- Directly plugs into the Apple 30-pin connector port
- Fast lock times 33 seconds or less in normal operating conditions
- Accurate to 2.5m (9 ft) up to 1000 MPH and 60,000 ft
- 66 channel WAAS/SBAS/EGNOS/MSAS chipset
- Lightweight and compact with micro-USB power pass through port
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Technical Details
| Item Weight | 0.5 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 1.3 x 0.3 x 1 inches |
| Item model number | 1000 |
| Batteries: | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Warranty | 1 year - see http://bad-elf.com/warranty for details |
| Battery Life | 12 hours |
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| ASIN | B0035Y7ZJ2 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,868 in Electronics (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) |
| Shipping | Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. |
| Date First Available | October 1, 2010 |
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
The Bad Elf GPS (BE-GPS-1000), an external GPS receiver, plugs directly into to your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad through the 30-pin dock connector. It then supplies direct satellite GPS data to Core Location Services, which GPS enabled Apps use when they run.
The Bad Elf GPS delivers high performance location awareness through a 66 Channel, 10 Hz capable, WAAS compatible (SBAS/EGNOS/MSAS) GPS receiver. The Bad Elf GPS feeds latitude, longitude, altitude, heading, speed, and universal time into the Core Location Services to be used by any GPS enabled app. By plugging into the Apple 30-pin dock connector, found on the iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, the Bad Elf GPS quickly extends the usability of GPS enabled apps that need accurate GPS data. The Bad Elf GPS does not rely on cell tower assisted GPS to achieve a lock or determine position; instead it receives data directly from the GPS satellites. Locking on up to 15 satellites, the Bad Elf GPS supplies GPS position updates up to 10 times per second that can be accurate to within 9 feet (2.5 meters). This means users will achieve a GPS lock in urban canyons, in the air up to 60,000 feet, in the mountains, and on the water beyond where cell phone coverage exists.
The Bad Elf GPS accessory includes a micro-USB port and one meter cable for pass through charging and syncing. Power or sync an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad while using the Bad Elf GPS. No need to worry about losing power on long trips, just use the vehicle’s power supply. Download the Bad Elf Utility App from Apple’s app store; it displays and details position, accuracy, and satellite data feeds. Use the Utility App to configure your Bad Elf GPS experience. Change the rate of data refresh, set the unit of measure and personalize your device. The Bad Elf GPS allows people to use GPS enabled apps without the need for expensive monthly data plans, or upgrading to more expensive 3G/4G broadband wireless radio devices just to get GPS functionality.
With the Bad Elf GPS you can use your favorite flying app to track your flight plan and find that small island airport. Employ your favorite marine navigation app to navigate the bay channel or return to that favorite fishing spot. Start up your favorite fitness app to track your route, pace and distance. Mount your device ready with your favorite driving app for turn-by-turn directions or to find that point of interest you always wanted to visit. Try a new golf app, so you never have to look for a 150 marker again. Whatever GPS enabled apps you use to enhance your various lifestyles, the Bad Elf GPS is ready to supply your position quickly and accurately.
Product Features
- Directly plugs into the Apple 30-pin connector port
- Fast lock times in normal operating conditions
- 2s Hot Lock Time (average)
- 15s Warm Lock Time (average)
- 33s Cold Lock Time (average)
- Accurate to 2.5m (9 ft) up to 1000 MPH and 60,000 ft
- Lightweight and compact with micro-USB power pass through port
- Customize settings and units through the Bad Elf Utility App
- Sample update rate up to 10Hz
Technical Details
- 66 Channel, 10 Hz capable, WAAS compatible (SBAS/EGNOS/MSAS) GPS receiver
- 2.5m (9 ft) Accuracy
- Locks directly on to up to 15 Satellites
Compatibility
- iPod touch (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation)
- iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS
- iPad (3rd generation), iPad 2, and iPad
Product Description
The Bad Elf GPS receiver plugs into the 30-pin dock connector on the iPod touch, iPhone, iPad and iPad2, providing high performance GPS data to ALL location-based iOS applications in the App Store. This Apple-approved accessory allows owners of iOS devices without an integrated GPS receiver (original iPhone, all iPod touch devices, the iPad Wi-Fi) to use mapping, navigation, geocaching, golf range-finding, boating, flying, driving and many other location-based apps.
This is the best-selling Apple-authorized GPS accessories on the market that works with the iPad Wi-Fi today!
Unlike most GPS cradles and car kits, this accessory is compatible with the form-factor of all past/current/future iOS devices, and allows you to continue using your favorite case as long as it does not block the 30-pin dock connector.
See the Bad Elf website for a list of apps that have good "offline" support and do not require a continuous Internet connection to work.
This accessory can use the Assisted GPS data provided by iOS when a network connection is available - but does not require it. The MTK chipset is known for its fast GPS lock times with or without this data.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
109 of 110 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I purchased this unit to add GPS to my iPad, and also to be able to use GPS when my iPhone 4 is in airplane mode.
This product works great, exactly as described. You simply plug the unit into the iPad/iPhone/iTouch and it adds native GPS support to every app. I can't emphasize that enough, the apps you already own work great with it, they don't need to be updated at all to work.
The bad elf gps collects and keeps an atlas of the GPS satellites on board the unit, so even from a cold start it finds it's position very quickly. This is a high performance GPS too, it works at altitude in a jet aircraft just fine, even at 35,000' at 500 mph, when the native iPhone 4 GPS couldn't even find it's position. (Refer to any airline's policies on portable electronic equipment before operating any iDevice inflight, but I'm sure you knew that.)
Of course this GPS draws it's power from the iPad/iPhone/iTouch, so it does drain the battery some. My experience using an iPhone 4, using a program called Skycharts Pro, with a constant screen full bright updates (worse case) was that it drained 15% of the battery life an hour. Since the iPad has a much bigger battery, I expect excellent battery life using this unit with the iPad's glorious 10" screen.
If you have access to a power source, you don't even need to be concerned about battery life, it has a USB type plug and cord included that you can use to power/charge/sync the iDevice while using the GPS. The only small downside is that my car charger uses a docking plug, I have to buy a new car charger that I can plug a USB cable into instead, an input 30 pin connector would have been better in my opinion.
I am recommending this product to anyone who wants to add GPS to their apple devices, or those who change devices every year, as this device can transfer as newer iPads & iPod touches enter the market.
This product works great, exactly as described. You simply plug the unit into the iPad/iPhone/iTouch and it adds native GPS support to every app. I can't emphasize that enough, the apps you already own work great with it, they don't need to be updated at all to work.
The bad elf gps collects and keeps an atlas of the GPS satellites on board the unit, so even from a cold start it finds it's position very quickly. This is a high performance GPS too, it works at altitude in a jet aircraft just fine, even at 35,000' at 500 mph, when the native iPhone 4 GPS couldn't even find it's position. (Refer to any airline's policies on portable electronic equipment before operating any iDevice inflight, but I'm sure you knew that.)
Of course this GPS draws it's power from the iPad/iPhone/iTouch, so it does drain the battery some. My experience using an iPhone 4, using a program called Skycharts Pro, with a constant screen full bright updates (worse case) was that it drained 15% of the battery life an hour. Since the iPad has a much bigger battery, I expect excellent battery life using this unit with the iPad's glorious 10" screen.
If you have access to a power source, you don't even need to be concerned about battery life, it has a USB type plug and cord included that you can use to power/charge/sync the iDevice while using the GPS. The only small downside is that my car charger uses a docking plug, I have to buy a new car charger that I can plug a USB cable into instead, an input 30 pin connector would have been better in my opinion.
I am recommending this product to anyone who wants to add GPS to their apple devices, or those who change devices every year, as this device can transfer as newer iPads & iPod touches enter the market.
50 of 52 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I live in a rural area where AT&T doesn't bother to have coverage so I have an iPod Touch and an iPad WiFi. I'm fine only having data access through WiFi, but I really wanted to have GPS to use location aware apps. I was happy to find out about the Dual GPS and the new Bad Elf GPS add-ons for an iPod Touch. I decided to go with the Bad Elf since it would also work with the iPad.
So far, I'm pretty happy. I was worried about battery life on the iPod Touch since mine is an old 1G and the battery is getting on in years. I haven't had a chance to run it down entirely yet, but I'm not noticing any drastic impact on battery life. (The iPad has *plenty* of battery so that is not an issue). I did get a New Trent IMP500 external battery with the Bad Elf which seems to work well with the Touch+Bad Elf. So, if I need really long battery life I'll have that as an option as well.
I tested the Bad Elf vs. a couple Garmins that I have. The Bad Elf has a new MTK chipset, one of my Garmins has a slightly older MTK chipset, and the other Garmin has a SirfStar chipset. Both the MTKs outperform the SirfStar. I did find that the older MTK Garmin slightly outperforms the Bad Elf in both satellite acquisition time and accuracy (I'm theorizing that the Garmin MTK has a larger antenna than the very compact Bad Elf??). Still, I'm pretty happy with the performance of the Bad Elf.
One benefit to the Garmin over the Bad Elf + Touch is that the Garmin's screen is much easier to see in sunlight than the Touch. The screen on the iPod is just too reflective in sunlight to be pleasant to use.
The Bad Elf itself seems to work quite well, but the real benefit over a dedicated GPS like a Garmin is having access to a wide variety of location aware apps. The interface on these apps is often many times better than the Garmin interface...although not always as there is a lot of variation in the App Store. So far I've found MotionX and Gaia to work well.
So far, I'm pretty happy. I was worried about battery life on the iPod Touch since mine is an old 1G and the battery is getting on in years. I haven't had a chance to run it down entirely yet, but I'm not noticing any drastic impact on battery life. (The iPad has *plenty* of battery so that is not an issue). I did get a New Trent IMP500 external battery with the Bad Elf which seems to work well with the Touch+Bad Elf. So, if I need really long battery life I'll have that as an option as well.
I tested the Bad Elf vs. a couple Garmins that I have. The Bad Elf has a new MTK chipset, one of my Garmins has a slightly older MTK chipset, and the other Garmin has a SirfStar chipset. Both the MTKs outperform the SirfStar. I did find that the older MTK Garmin slightly outperforms the Bad Elf in both satellite acquisition time and accuracy (I'm theorizing that the Garmin MTK has a larger antenna than the very compact Bad Elf??). Still, I'm pretty happy with the performance of the Bad Elf.
One benefit to the Garmin over the Bad Elf + Touch is that the Garmin's screen is much easier to see in sunlight than the Touch. The screen on the iPod is just too reflective in sunlight to be pleasant to use.
The Bad Elf itself seems to work quite well, but the real benefit over a dedicated GPS like a Garmin is having access to a wide variety of location aware apps. The interface on these apps is often many times better than the Garmin interface...although not always as there is a lot of variation in the App Store. So far I've found MotionX and Gaia to work well.
46 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By GB in VA
Amazon Verified Purchase
I recently got a Bad Elf GPS for my iPad 3G and use it with ForeFlight, WingX and other aviation Apps. Fantastic! Finally, I can maintain lock while I am flying and it outperforms the built-in GPS in the iPad 3G model. Initial lock takes about 30 seconds and is accomplished while I am doing my run-up and pre-takoff checklist. It maintains lock and this morning I tested it to 12,000 feet where the iPad 3G built-in GPS would often lose lock. I use my iPad with a kneeboard made for it and the Bad Elf does not get in the way. No problems with having the Bad Elf maintain lock with it being located on the iPad kneeboard (flying a high wing aircraft). Terrific device and a great addition to the iPad for aviation purposes.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
As advertised
This product works great. fast gps response no extra batteries to charge like all of the other ones. Only thing is it doesn't fit in the overboard waterproof case with it. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Balien
3.0 out of 5 stars
Expected better signal reception
I was disappointed when the GPS would not acquire or loose the signal when I left the iPad on the passenger seat of the car so I guess it may not work in the airplane either. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Mathias
5.0 out of 5 stars
BAD ELF GPS
I wanted a GPS for an ipad to back up my nav systems on the boat for a North Atlantic ocean crossing and am very satisified with the Bad Elf and it's use on the iPad.
Published 19 days ago by tom kenney
4.0 out of 5 stars
works as advertised
A bit slow, but with the right apps works well. A times it takes an exceptionally long time to synchronize with enough satellites to function effectively.
Published 21 days ago by R. Shafer
2.0 out of 5 stars
But Customer service is AWESOME
This didn't work with either of my iPods, but Bad Elf spent hours with me, sent another unit (which didn't work either), and then refunded all my money and set me up with their top... Read more
Published 21 days ago by BF
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seems to work
I have a few apps that use location services on my iPad, and they seem to get a more precise fix now.
Published 27 days ago by WV country living
4.0 out of 5 stars
Small & Easy
Purchased for the new Ipad to use in an aviation application coupled to the Jepps app. Simple Bad Elf app download & then just plug it in , launch the jepps app & your location... Read more
Published 1 month ago by John F
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent GPS receiver
It worked very well with my iPad II (I used Sygic aplication), when I went to Florida. I would recomend it to anyone.
Published 1 month ago by Mauro da Motta Aguiar
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good device
It finds satellites relatively quick. Should have had clip on to secure on bottom of iPhone or iPad. It disengages easily when you accidentally bump it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Terri Vanias
5.0 out of 5 stars
It works fine.
Small size, easy to use, works very well with jepp fd app.
Only complaint is it takes some time for cold starting. Normaly 1-2 min or sometimes several min.
Only complaint is it takes some time for cold starting. Normaly 1-2 min or sometimes several min.
Published 1 month ago by Min-woo Noh
