Mio

Mio Technology Corporation of Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. manufactures GPS navigation devices. It is a subsidiary of MiTAC International Corporation.

Current devices

See https://www.mio.com/ where recent products have been focused on car and cycling navigation.

Discontinued devices

C510

Mio C510
Description	Navigator
GNSS	channels chipset: SiRFStar III
Memory	Internal: 512 MB. External: ? sd.
Connectivity	USB; Bluetooth
Features	addresses points of interest mass storage mode Waterproof
Pros	Quite accurate Very good for car navigation Easy hackable if you are into that sort of thing Add a cheap SD card for practically infinite mapping
Cons	Does not work for mapping without hacking Low battery time, made worse by the device locking with a battery warning at 25% Takes ages to recharge Occasional "blue screens"

A standard car navigation unit driven by SIRFstarIII and WinCE with simple media support and Bluetooth.

As delivered, the iGo software is completely useless for mapping, since it is not possible to get the GPX files out of the device. However, if you don't mind voiding the warranty, go to http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=61233&whichpage=1 and learn how to hack it to easily add that feature.

A702

Mio A702
Description	Phone
GNSS	channels chipset: SiRFStar III augmentation: no
Memory	Internal: 1024 MB. External: ? sd.
Connectivity	USB; Bluetooth; WLAN
Features	addresses points of interest mass storage mode Waterproof

P550

Mio P550
Description	PDA
GNSS	channels chipset: SiRFStar III augmentation: WAAS; EGNOS; MSAS
Memory	Internal: 64 MB. External: ? SD.
Connectivity	USB; Bluetooth; WLAN
Features	addresses points of interest mass storage mode Waterproof
Pros	GPS chip SiRFstar III Up to 2 GiB of storage on SD card All-in-one
Cons	Windows (crash, blue screen, etc) Battery life (around 4 hours with GPS, and WLAN or Bluetooth turned off).

The P550 is a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) that runs Windows Mobile 5. It has a built-in GPS module with the SiRFstar III chip set. It is possible to attach an external antenna. The device also features Bluetooth and WLAN. A car mount is included in the package. The device can be bought with or without maps and navigation software from MIO. A few of the devices sold before August 2006 had a problem with weak signal level, but the problem has been acknowledged by Mio in the meantime. Questions about the device can be asked of user eriso.

The main problem with battery life appears to be caused by the Windows ActiveSync software continually trying to make PC contact. To fix this, follow this link: http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=56706&whichpage=10 This details a procedure which adds a dummy connection, then sets ActiveSync to manual. As a result, battery life is extended considerably. The Mio software also seems to be a bit of a battery hog. If you just want to log your track, consider Beeline GPS software — it is inexpensive and includes a lot of useful geo-caching functions for quick annotation.

Cyclo 300

Mio Cyclo 300

Mio Cyclo 300
Description	cycling navi (yes)
GNSS	20 channels chipset: SiRFStar III
Memory	Internal: 4GB. External: ? internal.
Host system	Samsung 400MHz (operating system: Windows CE)
Display	3"
Integrated equipment	mount, power adapter
Connectivity	USB, ANT+ (only 305)
Batteries	1500mAh LiIon internal (~12hrs lifetime)
Features	addresses points of interest mass storage mode IPX7 Waterproof
Price	>300Eur
Website	http://eu.mio.com/cyclo/
Pros	simple UI designed for cyclists
Cons	no customisation (bat, flash, maps) limitations (Win PC, routing profiles, ...) price

The cyclo series is designed for cyclists and sports men. It supports a lot of benchmarks and comes preshiped with OSM maps that get updated 4 times/ year. Sadly you can't create your own maps and need a Windows PC for track import.

See also

Mio P550 users at OpenStreetMap Wiki