less powerful GPS, even if 90% of the time it will do the job just as well, particularly for driving purposes. You can use this thread to discuss.
Posted 01/20 - Among the GPS manufacturers out of Taïwan at the CES 2006 show, Globalsat certainly had the most impressive display of new GPS devices, new bluetooth GPS receivers...
... ...the diminutive BT-358, but also a new AIO (All in One) the GV-201, a GPS watch, the GH-601, and a GMS tracker, the TR-101. Their booth was staffed both by members of the Globalsat Taïwan team, led by Prince, and by members of the USGlobalsat team, led by Alex....[i]Check out the pictures and comments in this thread covering the CES 2006 show.
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