Advantages: Tiny, appealling, accurate, powerful and desirable. Disadvantages: Rubber cover for DC power supply breaks off easily.
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Suddenly, the GlobalSat BT338 popped up in front of me. It looked more like a fold-up mobile phone. I seriously thought that it was all looks, and no function. I was fortunately proven wrong.
One quick eBay bid, and a couple of days later, I was holding the GlobalSat BT338. The first thing that struck me was how small, but solid the device felt. Of the external appearance, only one thing bothered me, and that was the rubber ... ...of the image shown). The rubber was so soft, that it felt rather anaemic.
The device is supplied with a large capacity 1700mAH Li-Ion battery. When you see how small this GPS receiver is, you'll be even more amazed that about half of that size holds the battery. The battery fits snugly and securely inside the device, by means of a slide off back cover.
This back cover also plays host to a couple of long oval rubber feet, which seem to grip pretty ...
sexyjw 27.07.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Globalsat BT-338 20 channel GPS receiver module
Advantages: small, very sensitive, 17 hour battery length Disadvantages: cost
...separate GPS receiver.
The Globalsat BT-338 is one of the latest generation bluetooth GPS receivers using the new SiRF Star III chipset - lower power usage with greater sensitivity. The price varies from £100 on Ebay to £140 in the shops.
The unit itself is matchbox sized and has a rechargeable battery whose life is claimed to be about 17 hours. The pack comes with the GPS receiver, incar charger, mains charger, soft case, and instruction cd. The ... ...to 20 satellites at once.
The GPS is easy to use - one button on the front to turn on/off (with auto power-off if not connected to a bluetooth device in ten minutes). There are three lights on the front - battery low warning, GPS locked/unlocked, and bluetooth connected/disconnected.
Operation is simple. Turn the GPS unit on and pair your bluetooth device to the GPS. After about 45s from cold, the GPS should have locked on to satellites in the ...
cootuk 27.07.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Globalsat BT-338 20 channel GPS receiver module
GlobalSat release their first Bluetooth GPS based on the low consumption SiRF Star III LP. ... more
This new chipset makes the receiver more sensitive still then the XTrac2 allowing it to gain a precise signal even indoors . This device stands out for havin...
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