[maemo-users] bluetooth GPS receiver

[From: Acadia Secure Networks]

Brad,

given the price of that product, why is the Nokia GPS so much more 
expensive? Is it simply the Brand name or is there some material 
difference in GPS resolution/flexibility/performance, etc?

Best Regards,

 

John Holmblad

 

Acadia Secure Networks


 



Brad Midgley wrote:
> fwiw...
>
> If you are buying a new gps now, you can get built-in logging with no 
> real impact on the price. And it looks like wintec fixed the signal 
> quality problem in their data logger:
>
> http://www.semsons.com/wiwbmu3gpsre2.html
>
> I have the wbt100 model and I like it because it can store a log that 
> can be extracted later using gpsbabel. Tracks can be retrieved over 
> bluetooth which should be a no-brainer (some other manufacturers still 
> haven't figured that out and require usb for xfers).
>
> My only complaint with the wbt100 was the gps receiver was only about 
> as good as the older sirf ii models. The update in the wbt201 should 
> bring it up almost in parity with sirf iii devices.
>
> The gps is *tiny*. I put it in one pocket when I went snowboarding and 
> it was pretty simple to import into google earth and play back my day 
> on the slopes. Good fun.
>
> brad
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