| Remember family vacations when you were a | | | | technology, two electronic devices are able to |
| kid? Waiting in a stuffy car while mom and dad | | | | communicate by sending and retrieving signals and |
| pored over those massive road maps? Or, | | | | transferring data from as many as ten meters |
| watching as they tried to decipher the directions | | | | away. The information is transmitted without any |
| given by the guy at the gas station? Makes us | | | | wires at all. |
| wonder how we ever found the cottage! | | | | Bluetooth with GPS Receivers |
| Thankfully, modern travelers can use a GPS | | | | A Bluetooth GPS receiver is a device that uses |
| receiver to find their way quickly and easily. | | | | wireless Bluetooth technology or Bluetooth |
| Every since GPS became widely available on the | | | | electronics to transmit GPS data to a second |
| market the need for maps and large navigational | | | | mobile device that is capable of handling the same |
| devices became redundant. Today's traveler can | | | | technology. In other words, a Bluetooth GPS |
| refer to the tiny computer screen on the GPS | | | | receiver can only send data to a PDA that is also |
| receiver to find exactly where to go. | | | | enabled with built-in Bluetooth capabilities. |
| GPS receivers are electronic devices that can | | | | Of course, this combination of devices offers |
| calculate your precise location on earth, by | | | | many advantages to modern travelers. As an |
| decoding signals received from satellites in outer | | | | alternative to cumbersome USB wires or bulky |
| space. Additional electronic products and software | | | | CompactFlash, Bluetooth technology provides |
| can then aid the GPS in pinpointing your exact | | | | several benefits: |
| location on a map. It's incredible technology for a | | | | Flexible Freedom |
| small gadget with a relatively small price tag. | | | | Without wires to tie them down, you are free to |
| For increased convenience and usefulness, GPS | | | | position your GPS receiver and PDA device where |
| receivers are often paired with other mobile | | | | it's most convenient for you. Many travelers |
| devices. The PDA is one of the most popular | | | | choose to place the GPS on the dashboard, |
| mobile products used for this purpose. With a | | | | allowing it to maintain a clear connection with |
| colored screen that can clearly display maps, and | | | | satellites in the sky. The PDA is best mounted |
| some hard drive space for map storage, PDAs | | | | right in front of the driver, where he or she can |
| are wonderful partners to GPS receivers. Consider | | | | clearly see the directions on the screen. With |
| the small size and light weight of a PDA as | | | | Bluetooth technology there are no wires to limit |
| compared to other options like notebook and | | | | the convenience or obstruct your view of the |
| laptop computers, and it's easy to see why PDAs | | | | screen. |
| have become the first choice of modern | | | | CompactFlash Slot Space |
| navigators. | | | | Using a Bluetooth GPS with a PDA means that |
| Integration poses a problem with using a PDA | | | | there is no use for a CompactFlash. The empty |
| with a GPS receiver. Most PDAs are connected to | | | | CompactFlash slot can then be used as a storage |
| GPS receivers with either a CompactFlash (CF) | | | | space for maps or software to optimize the |
| card, or conventional USB wires. The size of the | | | | navigation of your GPS. |
| GPS, added to the size of the PDA, plus a CF can | | | | Bluetooth GPS manufacturers will offer further |
| create a bulky and cumbersome system. Using | | | | benefits with their equipment. For example, many |
| wires, on the other hand, can be inconvenient and | | | | Bluetooth GPS receivers feature a POI (points of |
| actually limit the usability of your navigation device. | | | | interest) database, pre-stored maps and route |
| Many people are finding the best solution to the | | | | re-calculation function. |
| problem is through Bluetooth technology. | | | | Shop around to learn as much as you can, and |
| Bluetooth to the Rescue | | | | compare models to find the one that suits you |
| Bluetooth technology is the new standard for | | | | best. Your GPS will likely soon become a trusted |
| wireless communications. With Bluetooth | | | | travel companion. |