I’ve been reviewing GPS-related items (receivers, software, PNAs) for several years now and, about a year and a half ago, I reviewed OnCourse Navigator 6 (sold in Europe as iGo 2006).  I felt that OCN 6 was one of the best PDA-based navigation programs I had ever used, despite the fact it had fairly complicated menus and map quirks that were typical of TeleAtlas (the supplier of map data to iGo/OCN, Tom Tom, and others) map data in North America.

Now fast forward to today, nearly 2 years after the original iGo 2006 release (the software that OCN 6 is based on), and OCN 8 (iGo 8 in Europe) is finally available for your PDA/phone in the U.S.  OCN 8 is built using the latest 2008 TeleAtlas maps and comes loaded with new features like 3D buildings and elevation displays.  Did they make a good thing better?  Read on to find out…

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