11-21-2002, 05:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Bluetooth GPS Receiver
http://www.socketcom.com/product/GP0804-405.asp
Here is a bluetooth GPS receiver that doesn't require you to take up your expansion slot. "Now you can easily get around town while on a business trip or never get lost on that �family road-trip� using Socket's Bluetooth GPS Receiver. From your Bluetooth enabled mobile device, like a Pocket PC, laptop computer, or new Tablet PC, you can connect easily to the Socket GPS Receiver and know where you are using a variety of NMEA compliant software. Since this GPS product does not use your device�s CompactFlash or PC card slot, you still have expandability."
It is not yet available and there is no estimated price.
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11-21-2002, 05:08 PM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 864
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Seen a price of $449 thrown around a little expensive if you ask me.
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11-21-2002, 05:13 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 713
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All right! Finally I can get a GPS to use with my WiFi e740 without taking up my expansion slots. All I have to do is remove my SD card, insert a BlueTooth SDIO card and...
oh.
Never mind.
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11-21-2002, 05:14 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 80
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crazy price!
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11-21-2002, 05:16 PM
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11-21-2002, 05:16 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 204
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You can get the exact same unit at the palm store for $329.00USD, just toss the palm mapopolis software.
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11-21-2002, 05:28 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 319
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This is the same as the EMTAC unit. We have one at work and it works great. I am using my Maestro with a Socket BT CF card and my boss is using his Maestro with the Tosh BT SD card. Very nice to be able to walk around with the GPS in your back pocket. BIG improvement in convenience over the Pretec CF GPS that we were previously using. You can keep it on the dashboard and no cords to fuss with. This is a perfect application for BT and it works great.
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11-21-2002, 05:41 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 92
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Originally Posted by msprague
This is the same as the EMTAC unit. We have one at work and it works great. I am using my Maestro with a Socket BT CF card and my boss is using his Maestro with the Tosh BT SD card. Very nice to be able to walk around with the GPS in your back pocket. BIG improvement in convenience over the Pretec CF GPS that we were previously using. You can keep it on the dashboard and no cords to fuss with. This is a perfect application for BT and it works great.
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Except that you need to charge the BT GPS battery once in a while to keep in going. That's another thing to worry about aside from the battery life of your PDA.
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11-21-2002, 06:22 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 300
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Is there a fee involved in using the GPS service? I know how GPS works, but not sure if the cost of the hardware is the only cost.
Thanks
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11-21-2002, 06:26 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Originally Posted by Paul P
Is there a fee involved in using the GPS service? I know how GPS works, but not sure if the cost of the hardware is the only cost.
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Nope - free of charge thanks to the government.  It is their satellite system.
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