Product Description

The Pharos GPS Receiver with Bluetooth Wireless Technology is the first modular Bluetooth GPS solution that wirelessly connects to your Bluetooth enabled Notebook, Tablet PC or Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC. With a range of 30 feet, place your GPS receiver anywhere in your vehicle and enjoy the benefits of real-time GPS tracking. It works with any NMEA compatible software.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #90726 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Pharos
• Model: PT100
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Adaptive Trickle Power Management implemented to optimize both the power consumption and the sensitivity to the receiving environment
• Modular design to be used in either CF type I slot via CF adapter or cable connected to the USB port to the Laptop or Tablet computer.
• Upgradeable for existing and future communication protocols such as Bluetooth, 802.11X, GPRS
• SRAM and RTC backup power ? Super Cap (no battery) for reliability and extreme temperatures
• SBAS Capability Improves positional accuracy by using freely available satellite-based correction services called SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System).

Customer Reviews

Pharos does it again!
This is my third Pharos GPS unit and easily the best. Coupled with my HP tablet and MS Streets and Trips 2004, the unit was up and running less than 5 minutes after ripping the plastic off the box! Yeah, that includes reading the Quick Start Manual.

I wish the software had voice prompts like the Ostia software installed on my PPC, but for speed, accuracy, convenience and price, this is a toy every real man should have! Actually, my wife is my navigator . . . behind every good man . . .

Hope someone comes up with a neat little dash mount for a tablet pc real soon.

Great product
Apparently Amazon is now the place to share your design opinion even though you don't own the product. Nice. How about next time you comment on something you own? And secondly (And you would know this if you OWNED the product) the GPS receiver is sitting in a bluetooth sled. The sled can be removed and you can hardwire the receiver and use it as a standard GPS mouse.

Anyhow, I've had this product for about 3 months now. Works GREAT with my PDA and mapopolis. I couldn't ask for better battery life, I get on average about 6-7 hours of use before needing a recharge. I would have given 5 stars, but the initial cold acquisition time is a bit longer then it should be. But once the initial acquisition takes place, smooth sailing.

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Pharos PT120 Bluetooth GPS Navigator

Great as a starter gps if you have a PDA that supports bluetooth.