Blue GPS shoes
Oct 12, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Isaac Daniel – the people who brought you GPS shoes have a new model called Blue GPS shoes. What you have here is a pair of shoes with a GPS receiver and it can talk to your bluetooth capable phone to update your Facebook with your position – or it can text up to 5 other mobile devices. What can we say – great for stalkers; bad for privacy. The good news is of course nobody is forcing you wear one of these – yet.
It should be available before the end of the year and cost somewhere around $150 – can’t wait? Pre-order them.
Gtrackr – GPS data logger
Oct 9, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Nope. It is not GPS Trackr, or G Tracker, it is GTrackr. They might as well gotten rid of the “a” in there and call it Gtrckr. But whatever.
Gtrackr is a GPS data logger than can store more than 120 hours travelling route. It talks via a USB port and with the application that comes with it you can overlay your photos on a map.
Gtrackr can also act as a bluetooth GPS receiver and connect to capable phones for sending SMS messages containing latitude and longitude information.
free Columbus V-900 – ends friday
Sep 30, 2009 GPS giveaways, bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Don’t forget about our GPS data logger giveaway. It ends this Friday. All you have to do is go to the Columbus V-900 giveaway page and leave a comment.
Columbus V-900 giveaway: GPS data logger with voice tagging
Sep 25, 2009 GPS giveaways, bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
We’re continuing giving away stuff for free. (To not miss any future giveaways make sure you subscribe to our feed) This week we’re giving away an awesome bluetooth GPS data logger, the Columbus V-900. Columbus V-900 normally goes for $98 at buygpsnow.com, but this one is free for a lucky reader.
This little GPS data logger is quite capable. It can act as a GPS receiver for any bluetooth capable device, lets you store up to 25million waypoints, and even lets you add voice tags to any point. It can keep track of where you are whether you are hiking, driving, or even flying. It takes memory cards up to 2GB – but a 2GB micro SD card is already included in the box with an SD adapter. Check out more features of Columbus V-900 here.
To participate you need to subscribe to our feed and leave a comment below with an email address we can reach you at. While you’re at it participate on our new poll here (or on the right sidebar).
We will ship this out to a U.S. address only. Sorry rest of the world. Also duplicate entries, emails, IP addresses will be disqualified.
We’ll close this article for comments a week from today and after that we’ll announce the winner.
Good luck.
UPDATE: It’s been a week. We have a winner.
RoyalTek BV-3200 GPS Navigation System
Sep 21, 2009 bluetooth, fitness, gps navigation, on bikes
We haven’t had a word from Taiwanese RoyalTek for a while now but we’re glad to see that they’re still in business as they just pushed their new GPS navigation system RoyalTek BV-3200 through FCC’s doors. The BV-3200 is a GPS navigation system with a sun light readable 3.5″ touch screen, a Broadcom GPS receiver, bluetooth, and a special mount device for bicycle handlebars. Royaltek really wants to focus on bikers as far as we can tell since the device comes with a 2.4Ghz ANT+Sport communication antenna and is IPX7 waterproof. Another out of the ordinary feature of this device is that it comes with a removable 1800mAh battery. Who else puts removable batteries in their sat nav systems these days?
So the device is pretty high end. Don’t let the 3.5″ inch screen fool you – that is so it fits on your bicycle or motorcycle. It does hands free bluetooth, has an FM transmitter and reciever too.
Holux M-1000C winner
Apr 16, 2009 GPS giveaways, bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
As you know we closed our Holux M-1000C giveaway earlier this week, and now we’re ready to announce the winner (apologies for the delay).
The lucky winner – which we picked randomly from all the people who left comments – is mkss55442 (#26) who said:
I can use this!
Congratulations on your new Holux M-1000C. The email you left for us better work – we’ll be getting in touch with you very soon.
As usual our giveaways will continue. Stay tuned.
photomate 887 bluetooth gps tracker
Apr 13, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, tracking
Photomate 887 just made it through FCC even though it’s been on sale around for a while now for less than $80 ( PhotoMate 887
Photomate 887 features a 66 channel GPS receiver that is sensitive up to -165dBm. It has a smart power save mechanism and supports A-GPS applications. It can transmit its data via Bluetooth and can log up to 125,000 way points.
Satellite acquisition time are as follows:
- Cold Start: 35 sec
- Warm Start: 34 sec
- Hot Start: 1.5 sec
Photomate 887 has a built-in battery that can recharge via mini USB cable and can last up to 11 hours.
Holux M-1000C giveaway
Apr 6, 2009 GPS giveaways, bluetooth, gps navigation, software, tracking
Remember the Holux M-1000C bluetooth GPS logger we talked about end of last year and reviewed back in Februray? No? It is OK. We’re still giving it away to a lucky reader – that is if you bother to leave a comment below. It only takes a few clicks – and no registration is required.
Visit the Holux M-1000C product page for more information.
Like we just mentioned to qualify you’ll need to leave a comment below with an email address we can reach you at and subscribe to our feed (and while you’re at it participate in our GPS polls).
Loading ...We will ship this out to a U.S. address only. Sorry rest of the world. Also duplicate entries, emails, IP addresses will be disqualified.
We’ll close this article for comments a week from today and after that we’ll announce the winner.
Good luck.
Bluetooth GPS Speaker BGS-100/200
Feb 25, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation
What you’re looking at is actually a “bluepeaker“, a bluetooth speaker with integrated GPS. What does this do you may ask. Here is the answer:
- provides serial GPS data via bluetooth for PDA’s, laptops, etc
- lets you stream audio from a phone, laptop, etc…
- and pairs up with your bluetooth enabled phone to let you take and make calls (even does voice dialing)
Bluepeaker seems like a convenient device since it can charge via any USB plug almost whether via your laptop, car charger, or wall cell phone charger. The 1200mAh (not bad for a small device) can get you about 200 hours stand by time and 10 hours of talk time.
The GPS receiver within is from SiRF, the speaker is rated 2W max, and it has a 80mm diameter.
We know this is quite new since it just made it through FCC and their site only has a fresh install page from Apache :)
Not sure how much Bluepeaker will cost but we’ll keep you updated once we find out.
Holux M-1000C Bluetooth GPS Logger
Feb 21, 2009 bluetooth, gps navigation, on bikes, reviews, software, tracking
It’s only got one button but it does the job. The Holux M-1000C Bluetooth GPS Logger allows you to trek around town or in the mountains and then show your adventures on Google Maps or Earth. The Holux M-1000C only has a power button so all the configuration is done via the included Holux ezTour software. You can configure the device for Car, Bike, Hike or running mode.
Overview & Features
- Built in MTK MT3329 Low power consumption GPS chipset.
- 66 parallel satellite-tracking channels for fast acquisition and reacquisition.
- Built-in WAAS/ EGNPS Demodulator without additional any hardware.
- Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) completely.
- Small, sleek, and lightweight design easily fits in your hand.
- Built-in rechargeable and changeable Lithium-ion battery lasts for 20 hours
- Comes with Cigarette adapter and USB cable for charging/syncing.
- Auto Power Saving Mode
- Physical Size : 62.5 × 41 × 17.1 mm Weight： < 53 g
- LED Functions
- Orange: GPS status
- Blue: Indicate Bluetooth status
- Green/Red: Battery Status and Battery charging status.
The software is the same as another Holux device the GPSport 245 I reviewed back in January
To summarize, you can bring up your treks in the built-in Google Maps window. And with the Google Earth Plug-In you can view your voyage & pictures on Google Earth as well.
There are different screens that allow you to browse your pictures, movies or show you a summary of your Speed & Altitude for each journey.
As a lot of the current GPS Logger’s software allows you to do, the Holux M-1000C ezTour software lets you upload your pictures to your Flickr or Locr account.
The Holux M-1000C Software is easy to use, and with one button the device is pretty self explanatory. If you are using it for tracking photography trips, you can put a tie on one corner and attach to your camera or bag. There are definitely more complex devices out there that have the same features but for $40-$50 the M-1000C is a good option that as the size information above shows isn’t bulky.
-by Gautam Khattak
