USGLOBALSAT - Bluetooth GPS Receiver - 795945033809

by USGlobalSat

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches ; 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• ASIN: B000U0LV26
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,228 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 15, 2007

Product Description

- US Global Sat Bluetooth GPS receiver- Greater accuracy, new compact profile- The next generation Bluetooth GPS receiver- Incorporates the latest technology such as the SiRF StarIII Low Power GPS chipset forgreater sensitivity and a higher degree of accuracy and faster signal acquisition times- Communicates with its host device (PDA, laptop or smartphone) using a 2.0 Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP)- Built-in ceramic patch antenna (eliminates the need for any external antenna) - Provides impressive accuracy even within urban canyons and under dense foliage- Rechargeable and replaceable Li-ion battery offers up to 15 hours of continuous GPS use from a fully charged state- 3 Color status LEDs indicate power condition, Bluetooth connectivity and GPS signal status- SilverUSGBT338

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product, September 15, 2006

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Manish (CT, USA) - See all my reviews

After using this product for 3 months I am yet to find something wrong with it. We have been using it with MS streets and trips. It works flawlessly. It gets a fix (cold start) in any setting - in urban canyon settings, at high speeds on the freeway, in wooded areas, inside my apartment. It even works if you keep it in the glove box of your car. We have driven through tunnels. It loses the signal a few meters into the the tunnel (not surprising) and gets a fix flawlessly with a couple of seconds of leaving the tunnel.
The software has no trouble communicating with the reciever. We have tried it with 2 different versions of MS streets and trips on three different laptops. With a basic knowledge of Bluetooth pairing the set up is a breeze.
The battery life is exceptional.
It comes with the complete kit a AC charger, a DC charger and a leather pouch. You can't ask for more.
It's really compact (smaller than most cell phones) and not too heavy either.

The other GPS reciever that I have tried was a Delorme Eartmate. The delorme would never fixate signal when driving (cold start). We always had to pull over get a fix and then start driving. The Delorme always lost signal if you drove between 3 or 4 storey buildings. That can hardly be described as an urban canyon! It was horrible!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional Everything, December 3, 2006

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David Veloz (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I was amazed at the signal strength and aquisition time for this unit. I use it with my Palm TX, and TomTom software. I had problems with the original TomTom bluetooth device (without the SiRF chip) I'm so glad it broke. The price is good for the convenience and performance. Battery life is also really good, I use it everyday and haven't charged it for 2 weeks now. Which reminds me...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Every Penny, November 2, 2006

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Dave in Denton (Texas) - See all my reviews

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A solid little unit. I've owned three different GPS antennas for my PDA, and this one is definitely the best of the three.

It holds signal when under my seat, in my glovebox, in my pocket, and in pretty intense urban canyons. Battery lasts ~11 hrs for me during long trips etc. I'm using it with Tom Tom 6 on a Window's Mobile pocket pc. I say, worth the extra couple of bucks.