Mobile Bluetooth GPS Turns PDA Into GPS Navigator

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Just about anyone with a home computer and a PDA can turn their personal data assistant into a mobile Bluetooth GPS unit with a few simple mouse clicks. Additionally, by using this wireless technology, the connection can be made without any type of wiring harness or hard docking connection between the Bluetooth receiver and the PDA. By placing the mobile Bluetooth GPS unit into its docking cradle connected to a computer, the information and trip planning can be downloaded into the PDA turning it into a navigational device.

One the main advantages of using a mobile Bluetooth GPS unit is that it can be carried with the user no matter what vehicle they are using and when walking, they only need to carry their PDA, leaving the pockets empty of often-heavier and larger GPS receivers. With mapping information retained on different memory storage cards, several different maps can be available for use in the mobile Bluetooth GPS unit.

However, a PDA is not the only device capable of being used as a mobile Bluetooth GPS device. There are also make units for Bluetooth GPS for pocket PC units, that can turn more advanced handheld computers and laptops into mobile Bluetooth GPS devices. This can greatly enhance the portability of any GPS receiver, provided the unit has Bluetooth capabilities and is properly married to the GPS receiver.

Wireless Internet Access Enhances GPS Portability

With the number of wireless internet access points continuously growing, the use of mobile Bluetooth GPS systems is also improving. With many PDAs and laptop computers having installed wireless internet access capabilities, they can be turned into a mobile Bluetooth GPS unit simply by connecting through one of several thousand WiFi points located throughout the country.

Some hot spots, as they are commonly called, may charge for access while some locations offer the access free to their customers. No matter where a person is traveling, they should be able to easily find a wireless access point with which to connect to the internet, and download information about unfamiliar locations into their PDA or laptop and add maps to their mobile Bluetooth GPS devices.

For the most part, many of the units can automatically detect the presence of an incoming signal from a mobile Bluetooth GPS transmitter, but some may require software to appropriately establish a connection between the two devices. The use of Bluetooth technology is becoming more popular with its ability to work between different devices from various manufacturers.

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Bluetooth GPS Receiver Keeps Mobile Devices Portable

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It was not that long ago that connecting a global position system to a personal data assistant required the use of either a wiring harness or a docking device that turned the PDA into something akin to a small brick. Today, with a wireless Bluetooth GPS receiver, there is nothing needed to attach the PDA or cell phone to a separate device, making the GPS system part of the more useful device in the traveling arsenal.

Essentially, a GPS unit receives signals from several satellites in a geosynchronous orbit and transforms the information received into information understandable by most people. Many cell phones today have GPS technology built into their systems and a few PDAs also contain this option. However, using GPS technology for navigation requires the use of a means to visually understand the information and many phones with a Bluetooth GPS receiver capability can turn the information into a street map of a given location.

How the information is stored in the Bluetooth GPS receiver depends on the manufacturers, but many use storage media cards such as CompactFlash on which information is stored. Using these storage devices for different maps allows the Bluetooth GPS receiver to give directions and locations of several different areas simply by replacing the card to correspond with the current location.

Mobility Important To GPS Users

While many businesses and industries count on GPS technology for finding pinpoint locations for such things as surveying or setting construction boundaries, many travelers find that a Bluetooth GPS receiver transmitting to their PDA or cell phone can put a map on their portable device, making a Bluetooth GPS system mobile and readily available. Without the need to carry a bunch of wires or a separate connecting dock between the device and the Bluetooth GPS receiver, they are more convenient and easy to use.

In most cases, the device does not require being in close proximity to the Bluetooth GPS receiver and, depending on the type and quality of unit used, can even be stowed in a suitcase or other areas of a vehicle. Navigating through unfamiliar areas can be made easier by connecting the Bluetooth GPS receiver to a cell phone or PDA, putting the map directly on these mobile devices to help prevent the user from getting lost.

If a person does become lost, they can use the Bluetooth GPS receiver to find their current location as well as get directions to where they want to be. All of this can be done without wires with the use of a Bluetooth GPS receiver unit, connected to other mobile devices.

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