Earthmate GPS BT-20 2008 [Old Version]

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Product Features

• Offers BOTH Bluetooth Wireless AND USB Wired
• Features cutting-edge GPS technologies from STMicroelectronics and DeLorme
• Bluetooth technology means no clunky PDA cable connections
• Ideal for Business and Advanced Users with Multiple Portable Devices
• Bundled with acclaimed DeLorme mapping software

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• 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: B000PIJT2M
• Item model number: AE-7830-203
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,393 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

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Bluetooth and USB connectivity, for PDAs and laptop PCs. Includes Street Atlas USA Plus with voice-guided navigation, updated U.S. and Canada roads, database importing, free phone listings, much more.

Dimensions: 3.07" wide x 1.89" tall x .61" deep

Windows Mobile 5.0 support

Earthmate GPS BT-20 with Street Atlas USA 2008 PLUS

New! GPS the way you want itBluetooth Wireless or USB Wired
A flexible GPS solution with Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Plugs into your USB laptop PC, or works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, PDA, or touch screen phone (Palm OS or Windows Mobile). Included Street Atlas USA Plus DVD software delivers voice-guided navigation, updated U.S. and Canada road detail, database importing, and 120 million free phone listings.

Ideal for Business and Advanced Users with Multiple Portable Devices
For Bluetooth & USB-connection laptop PCs, and Bluetooth PDAs and Touch-screen Phones running Windows Mobile 5.0, Pocket PC, and Palm OS

Smart, Flexible GPS
A single GPS solution for your large-screen laptop PC or your handheld PDA or touch-screen phone

U.S. and Canadian Street Maps Showing Your Own Data
Import text files from Excel and other databases and select only the ones you want to display on the maps

Create Databases using Phone Numbers
Search 150 million business & residential phone and address listings, and create your own custom databases to bring on PDAs and laptop PCs for GPS usage in the field

Go Wireless
from your Bluetooth PDA, smart phone, or Windows Mobile device

• For any occasion when you need wireless real-time navigation
• A powerful business and advanced Bluetooth wireless GPS mapping system, for portable devices (Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 5.0, and Palm OS) & laptops
• Bluetooth technology means no clunky PDA cable connections
• Ability to import and GPS-navigate among your own text files on PDAs and laptop PCs

Go Wired
from your laptop

• Navigate connected to your non-Bluetooth laptop PC's USB port
• Large-screen laptop GPS shows much more map area than smaller PDA screens
• Voice Commands (laptops only) and Spoken Directions
• Find repair services and anything else using the included phone listings

GPS Features_Street Atlas USA Plus DVD

GPS Radar Search
Now you can travel with GPS and have the software find upcoming travel services based on their location from you. Find gas, hotels, shopping, and much more in your direction of travel and then easily make detours to these desired stops along the way. It's like having your personal travel concierge with you at all times.

Automatic Back-on-Track GPS
Using the Earthmate GPS LT-20, which turns a laptop PC into a powerful GPS navigator, it's possible to have the software offer new spoken and visual directions when you stray off course. Within the GPS tab of the Options section of the E-Z Nav toolbar, you can select or type the off-route distances you want to travel before the automatic recalculations kick in. Select short distances for city travel and longer ones for highway travel where you may exit frequently for roadside travel services.

GPS Spoken Directions
The software can offer voice directions indicating upcoming turns and street names. It also can be set up to respond to your voice and answer common travel questions--a very powerful capability for mapping software within this price category. Several different voice types are included.

A flexible GPS solution with Bluetooth and USB connectivity

Core Functions--Street Atlas USA Plus DVD

Map Controls
The maps can be controlled using a variety of methods, including the traditional push-button zooming, which drills in/out while keeping the map exactly centered. Also, holding down the left mouse button enables you to drag and zoom, left-to-right, across the map, and moving the mouse in the same manner but in the opposite direction zooms out.

Find
DeLorme employs several powerful search capabilities within the software. The first is a simple box called QuickSearch where you type common requests including towns, cities, lat/lons, ZIP codes, street addresses, colleges, and many more to receive the quickest possible matches. The places-of-interest search offers more advanced parameters and the advanced search is used when locating exact matches requires additional customer input.

Draw
Add MapNotes; draw your own circles, polygons, and squares; measure the area of your draw objects--even draw in your own roads and route on them--these are amazingly powerful draw tools for the money.

Phone
The Phone tab along the bottom portion of the interface allows you to create custom searches for finding either residential or business phone numbers and locations. You can search by yellow-page heading and find all the diesel repair shops and then select only the ones you'd like to display on the map. You can use the phone listings in conjunction with the XData tab to create and save custom data files for frequent retrieval.

Info
Right-click on the map to learn more about what's underneath your cursor. Lat/Lon, names of streets and bodies of water--even local radio station information--can be viewed in this manner. Moreover, the bottom toolbar of the software displays a continuously updated readout of what's underneath your cursor.

Voice
The voice tab of the software is where you train the software to recognize your voice for issuing routing and GPS commands while tracking. Ask common questions such as "How far to my next turn?" and the software answers. Microphone recommended for optimal usage. The software also reads upcoming turn information, including the time to turn, time to finish, and name of the street to turn onto. New voice settings allow you to select how far in advance of your turn you'd like to be prompted. Voice can also be turned off if you prefer.

NetLink and Aerial Imagery
NetLink is your online link to DeLorme for free aerial imagery now included with the Street Atlas USA 2008 versions. Select your areas of interest and download only those grids to the software. Toggle the imagery on and off in a single-screen view. Add notes and draw objects to the imagery to customize lifelike views from space. More recent, higher-resolution imagery datasets available for purchase for select states--please see software's NetLink tab for details.

Mobile Device Mapping

Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 5.0, and Palm OS Compatible
Included at no extra charge is the DeLorme Handheld software, which now includes support for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. Access the maps you want from the desktop software and hot-sync to your PDA. Add a DeLorme Bluetooth GPS for use with Bluetooth PDAs and navigate wire-free.

The DeLorme handheld functionality provides address-to-address routing, spoken directions, mobile map colors to reduce in-vehicle glare, and four million places of interest. Finding what you need is easy using the powerful search capabilities. Now you have powerful desktop mapping software and PDA software all conveniently provided in one Street Atlas USA 2008 package.

Maps on iPods
Using a tool similar to how MapShare works, now you can select the maps you want from the desktop software and send them to your photo-capable iPod. These map http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/ are static (e.g., cannot be manipulated once on the iPod) and come across in the order you select them, same as with photos. Once on your device, you can access the ones you need, when you need them. Due to the small screen size of iPods, we recommend these maps for urban walking situations where you can discretely reference the maps you need. (Not GPS compatible.)

Ease of Use

E-Z Nav Toolbar
This handy toolbar runs along the top of the interface and offers access to commonly needed routing and GPS options, especially useful for in-vehicle navigation on a laptop PC with the Earthmate GPS. In the 2008 version--right-click on the top toolbar and select the various icons you want.

Keyboard Shortcuts
Set your own keyboard shortcut preferences for optimum control when using GPS. The key-bindings function is very powerful and advanced so you can design your ideal in-vehicle navigation solution to your personal specifications.

Right-Click Routing
The easiest way for many to create and alter routes is to use the right-click feature. Select the route on your map and add new stops or vias, delete the route, all by simply right-clicking the object of interest. You can also add your own MapNotes or view the many pre-populated tags provided by the software.

Routing

Routing
Create automatic routes using the quickest (time) or shortest (distance) routes. Add VIAs to force the routing to take the roads you prefer. Turn on one-way indicators; select major areas to avoid; or select roads based on driving speed preferences. Add Stops and reorganize their order and the routing automatically recalculates. Create and manage routes either in the Route tab or by right-clicking on the maps.

Add Local Roads to Routing
A DeLorme exclusive, this is the best way to update local roads when new developments are planned or added between DeLorme software releases. This tool is located within the Draw tab and lets you draw in the road segment, connecting it to another local road within the database. Assign a name, save it, and when you create automatic routes, the software is smart enough to include these new local roads in the routing calculations and also update the directions.

Personalized Routing with Address Book
Create and save commonly-used names for places you visit often, such as "home," work," or "Dad's." Once these names are assigned, the routing Starts, Stops, and Finishes also display these names making retrieval easy for repeated usage. Customize routes using your own names and save them within MapShare for others to see--they'll be amazed. You can also include up to 200 names from your address book to be recognized using this system.

Importing

XData
The XData Import Wizard is the key to viewing your own data on the map, automatically placed. Easily import your own data from ACT!, Goldmine, Excel, text files, or databases. Select different symbols to represent the locations of your information. Or, create your own custom symbols to use on the map; any 24x24-pixel bitmap image can be easily added as a draw symbol using the intuitive XSym module. Street Atlas USA 2008 PLUS best matches your records with a specific address, ZIP code, or latitude/longitude coordinate on the map. NEW tools allow you to symbolize the level of accuracy of your geocoded data.

• Quickly and easily view the location of each record with a mouse click
• Add lines, shapes, and text to mark a sales territory or a property boundary
• Highlight a region to show the untapped market and sales potential
• Use symbols to mark different accounts or your competition
• See the city streets and surrounding population centers near your customer locations
• View concentrations of customers or accounts in specific geographic regions
• Find new accounts or customers by seeing your business in a new geographic light

Map & Travel Information

Map Data
Because all DeLorme map data is created, updated annually, and owned by DeLorme, we are able to provide many features typically reserved for expensive in-vehicle navigation systems. Free from the license restrictions and third-party dependencies of other publishers, we can also evaluate customer-submitted revisions and implement these changes after triple-checking all submissions. We currently have an enhanced commitment with staff in place to make as many customer revisions as possible.

Places of Interest (POI) Data
The DeLorme database contains over 4 million annually updated places of interest across the U.S., with additional ones in Canada, including restaurants, lodgings, gas stations, travel services, RV stops, malls, shopping--just about everything you could ever need on the road. The software settings let you choose the magnification level to display the various POIs to avoid cluttering your map views. The POIs can be accessed using the many Find capabilities or by right-clicking on the map and selecting places based on type and distance from map center.

GPS Features

GPS Radar Search
Now you can travel with GPS and have the software find upcoming travel services based on their location from you. Find gas, hotels, shopping, and much more in your direction of travel and then easily make detours to these desired stops along the way. It's like having your personal travel concierge with you at all times.

Automatic Back-on-Track GPS
Using the Earthmate GPS LT-20, which turns a laptop PC into a powerful GPS navigator, it's possible to have the software offer new spoken and visual directions when you stray off course. Within the GPS tab of the Options section of the E-Z Nav toolbar, you can select or type the off-route distances you want to travel before the automatic recalculations kick in. Select short distances for city travel and longer ones for highway travel where you may exit frequently for roadside travel services.

GPS Spoken Directions
The software can offer voice directions indicating upcoming turns and street names. It also can be set up to respond to your voice and answer common travel questions--a very powerful capability for mapping software within this price category. Several different voice types are included.

Printing & Sharing

Print
Print crisp color or black & white maps that you control to best match what is seen on screen. Also print Travel Packages containing strip maps and directions to bring on your trip. Don't want to use a lot of ink and paper? Then print just the Turn Details which show thumbnail maps of each of the decision points along your route.

MapShare
MapShare makes it easy to share your customized maps and directions with family, friends, and business associates. You create exactly the content you want and then post within our online MapShare library, which includes private administrative tools for you to manage. Similar to some of the better online photo resources, MapShare allows you to provide controlled access to your important maps without worrying about email and spam filters.

Eartha Community Atlas
DeLorme has created several online communities for you to network with other customers looking to share travel information. You connect through the software interface into an online social network where you can add photos and forum postings to specific geographic locations.

Demos & Tutorials

Getting Started Tutorial
This tutorial provides a guided tour of the main capabilities of the software. It is also included within the software along with a comprehensive Help section with links to online discussion groups where DeLorme customers can help you.

Data

Included
Street Atlas USA 2008 PLUS contains the DeLorme produced and managed United States and Canadian street-level network, as well as highways and major roads for Mexico. The included 4 million U.S. places of interest (POIs) are updated annually based on phone book information and DeLorme's own research into exit services. Canadian POIs are also included, many with phone numbers. When you factor in the 150 million included phone listings for the U.S. and Canada, you have one of the most extensive POI databases available anywhere.

Street Atlas USA 2008 PLUS DVD allows you to import your own data from text, Excel, Outlook, and other sources. It does not, however, allow 3rd-party supplementary data to be imported.

Many New and Enhanced Features

Earthmate GPS BT-20
The Earthmate GPS BT-20 offers advanced chip technology from STMicroelectronics integrated with DeLorme firmware and software by DeLorme GPS engineers. Unlike Bluetooth-only receivers available elsewhere, the Earthmate GPS BT-20 integrates both Bluetooth and USB connection into one design, making it one of the most flexible GPS receivers available.

The outer dimensions of the Earthmate GPS BT-20 are smaller than a business card. Sleek and slim, the BT-20 features a simple on/off switch and ships with a three-way power option, which includes a Lithium-Ion battery with both A/C and 12-volt in-vehicle chargers.

Street Atlas USA 2008 PLUS DVD

• Extensive street and highway updates for the U.S. and Canada
• 150 million updated phone listings, all searchable and locatable on the maps, ideal for creating custom databases or for finding friends and services across the U.S. and Canada
• Improved overall map readability, with more detail now provided at magnification levels 7-10
• Ability to delete duplicate records in the phone data when there are multiple phone numbers for the same yellow-page locations
• National Grid System support
• High-resolution, recent imagery for many states available for purchase
• Highway and major road routing now available for Mexico
• Pinpoint locations, with updated names for 150 pro sports and NASCAR venues
• 40+ new or updated GPS-accurate chains added to the 4 million places of interest, including Wal-Mart, Chili's, Denny's, Walgreens, Exxon/Mobil, and many more
• Airport access roads updated
• Connect online for geographic social networking with other DeLorme customers
• 900+ malls and access roads updated
• Truck Stop data with extended information about service offerings
• Translucent route highlights for seeing map data beneath routes
• Map transfer to PDAs improved with support for Mexican maps
• Support for multiple monitors
• Convenient DVD-ROM edition

Navigating on Updated Airport Access Roads	Optimizing Delivery Routes	Importing Listings	Navigating to Properties	Business Location Analysis
Avoiding Roads for Storm Planning and Response	Embedded Diagrams	Searching	Finding Phone Numbers in Canada along a Block	Finding Educational Attractions
New High-Resolution Recent Color Imagery	Find Places of Interest	Finding Nearest Gas Stations	College Visit Tour	Routing to a Mall
Planning a Truck Route	Avoid Urban Areas	Traveling Through Mexico	Visiting a Client in Toronto	Calculate Fuel Stops
Printing Maps	Using Imagery	Add Your Own Roads	Sharing Maps Online	Mobile Device GPS Sky Views
Handheld Maps	Mobile Device GPS	Mobile Device Directions	Mobile Device Search	Mobile Map Colors
Mobile Device GPS Settings

Product Description
DeLorme's Earthmate GPS BT-20 is the single GPS solution for your large-screen laptop PC, or your handheld PDA or touch-screen phone. It's a smart, flexible GPS that stores all your maps - plus phone numbers and address listings. You can even import information directly from a spreadsheet, to help you keep your information organized. It's the ideal travel companion for business travelers and advanced users who carry multiple portable devices. Bluetooth connection from your PDA, smart phone or Windows Mobile device Import and GPS-navigate among your own text files, on PDAs and laptop PCs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Item works exactly as described , August 21, 2007

By	Jason Barnes - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had no issues with this product what so ever. I bought the product to use on my laptop with its software and it works flawlessly over usb cable or bluetooth connecting to my Kensington bluetooth adapter. Another reason I wanted a bluetooth gps is too use with my Motorola Q and it connects to it and works flawlessly with Google maps and Microsoft live search.

This is a very useful tool is cheaper and more in deepth then any all-in-one unit.

5.0 out of 5 stars delorme earthmate, February 24, 2008

By	Nicholas C. Derosa (LONG ISLAND, N.Y.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

awesome product! the phone # feature is top notch. for the $, compared to other gps products, you cannot find a better product!

5.0 out of 5 stars Earthmate GPS, January 22, 2008

By	hobbitix (OK USA) - See all my reviews

The Delorme GPS unit and the software were exactly as advertised. The software is intuitive and detailed. Installation to the desktop and an older Palm Pilot Tungsten "T" was easy and directions were good. Setting up the Blue Tooth interface to the Palm was so easy it surprised me.