goPoint Technology GL1 OBD-II Accessory for iPhone/iPod/iPad

by GoPoint Technology

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 4.4 x 7.8 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00336S7KS
• Item model number: 9100
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Product Description

Take The Risk Out of Driving Just connect the GL1 between your vehicle and your iPhone or iPod touch, and remove the risks and surprises from driving. Actually measures the MPG of your vehicle; tells you when fuel economy is running low relative to your driving habits. For safety's sake and peace of mind, the code reader will speak with your vehicle to interrupt the dreaded CHECK ENGINE light. Is your vehicle safe to drive, will it cost a small fortune to repair? Find out quickly and painlessly using your iPhone or iPod touch. It's like having your own personal mechanic riding next to you! Zero Setup TimeDo you have 5-seconds to spare? That's about how long it will take you to set up the GL1. Simply plug the GL1 into your vehicle's OBD-II data port and you're done. Confusing setup menus on your iPhone or iPod touch? Nope. There are no settings or menus to navigate; just plug in the GL1 to your iPhone or iPod touch and it works. Simple as that. Throw your iPhone or iPod touch vehicle charger away! Your GL1 will charge your Apple devices using patent-pending intelligence. How? The GL1 automatically detects when your vehicle is running, and begins to charge your iPhone or iPod touch. Forgot your iPhone or iPod touch in the car overnight? Dead battery!? No way! The GL1 automatically stops charging when your vehicle is turned off. You can leave the GL1 connected forever and never worry about a dead battery. In fact, the LED light on your old phone charger used more power than the GL1 ever will. Award winning software The GL1 comes with some of the finest software available for your vehicle; download the FREE GoPoint app from the Apple App Store and you're ready to go. Other apps are also available, including: ready LINK, plink, and DashCommand. See the Apple App Store for more details. Specifications: Made for:- iPod touch- iPhone 4S- iPhone 4- iPhone 3GS- iPhone 3G- iPhone

Customer Reviews

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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Like a Charm, August 10, 2010

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Nick Preuninger - See all my reviews

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This review is from: goPoint Technology GL1 OBD-II Accessory for iPhone/iPod/iPad (Electronics)

Just starting out as a DIYer, I'd been looking into code readers but was put off by the price of many scan tools that can do more than pull the trouble codes. I was skeptical about this at first and spent weeks searching the internet for reviews. Then my SES light went on after doing some work myself and I finally decided to purchase this little cable. I couldn't have been more pleased.

Why I love it:

Totally easy plug and play technology. Plug it in to the OBD II port and the iPhone, turn on the car, the iPhone vibrates once it has made the connection, start the app. That's it. Awesome.

Reads and clears DTCs. So instead of going to a mechanic and spending $50 for him or her to tell you you forgot to plug a sensor back in (or your gas cap is loose), you can find that out yourself. Scan your car and clear the codes twice and this thing has paid for itself.

It DOES charge your iPhone--or at least provide A charge to your iPhone. If the iPhone is plugged in and you're not running the app, the phone charges. If you're running the app, the charge decreases, but very slowly. My assumption is that due to how resource heavy the app is, the drain on the battery is more than the incoming charge and so even though the phone is being "charged" you're still going to loose some.

All in all, this is a great little tool(/toy), and I look forward to it getting even better with updates to the app in the future.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time and money, April 30, 2011

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L. Wells "Average joe" (Charlotte) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: goPoint Technology GL1 OBD-II Accessory for iPhone/iPod/iPad (Electronics)

I don't normally do reviews but for this one I wanted to to warn others to at least wait a couple of years until this company could get it right. Like others have said this is a BETA product at best when coupled with its BETA apps on the App store. I bought it as soon as it came out because I was looking for a scanner and had just bought my iphone and saw there was an app for it along with the cable. I got the cable and immediately plugged it in to my 96 Accord, and bam....nothing. I unplugged, replugged....nothing. I immediately contact customer NO service and got a response a few days later. Basically I got an old style cable...hmmm...what? It just came out, how could it be old? Any way they sent me the new cable, apparently Apple wouldn't let them upgrade the firmware through the app so they had to send me a new cable with new firmware. Plugged it in and finally it pulled up the screen and worked. Tried it on my 00 Grand Prix and nothing happened. Unplugged, plugged back in and finally a screen comes up that this product isn't optimized for this accessory. Huh? Unplugged, plugged in and finally it worked. Contacted customer NO service and two weeks later they contact me back on their pathetic customer NO service forum. Basically in a nutshell, its a great concept with poor execution and even POORER support from the makers who have no idea apparently what they are doing and have some pretty bad and slow techs. Not to mention that the company changed names late last year which in hopes would have given the maker more time to develop the product than worry about business affairs, but alas as of yet the updates haven't made it and basic functions the app originally should have had and were promised (MPG calculator, readiness monitors, etc) are sold as separate apps while my cable collects dust in the center console. My advice wait a few years until they or someone else gets it right and don't waste your time with their forum either as many frustrated customers such as myself await reconciliation with the creators for a product that basically functions as promised.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs more testing - More or less a BETA product now, June 22, 2010

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762x51 (NC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: goPoint Technology GL1 OBD-II Accessory for iPhone/iPod/iPad (Electronics)

I bought one of these and tested it on 4 different cars - 1999 Miata, 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2007 GMC Canyon and 2010 Sienna. It will read some of the data from the OBDII port but not all and I found quite a few displays resting at 0. GoPoint says they have new software in the works but I didn't want to be part of their BETA test team so I sent it back for a refund. Good idea just not there yet.