Earthmate GPS 2.0

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NCJ8
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,959 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 15, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Say a sweet goodbye to gas station direction stops! DeLorme's high-performance Earthmate GPS turns your PC laptop or Palm OS handheld into an easy-to-use global positioning system (GPS). Earthmate comes with a 12-channel GPS receiver and DeLorme's Street Atlas USA Deluxe software. The receiver tracks your position in real time using satellite navigation technology, while the software displays your position on street-level maps with an easy-to-follow arrow. Plan address-to-address routes without an Internet connection. Find the best route to and from airports, restaurants, hotels, schools, and more. Whether you're headed down the highway or back home--whatever comes your way--you'll never be directionless again.

The Earthmate GPS receiver runs for up to 10 hours on four AAA batteries (not included), so precious car power sources remain available. Durable casing and moisture-resistant seals withstand a variety of road conditions, and the unit weighs just under 1/2 pound. Earthmate GPS is compatible with PC laptops or Palm OS handhelds. Handhelds do require DeLorme's Solus Pro software and an additional cable. Use Earthmate's receiver with a variety of DeLorme programs for a staggering range of mapping capabilities.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never be the butt of an old joke again!, December 24, 2001

By	Jim Remsburg (Florida Panhandle) - See all my reviews

Please don't get me wrong, I love my wife, but traveling with my wife by car is, well, to use her words, an adventure. If she is driving, she refuses to follow instructions unless they are printed and she will only stop if there's a need for gas, a restroom, or if some business she noticies is selling Beanie Babies. If she is navigating, forget anything she says after fifteen minutes because her attention is off the map and can only be reoriented after stopping the car.
Enter the Earthmate 2.0 GPS. It transformed my HP 5135 notebook into into a big screen GPS. The green arrow shows your position and direction on a small or large scale road map, the status window displays Lat and Long for you mariner types, and with the addition of an adaptor cable and and inexpensive inverter, the system maintains positional information indefinitely. For you PDA users, with some additional software, the informational display is converted a scrolling screen and will maintain 10 hours of continual display on 4 AA bateries. This thing is terrific, and the price is right, my order totaled [amt] with the cable that powers the Earthmate from the notebook external keyboard port. Price any stand-alone GPS and see what you get for [amt]. As far I can tell so far, there is no downside to this package, no cons only pros. I give it 5 triumphant stars!

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Is For ALL The Men Who Don't Stop For Directions, November 26, 2001

By	"carski" (Pismo Beach Calif.) - See all my reviews

You'll never have to again!!! With Earthmate GPS Just tell it where you want to go & the only voice you'll hear is your computer,... NOT THE WIFE saying,..."Won't You Just STOP & ASK SOMEONE"!!! Weather you are going cross country or just Garage Saling around your home town. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL!!! No computer skills needed,... Even if you miss a turn or just deviate off course for an adventure, Just say "Continue From Here" and it will automaticly get you back on track.

A MUST for us Men who LOVE GADGETS & Hate to say "We Should Have Listened To You"!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An idea ahead of it's time, September 18, 2003

By	Jack Purcell (Placitas, NM USA) - See all my reviews

I bought one of these a couple of years ago. I can't tell you how excited I was about it. Delorme has been a favorite company of mine for years. The Street Atlas USA software is as good as I've ever found in digitized mapping. The Atlas Gazateers are also great and I've usually had one close to me when travelling.

However, on this one the technology just isn't there yet. At least not for the high desert. The sensor is unfit for riding on the dash on a hot day, or on rough roads. The laptop attracts dirt and dust, sitting open, even more than everything else in the vehicle. In no time I had to replace a keyboard, just after a couple of attempts to use this device.

In areas with smooth roads and no dust it might be a good investment. I can imagine UPS drivers using and praying to it.

Mine's been sitting idle, batteries removed for a year and a half. I might never use it again.