Earthmate GPS BT-20 2010

by DeLorme US Software

Product Features

• The DeLorme BT-20 offers wireless GPS connectivity for your Bluetooth-enabled laptop PC, UMPC, PDA or touchscreen phone or connects to laptop PCs and UMPCs via USB
• Includes Street Atlas USA Plus software--everything you need to create, customize, print, and share detailed maps containing your own contact address locations, and much more
• Charge the internal lithium-ion battery via A/C charger, 12-volt in-car charger, or power device from your laptop PC
• Fast satellite acquisition and GPS voice navigation
• Slim, compact size?outside dimensions smaller than a business card

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002MFW1CG
• Item model number: AE-8176-203
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,714 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

A smart, flexible GPS, mapping, and routing solution offering both Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Plugs into your USB laptop PC or UMPC, or works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, UMPC, PDA, or touchscreen phone (supports both Palm OS and Windows Mobile). Included Street Atlas USA PLUS DVD software delivers automatic road routing, 4 million places of interest, voice-guided navigation, updated detail for the U.S., new street-level detail for Canada, ability to import and geo-locate your own databases, 150 million free residential and business phone listings, and downloadable aerial imagery. Includes lighter jack and A/C chargers, USB power cable.

Smart, flexible design, works via Bluetooth or USB connection

Wireless connectivity for your Bluetooth-enabled laptop PC, UMPC, PDA or touchscreen phone (Palm OS or Windows Mobile); also connects to laptop PCs and UMPCs via USB. New--Support for UMPCs New--NavMode with large, easy-to-read data fields and optional 3-D perspective (laptops and UMPCs only) New--Hundreds of thousands of new roads and updated road names GPS voice navigation Fast satellite acquisition Slim, compact size--outside dimensions smaller than a business card 3-way power options: lithium-ion battery with A/C charger; 12-volt in-car charger, and 3' USB cable to power device from your laptop PC

Plug it in or use wirelessly.

Includes Street Atlas USA Plus DVD mapping software

Import and geo-locate business data from Excel, ACT!, and other spreadsheet or database programs. See updated street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, major roads for Mexico. Use the 150 million included phone listings to create databases or find services. Create driving routes automatically. Locate 4 million places of interest--restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, and businesses of all kinds. Add custom detail. Insert photos, documents, and Web links into your map files. Import aerial imagery. Use MapShare to easily share maps, routes, and directions via a secure Web link. Print a variety of map packages, including large-format plots. GPS-ready with voice navigation new E-Z Nav wizard for on-the-go routing, and other high-end features.

• Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico
• Over 300,000 new or updated roads
• Support for netbooks
• Over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada
• Easy, automatic routing
• GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation
• Versatile, flexible editing and print capabilities
• Support for Palm OS and WinCE devices
• Available aerial imagery--$40 worth free
• Share customized maps, routes, and directions
• GPS-accurate placement for individual locations in 90+ chains in the U.S. and Canada
• Truck stop data with extended information about service offerings
• Airport and mall access roads
• Major sports venues: college, professional, NASCAR
• Support for UMPCs
• Support for multiple monitors
• Put your contact manager listings on the map
• Print large-format wall maps
• Link photos, documents and URLs to the maps
• Get 150 million U.S. and Canadian residential and business phone listings FREE--newly updated
• Delete duplicate records from Yellow Page phone search results
• Support for multiple monitors

View the Street Atlas USA Plus product page for more information.

Earthmate GPS Comparison Chart (Bluetooth and USB)

Compares BT-20 to LT-40 model.

Product Description

A smart, flexible GPS, mapping, and routing solution offering both Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Plugs into your USB laptop PC or UMPC, or works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, UMPC, PDA, or touchscreen phone (Palm OS or Windows Mobile).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Earthmate GPS, March 3, 2010

By 

Beth A. Rees (New Berlin, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earthmate GPS BT-20 2010 (DVD-ROM)

The reception with this GPS was extremely poor. I tested it in an area where I get great reception with my TomTom and the reception kept fading out. I would recommend spending a little more on a TomTom GPS. I have tried Garmin GPS's also and found the TomTom far superior. I returned this item to DeLorme.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother - a waste of money., July 24, 2010

By 

Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earthmate GPS BT-20 2010 (DVD-ROM)

I've had it with DeLorme. I'll continue buying the occasional update to their topographic maps because they are the only reasonably priced solution out there and my needs are not critical.

But their Street Atlas has an antiquated, clumsy, difficult to use interface; the navigational and points of interest data is often erroneous or out of date.

And the BT-20 Bluetooth GPS supplied in this package is absolutely useless.

It is sitting right now, connected via Bluetooth to my computer, with a clear view of the southern, eastern and western sky. After more than an hour, the utterly worthless DeLorme BT-20 finally recognized 2 satellites. I put my smartphone right next to it, turned on GPS and within a minute locked on to 10 of 11 satellites.

A several years old unit that came with Microsoft Streets & Trips had no problems either.

Maybe, some day, I will update my Topo maps and if DeLorme is still the only player in the low priced space, I might buy an upgrade.

Otherwise I don' plan on ever buying a DeLorme product again and strongly recommend that you don't either. DeLorme products simply aren't worth the money.

Jerry

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Oops, bad Palm OS support, March 4, 2010

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R. SMITH (Greeley, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earthmate GPS BT-20 2010 (DVD-ROM)

I purchased the product specifically for the bundled Palm OS support. Pairing the BT-40 to a Palm Centro is spotty at best. Add to that the lost pairing during an incoming call, and the product is virtually worthless for mobile Palm use.

I haven't spent much time with the PC-based software. I'm sure (or I hope) it's much better.