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IO Gear GBGPS201 Bluetooth GPS Kit -US and Canada Maps | 
 enlarge | Brand: Iogear
Category: CE
List Price: $229.99
Buy New: $49.00
You Save: $180.99 (79%)
New (14) from $49.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Platform: No Operating System
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
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Connectivity: Bluetooth
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 120 x 84 x 60
MPN: GBGPS201
Model: GBGPS201
UPC: 689076397971
EAN: 0689076397971
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand New. Sealed Retail. Full Warranty. All orders ship the 1st business day after the order is placed. Customer Service is our # 1 Priority, contact us with any questions. We cannot ship to APO/FPO addresses.
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| Features:
| • | GPS system works with Bluetooth-enabled PDA or computer | | • | Highly sensitive unit to assure effective tracking and navigating | | • | Superior power-saving circuitry to allow at least 25 hour operation | | • | Navigation software gives driving direction in text, graphic, and voice | | • | Map data covers the U.S. and Canada; map and navigation software included |
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Product Description
IOGEAR's Bluetooth GPS is a real-time navigation system. The Bluetooth GPS receiver allows you to receive positioning data from satellites and deliver the data to mobile computing devices wirelessly via Bluetooth. It provides pinpoint accuracy and thoroughly reliable tracking capabilities. The ultra low-power design and long-life rechargeable battery gives you 25 hours of continuous usage and eliminates constant recharging between uses. It is portable and lightweight, so you can put it on the dashboard or any other location that provides a direct line of sight to the sky. The included map data covers the U.S. and Canada, in detailed street names, even major interests such as restaurants and parks. The navigation software gives detailed driving direction in text, graphic and voice. The voice instruction indicates distance, and turns. The software also includes other convenient features such as speed detection, alternative local-only routes, programming buttons on PDAs for convenience, 3-D display option, trip time estimation, etc. You will never get lost again!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Good Unit but not compatible with some Pocket PC's May 25, 2005
10 out of 16 found this review helpful
Warning for Dell Axim owners - this unit will not connect to Dell Axim's through bluetooth. The software is good enough for the price - it's just like the iGuidance or Routis product. IOGear's web site also states the product is not compatible with Pocket PC's running Windows Mobile 2003!!!
Here is the statement below:
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Document # 10133
Title
GBC201: Incompatibility List
Applies To
GBC201
Details
We have found that the GBC201 is incompatible with the following PocketPC PDAs.
- Dell AXIM series
- Any PDA running PocketPC 2003
 Great BT GPS and Software Combo... May 22, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This combo has very decent software to compliment a LiIon battery powered BT receiver (22 hrs per charge). The software is by Deluo (iGuidance is another known name for it) and is up to date as of 2004. The interface is seamless, the installtion a breeze, and the receiver reception fast (15-20secs). At $180 here at Amazon, with an additional $30 off rebate untill August 2005, you cannot go wrong (plus you have iogear to support this vs. some no-name comany).
The GPS receiver I found also works with Maptech's topographical GPS Maps ($20) if you want to use it on your offroad adventures. Recently took it on a 3 day hunting trip and Maptech's software did wonderfully in the great wilderness...
Acceptable accuracy, updated software September 3, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
We used to have the Belkin Bluetooth GPS but it broke down. The main disadvantages for the Belkin one was the lack of sufficient points of interest (shops, restaurants, etc.) in our area (Portland, OR) and the inaccuracies in the GPS locations (10-30 feet off).
The IOGEAR Bluetooth GPS has a major advantage over the Belkin one: it has the same software but un updated version that significantly improves the number of pints of interests (POI). The positioning inaccuracies remain and it is bulkier (although with better batery life).
On the overall usage:
- it works fine with the Dell X30 that we have, connection is smooth, not that difficult to setup the first time
- the software has voice guidance so you don't have to keep an eye on it. It doesn't spell the names of the streets except when the names are actually numbers.
- on our PDA the rerouting if you missed a turn or an exit is very fast (much faster than on dedicated Garmin or Magellan GPS gizmos)
- another advantage over the dedicated solutions: you can use the addresses associated with your contacts to setup a route
It works on DELL AXIM!! July 13, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The previous post is mistaken this unit with a different (discontinued) IOGEAR product. The IOGEAR GBGPS201 DOES work with DELL AXIM and other PDAs running Windows Mobile 2003!
I have successfully tested and used this IOGEAR GPS with DELL AXIM X30, and AXIM X50.
Software is better than the hardware August 9, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the IOGear GBGPS201 and used it on a trip from California to Missouri. The software worked great. It happens to be the same as IGuidance. The GPS receiver on the other hand worked ok. It worked great in the city but when I was on a highway where there was an access road running parallel, it often thought I was on the access road and kept trying to get me back on the highway.
I tried using a Holux GPS receiver with the software provided by IOGear but kept getting a message saying that it could not find an IOGear GPS receiver. I questioned IOGear tech support and they had no idea if the software was changed to only work with their receiver or not.
Overall, it is worth the price but it would work much better if the receiver could see more than 8 satellites.
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