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Bad Elf GPS for Dock Connector iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

4.0 out of 5 stars 324 customer reviews
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  • Directly plugs into the Apple 30-pin Dock connector port. Not intended for use on Lightning connector iOS devices
  • Fast lock times 33 seconds or less in normal operating conditions
  • Accurate to 2.5m (9 ft) up to 1000 MPH and 60,000 ft
  • 66 channel WAAS/SBAS/EGNOS/MSAS chipset
  • Lightweight and compact with micro-USB power pass through port
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  • Size (LWH): 1.3 inches, 0.3 inches, 1 inches
  • Weight: 0.48 ounces
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Product Dimensions 1.3 x 0.3 x 1 inches
Item Weight 0.5 ounces
Shipping Weight 2.1 ounces
ASIN B0035Y7ZJ2
Item model number 1000
Batteries 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included)
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4.0 out of 5 stars 324 customer reviews

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Best Sellers Rank #1,517 in Electronics > GPS & Navigation
Discontinued by manufacturer Yes

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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Addition to my iDevice
By Richard D. Moore on November 28, 2010
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I purchased this unit to add GPS to my iPad, and also to be able to use GPS when my iPhone 4 is in airplane mode.

This product works great, exactly as described. You simply plug the unit into the iPad/iPhone/iTouch and it adds native GPS support to every app. I can't emphasize that enough, the apps you already own work great with it, they don't need to be updated at all to work.

The bad elf gps collects and keeps an atlas of the GPS satellites on board the unit, so even from a cold start it finds it's position very quickly. This is a high performance GPS too, it works at altitude in a jet aircraft just fine, even at 35,000' at 500 mph, when the native iPhone 4 GPS couldn't even find it's position. (Refer to any airline's policies on portable electronic equipment before operating any iDevice inflight, but I'm sure you knew that.)

Of course this GPS draws it's power from the iPad/iPhone/iTouch, so it does drain the battery some. My experience using an iPhone 4, using a program called Skycharts Pro, with a constant screen full bright updates (worse case) was that it drained 15% of the battery life an hour. Since the iPad has a much bigger battery, I expect excellent battery life using this unit with the iPad's glorious 10" screen.

If you have access to a power source, you don't even need to be concerned about battery life, it has a USB type plug and cord included that you can use to power/charge/sync the iDevice while using the GPS. The only small downside is that my car charger uses a docking plug, I have to buy a new car charger that I can plug a USB cable into instead, an input 30 pin connector would have been better in my opinion.

I am recommending this product to anyone who wants to add GPS to their apple devices, or those who change devices every year, as this device can transfer as newer iPads & iPod touches enter the market.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful for aviation Apps
By MC Mainer on January 29, 2011
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I recently got a Bad Elf GPS for my iPad 3G and use it with ForeFlight, WingX and other aviation Apps. Fantastic! Finally, I can maintain lock while I am flying and it outperforms the built-in GPS in the iPad 3G model. Initial lock takes about 30 seconds and is accomplished while I am doing my run-up and pre-takoff checklist. It maintains lock and this morning I tested it to 12,000 feet where the iPad 3G built-in GPS would often lose lock. I use my iPad with a kneeboard made for it and the Bad Elf does not get in the way. No problems with having the Bad Elf maintain lock with it being located on the iPad kneeboard (flying a high wing aircraft). Terrific device and a great addition to the iPad for aviation purposes.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood option for those who don't have GPS built in
By L. Venteicher on November 3, 2010
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I live in a rural area where AT&T doesn't bother to have coverage so I have an iPod Touch and an iPad WiFi. I'm fine only having data access through WiFi, but I really wanted to have GPS to use location aware apps. I was happy to find out about the Dual GPS and the new Bad Elf GPS add-ons for an iPod Touch. I decided to go with the Bad Elf since it would also work with the iPad.

So far, I'm pretty happy. I was worried about battery life on the iPod Touch since mine is an old 1G and the battery is getting on in years. I haven't had a chance to run it down entirely yet, but I'm not noticing any drastic impact on battery life. (The iPad has *plenty* of battery so that is not an issue). I did get a New Trent IMP500 external battery with the Bad Elf which seems to work well with the Touch+Bad Elf. So, if I need really long battery life I'll have that as an option as well.

I tested the Bad Elf vs. a couple Garmins that I have. The Bad Elf has a new MTK chipset, one of my Garmins has a slightly older MTK chipset, and the other Garmin has a SirfStar chipset. Both the MTKs outperform the SirfStar. I did find that the older MTK Garmin slightly outperforms the Bad Elf in both satellite acquisition time and accuracy (I'm theorizing that the Garmin MTK has a larger antenna than the very compact Bad Elf??). Still, I'm pretty happy with the performance of the Bad Elf.

One benefit to the Garmin over the Bad Elf + Touch is that the Garmin's screen is much easier to see in sunlight than the Touch. The screen on the iPod is just too reflective in sunlight to be pleasant to use.

The Bad Elf itself seems to work quite well, but the real benefit over a dedicated GPS like a Garmin is having access to a wide variety of location aware apps. The interface on these apps is often many times better than the Garmin interface...although not always as there is a lot of variation in the App Store. So far I've found MotionX and Gaia to work well.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWORKS GREAT (sometimes)...
By Ricecowboy on May 4, 2011
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The unit feels rather flimsy and cheap--looks like one of those aftermarket gadgets made in China. The LED indicator protrudes from the case like a nipple from the bottom of the base subject to breakage. The light is also very difficult to see in daylight. Unless you cover the device with your hands or look at the device from the bottom, it's nearly impossible to tell if the device has a GPS signal or still searching. Just a thought, but a flat/flush LED in front of the device may be better. Some of us do tend to start driving/riding while our GPS locks, and can't afford to use our hands or view the light from the bottom. I don't mind the (oddly placed) lanyard, but maybe a protective cap to go with it (?).

> Small, compact
> Apple approved (no jailbreak req'd)
> Powered by Apple device (no need to charge another device)
> Convenient micro USB cable
> WAAS enabled
> Customer support

FUNCTION:
Early problems--Sometimes when I plug the device into my brand new (white) iPhone4 (shipped with iOS 4.3.2), I get an error 'This accessory is not supported by iPhone'. I tried updating the firmware using their app, but it was already the latest. I also noted 'This Accessory is Not Optimized for this iPhone..." error. This has been happening daily. Updated the iOS to 4.3.3 with same results. I contacted customer service and they sent me a replacement unit right away with a pre-paid return envelope so I can return the defective device. Even the replacement was causing errors, so then I returned my iPhone suspecting it was a faulty dock pin. It turns out that there are some software bugs with Apple's latest iOS for iPhone (4.3.2 and 4.3.3). However, it works perfectly fine on my wifi iPad2.Read more ›
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