MG-920 bluetooth GPS receiver with FM transmitter
Published on February 7th, 2007 in bluetooth, gps navigation
Here is an odd concept. A bluetooth GPS receiver paired with an FM transmitter, called MG-920.
The bluetooth GPS receiver part of the device is quite standard, using a SiRF StarIII chip that can track 20 satellites and can last about 8 hours on continuous use. It has auto shut-down feature after 5 minutes of inactivity to conserve power.
What makes MG-920 interesting is the fact that it contains an FM transmitter to make use of your car’s stereo. Now you should say: “Since this isn’t a navigation device is it just going to transmit the latitute and the longtitude to my car’s audio?” Well not really. Here is how it works: MG-920 sends coordinates via bluetooth to your navigation device, then you connect your navigation device to the MG-920 using a standard 3.5mm audio cable creating a loop :) Then you switch your car’s radio to a matching frequency so you can hear voice guidance through your car’s stereo.
We’re sure somebody will find this useful. Deserves some recognition for the effort.
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February 7th, 2007 at 5:26 am
Bluetooth: wireless
Audio connection: wired
uhm.. does this sound weird to anybody? :)
November 29th, 2007 at 8:37 am
It is not the audio that is connected its the gps that happens not have blue tooth capability for traffic information this bridges that gap. Also can transmit your audio to your car radio if your gps happens to not have that feature…like a lot of gps’s I have seen. Break it down for me Yo.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Nice Concept for very poor execution. The whole point of bluetooth is wireless. Why not make it have a separate bluetooth instance to handle the audio output?