Earlier today Christopher Schmidt was looking for a cheap Bluetooth GPS receiver on #mobitopia. I think he stumbled upon a hidden gem: the Delorme Bluerunner. It looks like a no-frills but useful and usable receiver that would be perfect for GPS applications on mobile phones and PDAs. The truly best part about it is the price point: $149.
There are tons of GPS units out there. There are tons of cheap but good GPS units out there. However, I think this is the first case of a good cheap GPS unit that also works over Bluetooth. Here’s a roundup of information about the Delorme Bluelogger:
- Bluelogger Overview
- Accessories, including an external antenna for $33
- Pocket GPS World seems to like it
- Motor home enthusiasts like it
- Aparently it doesn’t play well with Mapopolis
- Geocaching with the Bluelogger [pdf]
I’m pretty sure that this is a fairly new product, but I’m suprised that a compact inexpensive bluetooth GPS reciever such as this seems to be flying under the rader. A quick check of Technorati and Feedster comes up pretty short. I would have thought that people would be all over this. Am I missing something? Is this too good to be true? $149 seems to be a new price point for a decent Bluetooth GPS receiver.
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133 responses to “Delorme Bluelogger: Bluetooth GPS for $149?”
I can tell ya it doesn’t like the Bluetooth module in my Dell laptop, keeps connecting and disconnecting over and over. It does seem happier with my USB Bluetooth adapter (D-Link DWB-120) in my machine at work, but I havent had a chance to actually pull any data from it yet.
If/when I get it working with my laptop, I’ll do an accuracy comparison against the Garmin 60CS.
Altina has a bluetooth gps reciever that you can buy for $119.99 at http://www.diginetlink.com. I ordered one for even cheaper off ebay, but I havent recieved it yet. It looks like a really good unit: its got WAAS, and you can use it with bluetooth or USB!
Of course too good to be true
the problem is that this device has only 60 days warranty
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A company in Vancouver BC Canada manufactures a waterproof case / lithium-ion battery pack for the BlueLogger. It boosts the run-time to 60 hours which is more in line with the BlueLoggers Datalogging Capabilities. See http://www.alti-tech.com
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