NaviGadget

Globalsat has a new product out called the GPS Director. It is one of those basic GPS navigation systems that can point you to your car in big parking lot, or to the trail head when you’re on a hike (similar items: intelligent digital compass, Nolan Olympic GuideMate, Bushnell BackTrack) . We’re sure you can find many other uses for the GPS Director.

This one uses two AAA batteries, which will last up to 18 hours but this extended further with the power saving mode. It has a backlight, battery level indicator, ability to store 5 destination points, and even time zone setting and date and time display.

It measures 60×60x28mm, weighs 45 grams, and uses a 96×65 dot matrix display. The GPS receiver inside is can track 48 satellites at once and is sensitive for signals as low as -161dBm in strength. Does not seem to be available just yet. Stay tuned.

GTV-580 is the latest GPS navigation system from GlobalSat. It has all the usual stuff such as the SD memory expansion slot, basic multimedia features (WMA and JPG support), and the 4 hour battery life.

In addition to the basic stuff GTV-580 also has higher end features such as the spacious 5″ screen with 480×272 (WQVGA) resolution, bluetooth hands free connectivity to pair up with compatible phones, which includes services such as auto-reply mode, phonebook download, and music playback.

The other biggest features that sets this GPS navigation system different from the rest is its digital TV receiver so you can watch various TV shows on your device (hopefully when you’re not driving).

Some of the digital TV specs are as follows:

• Build-in EPG Functions
• Supports MTS and Subtitle (Based on Region)
• Supports Auto Scan/ Manual Scan mode
• AV-OUT function

We don’t when or from where you can pick up the GTV-580 yet but we’ll be sure to let you know once we find out.

GTV-380 is the new GPS navigation system from GlobalSat with a DVB-T antenna so you can watch digitally broadcast channels (if any :).

It has a 4.3″ bright touch screen with 480×272 resolution is definitely big enough to watch TV on, and internal built-in speakers in addition to the earphone jack. The Li-Ion battery with 2200mAh capacity can last up to 5 hours but we’re not sure if that’s based on navigating or watching TV.

GTV-380 runs WinCE.NET 5.0 on a Samsung processor, uses SiRFStarIII GPS receiver, comes with 64MB RAM but has an SD/MMC slot for maps and memory expansion.

The device is also bluetooth capable for hands free calls, and has support for various multimedia files.

We don’t think this is available in North America yet but it were to come here with the right software and UI it would be good competitor to big brand names.

We came across one of the best looking bluetooth GPS receivers at CES 2008 yesterday. It is from GlobalSat and it is called BT-368.

BT-368 has a super slim design that would make your iPhone jealous but I’m sure they would work great together if you could pair up the two together.

This bluetooth GPS receiver can run for 10 hours under continuous operation thanks to its power saving technology. It uses the SiRF StarIII receiver chipset and of course bluetooth v2.0 interface. You’ll find three little LEDs on the front for bluetooth, GPS, and power stage.

It is WAAS/EGNOS supported and RoHS compliant says the spec sheet. No info on pricing just yet.

UPDATE: GlobalSat BT-368i Bluetooth GPS Receiver can be purchased from Buy GPS Now for roughly $60.

GlobalSat has a new GPS navigation system called the GV-366. From the specs we can see that it is going to be an entry level system featuring a 3.5″ touch screen. Nonetheless GV-366 uses better hardware for the things that matter more – such as the SiRF Star III GPS receiver, navigation software from Navigon and a 1400mAh rechargeable Li-Ion battery.

Navigon’s navigation software is able to render maps in 2D and 3D, give quick access important POI’s such as restaurants, gas stations, parking lots in few seconds, and provide voice guidance in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, Finnish, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Greek, Russian and Turkish.

We’re not sure which retailers will pick this up in North America or Europe but we’ll be sure to let you know when it is for sale. We bet it is going to be sub $200.

GlobalSat came up with a new design for a portable GPS navigation device and showcased it at CeBIT 2007 last week. Named GV-380; the new device features a 4.3″ touch screen which can be used to view DVB-T channels as well as navigation guidance.

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GlobalSat is adding a GPS wrist watch to their line of products. Named GH-615, the watch is equipped with a SiRF Star III GPS chipset, and an LCD screen. The display measures 24.9 x 39.88 mm and has 80 x 120 pixel resolution. To protect your investment from rainy days GH-615 is built with IPX7 waterproof standard. To keep you from getting lost, the watch can hold up to 60,000 waypoints in its memory.

The GH-615 can also double as a GPS receiver when connected to a laptop via a USB interface cable. Advanced models (GH-615M) provide heart rate monitoring and accurate electronic compass and barometric functions (GH-615P).

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GlobalSat brought a new, slim GPS navigation system to the CES 2007, however they haven’t even named the device yet.

It has a solid, thin body and a very simple design that has only two buttons on the front, an SD card slot on the left. Not sure when it’ll be available or how much it will cost.

We’ll update you as soon as we have more info.

GlobalSat just recently introduced the DG-100, a GPS data logger that works on two rechargeable AA batteries and uses an alredy built-in USB cable to transfer data to a PC. The DG-100 uses an integrated SiRF Star III GPS antenna and it can record time, date, speed, altitude and GPS location at preset intervals. To download your track log you need to install the Windows based application which also lets you export the recorded points into Google Earth and Google Maps. DG-100 can also be used as a regular GPS receiver that can be used with a laptop or a UMPC for instance.

Here are some of the other features:

Hardware

• Allows user to store up to 60000 points.
• Two NiMh batteries for more than 20 hours continuous operation.
• Power On/Off button for easy use.
• Three preset saving intervals (Time/Distance) can be selected by slide switch.
• Three LEDs to show the status of GPS, battery and memory.
• MMCX port for external GPS antenna.

Software

• Upload recorded data
• Change Recording Interval
• Configuration setting
• Delete recorded data
• Exporting and mapping your recorded data: 1. Exploring to KML (Interface with Google Earth), 2. Show recorded data on Google Maps, 3. Text format, 4. Excel file format, 5. NMEA183

We have no word on pricing or availability yet however you can pre-order DG-100.

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In another review pocketgpsworld examined the BT-359 from GlobalSat. Like most reviews from them this one is also very detailed.They take the extra step and open up the device to show you the circuitry as well. Long story short here are some highlights from the review:

• power connector is a mini USB connector
• 11 hours of continuous operation
• automatically power down after 10 minutes of inactivity

…The only issue I found (which is a common SiRFStarIII problem) was extended fix times when the GPS is switched on underground in a carpark. It obviously will not get a fix in the carpark, but on emerging into the open sometimes it can take 5 minutes or more to get a fix….

…With street pricing of less than £70 it represents good value for money and gives an excellent price/performance balance.