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This device works great with its included software, which can only be installed a total of 3 times. If you have to reinstall the software for any reason, a new PC, system crash, etc, you will lose one of your allowed installations and if you need to work on more than one system, you are going to run out of them even quicker. Without the software there is no way to get the data from the device, however, you can still get "current position" info using any NMEA software. You may be able to get more installs allowed by purchasing the $29.95 software upgrade from GisTeq, but I have not checked on that yet. With this device you are locked into using the included software, there is no mass storage device retrieval of the log files.

Got this device just a few days before leaving on a vacation so I didn;t have much time to learn how to use it. I was interested in geotagging my vacation photos and using a Mac to match the geotracking info with the pictures from my digital camera. This was not an "out of the box" solution as I had to download the software for the Mac from the GISTEQ web site, and the first link took me to an old version of the software that did not work with Mac OS 10.5. After poking around their FAQ's and the web site I found a newer version of the software and everything worked great, but not as described in the support literature. The support lit was for the earlier version of the software. In the end I got the geotagging done, and the ability of the GISTEQ software to append the geotag into the JPEG allowed that info to go directly into iPhoto. I am very happy with the product and would give it five stars but for the Mac software issues.

I bought this product a month ago and have used it frequently and had four communications with the company which makes and sells it. The device is an amazing addition to the life of a field biologist: it takes about 90% of the work out of keeping accurate field notes and makes the final notes more automated and more complete. You just carry this GPS logger, turned on, all of the time, manually keeping time-noted observations as you go. When you get back to your office, you DL the tracks by USB with the included the software. THAT almost works perfectly. As far as automatically geo-coding the image files you've taken with all your time-synchronized digital still cameras at the exact Lat-Long locations of the photos were taken -- that works Ok, except with each file-write it corrupts the Exif tags which cameras place inside each image. Specifically, my Nikon 990 images emerge fine, but my Nikon D70 images are all corrupted. It is not the Lat or Long tags which are mis-written, it is some of the camera information which is rendered useless. Having said that, I also note that opening each JPEG with Adobe CS2 Photoshop (Tm)and "Save AS" the file, un-corrupts each image file. When I told GiSTEQ service of this problem, they asked for an example file, before and after, which I immediately sent them. After two weeks of waiting, I called California and talked with "Sean", and he promised to get back to me. After another 10 days he had neither returned my messages nor phoned. What is so useful to me is the tiny cell-phone-sized device that picks up satellite locks from almost anywhere, and blue-tooths the present location (but longer tracks need USB cable) to my palm-top computer (Sony VAIO)and also USB downloads long tracks to the computer after several days of fieldwork. For consulting cases which might wind up in expert-witness court cases, it will be invaluable. I recommend buying one, (and ignoring my above complaints about file corruptions).

The device has never worked properly for me. The problem is that software is rudimentary and fell over all the time. You cannot access the logs without the software. i.e. not a driverless device you have to use their software. Since the software did not work properly I could not get the firmware to update. I tried to get it working on PC and then Mac but could not access or download any logs. Turns out other people have had similar problems. The design of device is such that buttons are easily accidentally pressed if carried inside a bag, so the device turns itself on/off or changes states. It is then difficult to determine what state the device is in. Also had to use sticky tape to stop the battery door falling off. I paid to upgrade to pro version of software, but still nothing worked. I have given up on this device and purchased a different driverless logger (i.e. can be mounted like a usb thumb drive) and so does not rely on (flaky) proprietary software to download the logs. I really wanted this device to work out but despite spending a lot of time and money on it, it just doesn't work properly.

I purchased this knowing that there was limited support for Mac OS, but was promised by the company that they would have RAW support for the Mac by the end of the year. I just received an email from them that now they do not plan any Mac RAW support. If this is the way they support customers, I will never buy another product from them and should have known right away not to believe them.

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I purchased this because a previous blue tooth GPS (Altina) turned out to be useless with both my notebook computer and Treo650. I use it for both air navigation using FlightSoft and ground navigation using Streets and Trips 2009 on my notebook. The bluetooth works quickly, acquiring satellites takes longer than advertised, but once locked on, the lock is good even indoors and moved away from a window, although the blue tooth range is adequate and the device can be left there. It will not, however, blue tooth to the Treo 650, which will blue tooth to other devices. I do not know if it is in the device or the Treo, but the Treo never sees the device. Nonetheless, given the reasonable cost, I think it is a worthwhile purchase for most of my purposes.

I use GPS and MS Streets and Trips daily in connection with my work. I purchased this item to replace an old Pharos GPS that finally died. The connection time is much faster with this unit. The battery lasts a long time and charges by USB. I get several 10 hour days on a single charge. I am very pleased with it. The unit also works with my Samsung Omnia.

This is a great value. For half a hundred bucks, you aren't gonna find a better device. Immediately worked out of box, paired with my Nokia N800, and immediately began reporting my GPS location. Not sure if it's the device or the n800, but the refresh rate is about 1-2 seconds I'd say, which is typical of most any GPS device. If you're going to an unbundled GPS device to use with your own device, this is the perfect buy. Rechargeable battery and auto-off make this device a 5-star.

I received the unit at night two days ago, charged it, read the manual and started using it first thing in the morning. It paired easily with my Nokia E61 and according to the navigation software and my own experience I had an accuracy of 6-8 Meters. Don't know yet as to how long the charge holds, but the user experience is great. PROS: * Simple to use * Delivers highly accurate data to the target device. * Solid build. * Very low price. CONS: * Could not find any so far.

Este receptor GPS por Bluetooth es excelente tiene muy buena recepción sobre condiciones ambientales y de ubicación desfavorables, lo recomiendo altamente para aquellas personas que buscan un navegador eficiente a bajos costo, además usa la bateria de un Nokia, full comodo, full compatible!

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not so accurate whit 4 sat locked in slight drift. Short warm up time, battery life is long. works well with my nokia 3060, palm pro, macbook pro, axim

The receiver works fine. It seems to operate about the same as my last receiver (Holux GPSlim 236), which was stolen out of my car at the "full service" car wash. The 236 was a SiRF III chipset, and didn't acquire as many satellites, but was reliable for the 2-3 years I had it. I read some bad reviews about Blue-tooth dying in the current 236, so I opted to try a different unit this time. This M-1000 works the same, but it doesn't use a SiRF III chip set. The M-1000 connects to more satellites, but this doesn't really help make things works any differently or better for me. I am using TomTom Navigator 6 on my Treo 755p, and as long as I get multiple satellites, it just works. I have periodic issues with my Treo not syncing to the receiver. My previous GPSlim 236 had the same problem, but seemed to have them less often. Usually, I can just wait, or power the receiver off and back on, and it will connect fine. Seems to be able to connect inside when my GPSlim 236 might not have been able to, so I think it has a little better sensitivity. Battery life is good, though I haven't really tried to see how long it lasts. I only have to recharge it after I forget that it is on leave it going all day and overnight. I have not tried the included software, but I never have needed to, so I can't comment on it. I love the configuration I have. I like Garmins more than TomTom Navigator 6, but having TomTom on my phone is AWESOME! Some phones have GPS mappig capabilities, but they don't have voice guidance which is what TomTom provides. The Holux receiver is small, so it fits in my pocket or in a cubbyhole in my car dash. Good value at the price.

The Software is extremely bad and hard to figure out (and I'm a computer geek). The unit I got wouldn't pair with my HTC PDA nor would the software see its signal. I tried TomTom software - It couldnt be seen. If that wasnt a bad enough experience the seller would entertain the fact that the product was faulty. Beware of this sellers return policy. Read it carefully. I never had such a bad experience. I returned the inoperative product to buyGPSnow. With no refund notification for over a week I quizzed them. They eventually refunded 60% of what I paid. They informed me shipping cost is not refundable, charged me 15% restocking fee and charged $8.95 for the un-return free gift. So the FREE gift is $8.95. I just wanted the refund I deserve. I will use Amazon again and again, but will steer clear of buyGPSnow. " July 2, 2008

Pretty amazing little device. It locks on to satellites in seconds, and is very quick. I'm using it with my Dell Axim x50v with no problems. With TomTom it very accurately tells your position, and reacquires the link within a second after going through a tunnel. It has 3 lights. Red: Battery status. Unlit means battery is fine. Blue: Bluetooth. Blinking means it has a connection. Red: Satellite. Blinking means it has acquired satellite links. The manual is fairly worthless, but there is another manual which is much better that you can download from Holux. It came with a Free Universal PDA/Smartphone Mount. Believe it or not, this is a pretty nice mount. It hooked into my car vent just fine, with little effort. The sides expand out (from a button in the back) to hold the pda. 2 small feet open from the bottom. Padded insides (all around, even on the feet) make sure the pda is snug. There is a plastic tightening knob on the back so you can angle it any way you want. I didn't try the included Smart2go nav software. I paid 42.00 + 3.50 shipping.

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DOA. Could not sync. Tried everything in the manual. Then searched on the web, it seems this happens often. Buyer beware.

An excellent product. Acquires satellites quickly, even from a cold start. Small size makes it convenient to place in a car or even in your pocket. A long lasting battery and strong bluetooth connection make this a keeper at a bargain price!

A very useful product. I use it with my PDA phone. Reliable bluetooth connection. Very good battery life.

I have a Palm treo 650. I loaded up Tom Tom software. The original GPS reciever that came for Palm went bad so I has to replace it with the Holux. It works great, but, sometimes its takes a while to connect to a satellite.

When i first bought this product, i was scared because its so cheap it mite not be real and wouldnt work. at the first when i was tryin to align it, it was afternoon, and i went to top of my houses roof(i m in middle east, its summer so imagine on top of the roof at afternoon when temp goes around 50C) and i did a mistake of truning my Navigon software along with the GPS software provided and it took me a couple of minutes to realize i need to run one software only to make it work. but when i restarted my JASJAR, and started Navigon (ofcourse i paired the devices), it just worked and never gives me less then 9 settelites. I went to Salalah and it showed me the way and helped me get back home from mountains and deserts even tho Salalah was always cloudy, never saw the blue sky, but still it would get settelites within 15 seconds. unbelivable. too good to be true

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It is not often I take the time to review a product online; it has to be especially exceptional and exceed my expectations. The Holux M-1000 did exactly that. I purchased this unit after some extensive online research into how feed real-time GPS data into Google Earth on my Acer AspireOne netbook. I am planning on using this setup to track my location while driving through the countryside on an upcoming European vacation. In addition to the M-1000 (and the netbook) I used Google Earth Voyager 6.0 to perform automatic caching and GooPs to pass the data into Google Earth. If you are looking to track your position via GPS in Google Earth, I strongly recommend this approach. More on the GPS - This thing is LIGHT! Even with the battery installed, the unit feels half as heavy as my cell phone. The Holux M-1000 is easy to use (one switch) and the three different LEDs are simple to understand. I was blown away by the GPS reception in my house (11 satellites) and the accuracy - I took my netbook and gps for a walk around the block (yeah, I probably looked like a dork to my neighbors) and it showed my track on the sidewalk! You can charge the Holux with the included car charger, a standard Mini A USB cable hooked to your pc, or if you have a Mini A wall charger for a bluetooth headset or phone you can use that too. The included software application is simple to use - tracks satellites, their strength, your speed, etc. and is (like everything else) easy to setup and use. If you are looking for an inexpensive yet quality GPS solution, I strongly recommend the Holux M-1000 - you will not be disappointed.

This thing is great! Extremely long battery life - I think I got 25 hours on a recent trip to Thailand. I use this with a Nokia N800, which it links up to fast and without a problem. It finds multiple satellite signals within a minute - usually at least ten. It has a user replaceable, commonly available (which means cheap!) battery. Is there anything wrong with this GPS unit? Not that I can see. If you're in the market for a standalone GPS unit, this is the one you want!

This product worked flawlessly for me on a recent long trip. It put my handheld Garmin GPS to shame with it's extremely fast satellite aquisition time and tracking capability. On the road it was usually locked onto at least eight satellites and often ten or eleven. It's sturdy and compact and it came with a nifty little adjustable suction cup windshield mount that held it securely in place with velcro. It uses a readily available Nokia lithium ion cell phone battery that lasted for over twenty four hours before it needed recharging. It's accuracy was so good that on my notebook's GPS mapping program you could tell which lane of an Interstate you were in. It's an excellent product by a dedicated GPS company in Taiwan at a very resonable price!

I really didn't want to pay AT&T a monthly fee for GPS, and finding this receiver was the answer. It paired easily with my Samsung Jack, and works flawlessly with Garmin XT. I got lucky and found a used copy of Garmin on eBay for less than $40, so for less than $80 I have turn by turn spoken directions anywhere I go, and I'm not paying a hefty subscription fee for AT&T's aGPS system (uses towers rather than satellite for positioning). This means that even where cell coverage is unavailable I still can get where I want to go. I'm a happy camper!

This product works great with the Motorola Q phone and google maps. It doesn't pair through the windows mobile bluetooth manager, but you can manually configure the GPS under google maps for windows mobile. After that, it's great. I leave the receiver turned on in my laptop case and use the phone as the Navigation System. Then I don't need to carry a separate Garmin thing. Google maps help you find restaurants, hotels, directions, etc. This is a great product.

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I just bought the Columbus V900 a week ago. I have an iMAC and the software was easy to install, and I'm using a Canon PowerShot SD600. The unit came essentially fully charged. I had to tweak the UTC (GMT) a bit to see the photos I'd taken;i.e., to compensate for DST, I guess. I generated the .kmz file and then double cliked on it to get the path and photos in Google Earth; but you must remember to adjust the time line(upper left) in Google Earth to see the photos. This is great! so that when I travel I know exactly where the photos were taken

I received my columbus logger last week and took it out for a test drive this weekend. I was pleasantly surprised at how fast it acquired the GPS signal. When I got home, I checked out the software and found the application to be a bit confusing at first, but once I figured it out, it wasn't hard to use. The fact that it was Java based was odd, but I guess its the easiest way to do something cross-platform. Once I pointed the app at my photos, it successfully tagged each photo without problems. (make sure you set the clock on your camera before taking pictures). I am very happy with my purchase. Conclusions: Pros: + Small form factor fits easily in pocket, or hanging from my backpack. + Simultaneous logging and bluetooth gps + POI button + Long lasting battery + audible beep confirmation + removable memory card + voice tagging Cons: - no removable battery (internal) - no USB connection to device (usb charges only) - software isn't perfect, but does the job - file format is non-standard, but software can export kml or nmea

This is a very small, very sensitive GPS logger. Today I put it in my front pants pocket (with some other stuff) and drove around town for about an hour in a metal-top sedan. Upon arriving home, I wondered if it had recorded any of my route. Surprise, it recorded it all! The TimeAlbum software is pretty self-explanatory...you start the app, plug the micro-SD card into your PC (in my case, Vista 64-bit), import the track files, export a KMZ file, double-click the KMZ and see your track on Google Earth. The same app can also geotag your photos. As another reviewer has noted, the app silently creates a GPDed folder and puts geotagged copies of your photos in it. If you have a gigabyte of vacation photos, after the software finishes you will have 2 GB of vacation photos. The software successfully geotagged the EXIF data in photos from new-ish Panasonic and Nikon consumer cameras. I haven't yet tried to see the photos and hear voice annotations in Google Earth. The unit comes with a wrist strap, but it's very difficult to thread it through the case. A previous reviewer, also in Texas, said that his order arrived in 2 days. I ordered 3 days before beginning a short vacation, paying for expedited shipping to make certain I got it in time. Unfortunately, the vendor took a couple of days to mail the GPS so the extra cost was wasted. The first unit that I received was defective, and getting an exchange from the vendor took longer than I thought it should, but the replacement works fine.

I looked at Bluetooth GPS receivers for six months before I purchased the Columbus V900 to go with my IPAQ 210. I was all settled on a different product when I came across the Columbus 900. I took a chance and purchased the 900 with just a little research. What got my attention was that 1) In addition to being a receiver (which is all I really wanted), it acted as a logger, which I realized it would be useful not to have my IPAQ continuously joined to the GPS on very long trips 2) It had a removable memory card (was not sure why I cared) 3) There was an audible over speed feature (wish I had that six months ago when I got my first speeding ticket in 40 years) I was a bit concerned that this receiver is more expensive than most, and the only support is in Chinese. There is an English version, but you quickly realize it is a duplicate of the Chinese website with all the links broken. Also, the company that makes this receiver is a one product company - not reassuring the company will be around. I have been using the Columbus 900 for about a month. I am real happy with it. It has easy to understand lighted icons, a sleek design, audible sounds, removable memory card, and if connected to a power source it turns on when power is turned on and turns off when power is turned off (such as power in the car). It is sensitive and locks onto satellites generally in about 30 seconds even indoors within 8 to 10 feet of the windows. It takes less time (as advertised) if turned off for less than two hours. Its reported location matches my Garmin GPS76 almost exactly. The instructions do not seem to be in a logical order, and read a bit wonky for an American. It is much better than most translated instruction manuals, so don't let this comment get in your way. Just read the whole manual first - then go back through the sections in the order that make sense to you. Connecting to the IPAQ did not follow the instructions at all. Even through both are written for Windows 6, the actual screens and actions to connect the Bluetooth were different. I managed to get it to work somehow after a couple of minutes of fumbling through the screens. I believe this to be an implementation difference in HP's IPAQs. The software supplied is not up to par with more advance systems, but better than most and is still useful. Forget about the free version of VisualGPS. If you like the tool, go for the professional version BeeLineGPS (especially with higher resolution devices like the IPAQ 210). The manufacture is at VisualGPS.Net. My Copilot software saw the GPS right away. Other software required a bit of work to figure out the actual serial port - again more of an IPAQ issue. Somewhere in the literature, Columbus 900 claims to have a replaceable battery - not very likely. Okay, I took it apart to see how it would be done since the instructions give you no indication that you can change the battery. (Don't do this yourself - I was an electrical mechanical engineer specializing in tiny devices in my day). I see no easy way for a consumer to replace the battery. A battery specialist (or watchmaker) that can deal with microscopic screws may be able to do it. I have not fully tested the battery life. I did get 12 hours in logging mode before I recharged it. I have used it for an hour or two per day over many different days without running low. By the way, these types of batteries do better if you keep them charged and do not completely discharge frequently. The log writes to a comma delimited file that I easily imported into Excel. It was said that this was not a standard format; I am not sure what was meant by the statement. I found the information readily useable with all the standard values that GPSs provide although some accuracy measures were defaulted to zero and never seemed to be updated. I had no expectations that the standard USB port is for power and charging only. This is common now among many devices. If you are looking for a smarter GPS receiver/logger - this is probably is as advance as they come right now. For its designed purpose, it does very well.

I ordered this device based on the product information that it should work with a Mac (OSX 10.5.6). The Columbus 9000 is indeed a very small slick device that appears to be well made. Problem for Mac users is that the Micro SD card has to be formated in FAT16. While Disc Utility only can write FAT32. This is rarely a problem to be compatible with windows / dos based devices in this case it is. I have had the same problem with a digital picture frame that needed the old FAT16 format. More importantly, the software that has to be downloaded in order to program this device and process the data is a clunky JAVA application. Since the file format provided by the Columbus was not recognized by Houdah GEO I ended up returning it.

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This product is a good GPS data logger if you are looking for a way to keep track files. It can be used for geo-tagging photos, recording paths taken on trips, and as a bluetooth GPS for navigation. It can log GPS track files internally while also being used as a bluetooth GPS. More pros is the ability to export the track files as raw NMEA files and KMZ files (Google Earth Files). It has a long battery life (I have had it running for over 16 hours straight) and has good reception (works in the NYC subway system, even under the east river). There are some cons associated with it though. It seems that the only way to export the data from the internal memory is through their proprietary software, which can be troublesome when using multiple computers (this is just when accessing internal memory, not while using it as a bluetooth GPS). Also, reception is good is rural, suburban, and underground urban areas, but when above ground in an urban area, don't expect an accurate path. I have tried to use this three times in NYC; each time while above ground, I have my actual path off varying from only a few feet to 3 blocks, though it works fine underground. (This is attributed to the signal bouncing off the tall buildings; I believe most entry level GPS loggers will do this.) I recommend this to everyone looking to keep GPS track files, unless your sole plans are to use this in an urban area with tall buildings, which I then would find another GPS logger.

I bought the Holux M-1000c with the purpose of geotagging my photos. The software was really easy to use, and the time synchronization worked great. The instruction manual says that you need a special mini-USB cable in order to communicate via USB, but a standard mini-USB cable worked fine for me to download the data and configure the device. I've also used the device in my car, and the it works great there as well.

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Hi! I decided to purchase Holux, because of reviews I founded on web. I have had a lot of headache with Garmin GPS 18 USB, which is pretty hard to make work properly under any OS. Holux, worked perfectly under XP, Vista & Linux (using gpsd), very good sencetivity (works even inside buildings), excellent accuracy. There is nothing more to say. Highly recommended. Cheers ET

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Everything works. Sometimes have to reset and have to turn off and on but works well. Seems to be very acurate.

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The software supplied with the GPS logger (M-241) doesn't works with this item, I had to download soft and drivers from internet. The item can be powered by USB but only in case whne it's in OFF mode!!! Keep this in mind, connecting the item to USB doesn't save battery life! You should turn off the logger to go in usb power mode (that isn't written in the user guide which is almost useless an too short!!!)

This is a good compact GPS logger, which is primarily intended for geotagging digital photos. The idea here is that the GPS logger periodically records your GPS location and then, later on, the Holux Logger Utility takes this timestamped GPS information and compares it against the JPG timestamps on your photos. Then for each photo, it can find the GPS record that best matches the photo time and add that GPS location information to the photo. The basic idea works well. The M-241 is sometimes a little awkward to use, but I like mine enough that after I accidentally lost my first one, I quickly bought a second. I use the GPS info for both tagging photos and for generating route maps. Some specific positives: * The logger is very compact and easily fits into a pocket. * The Holux logger utility uploads GPS data as either proprietary TRL files or as Google Earth KML files. The KML files can be easily viewed with Google Earth. * GPS signal sensitivity is quite good. It can sometimes take ten minutes or so to get an initial fix, but it tracks quickly thereafter. * The LCD display is useful: I enjoy being able to watch things like direction, or speed, or travel distance as I travel. Now some weaknesses: * A Duracell Alkaline AA lasts me about 15 hours and a Lithium AA about 22 hours. (Fairly typical battery life for a GPS device.) * The battery case cover is rather flimsy and needs cautious handling. * The two button control UI on the logger takes a little getting used to. I can now navigate it quickly, but I initially found it rather frustrating. * The logger utility UI is distinctly clunky and the manual is rather weak. The UI does the job, but not particularly elegantly. * You need to keep your camera time synchronized with the logger's time and you need to compensate for timezone differences when you do the photo tagging. You can use either USB or Bluetooth to communicate with the logger. I've been using USB on Vista, without any problems. I can't speak to the Bluetooth functionality. Some suggestions: * Make sure to download the latest firmware and logger utility from the Holux website. The latest versions have bug fixes and some feature additions. * In the logger settings, turn "AutoLog" to "on". This means it will start logging as soon as it gets a GPS fix, and you don't have to remember to separately turn on logging. * Rather than worrying about time zones, I ended up leaving my camera permanently in UTC+0 (GMT). The logger always writes its TRL records in UTC+0, so this means I can tag photos without having to specify a timezone adjustment. * By default, the logger logs every 5 seconds. I moved it to every 30 seconds, which I find adequate for photo location and lets me store over a month of records. * If you're using USB, it's worth turning off the Bluetooth radio to save power. (This is a new feature in the v1.12 firmware.) Overall, this isn't perfect, but I find it very convenient as a lightweight tool for GPS and photo logging.

I've had this for a few months, and it works. I take it hiking and use other software (GPicSync, free) to geotag the photos. Make sure you set your camera to the right time (get the "true" time from the logger). I seems pretty accurate, finds the satellites after a little while (< 1 min), and has enough recording options. I really like that it uses AA batteries; it will run all day on a lithium rechargeable (2700 mah) that I also use for my camera. When I'm away for a few days, I just bring extra AA's. It can store a lot of waypoints. It has distance and time logging options, can display speed, distance traveled, location, can be locked to avoid accidentally turning logging on/off. And it's been knocked around without complaining. The USB and bluetooth work fine on a couple of computers (XP); it is important to install the USB drivers before connecting it. I find the USB much easier than the bluetooth. You can adjust the settings from the software, which makes life easier. OK, some quirks: the software appears to offer geotagging, but does not; the GPicSync works great though. With the USB connection, you have to figure out which COM port it connects to; this is trial and error (COM6 for me), but it stays the same each time you connect it. If it runs out of power while logging, the file is lost (same thing if you accidentally turn it off); there is a low-battery indicator, but you need to be checking it pretty regularly, or have a good idea how long your battery will last. The battery cover feels pretty fragile. You can't tell it to start logging until you get a fix on the satellites, which means each time you turn it on you need to remember to start logging a minute later. I think for money and convenience (AA, reasonable memory, accuracy), it's the best logging option - at least in March it was!

Cute little gadget. It is a comparatively fast and sensitive little Bluetooth GPS unit with a tiny display that can show Lat/Lon/Alt/Speed/Compass/etc. and has a backlight. It will also automatically or manually log waypoints and routes with a modest number of configurable options. It works great with my Treo 680 Smartphone and DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006 Handheld Edition. In fact it is more reliable than my DeLorme Bluetooth GPS's. Running 12 hours on an alkaline AA battery is rather amazing. The fact that the accompanying software can export the saved waypoint and route data in a number of formats, including NMEA and Google Earth KMZ format is cool. The software is a bit primative but it seems to work. I hope they come out with some updates. Now for the negatives. The USB driver doesn't seem to work properly on XP!!! It seems to work okay on Win2K Pro. Fortunately it is possible to connect your XP PC and the data download software to the M-241 over Bluetooth and get the data off of it. Slowly. And Holux Technical Support (email to China) seems to be strictly a one-way communication medium. You send them emails and nothing ever comes back. Would I buy it again? Yes! It's cheap and works great as an amazingly sensitive and fast little GPS. And if you can negotiate the usual quirks and user hostility of Bluetooth, you can make it do everything that Holux promises it can do. However it sure would be nice if Holux fixed the stupid USB driver for XP! -Christopher Erickson

If you are a casual user, I would not recommend this product. If you are interested in actively figuring this product out, it could work for you. After 2 days of use, I have successfuly created and uploaded Google Earth files. This is really cool, and the reason I bought the product. However, I have also found the following: 1. This device eats batteries. I have reloaded the single AA battery twice in 2 days, having just used the product for a few brief periods. While indoors near a window, the product take a while to find the satellites. Because it takes a while, I set the unit down and then came back to it later only to find that the unit had timed out and turned off. Turning it back on started the process over again. The PC software is non-professional and is hard to use. It looks like a Windows 3.1 application. 3. The manual is minimal, at best. 4. The UI of the device is not intuative.

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I bought this device to be paired with a bluetooth GPS adapter for my Nikon D300. This receiver is nice, small and light. It has a silicone case. It acquires the GPS signals really quickly. Software is great. In fact, I will probably now just use the receiver and use the software to geotag my photos without the GPS adapter. It's that easy. Having said that, I could have probably gotten the lower model and be just as happy as long as the software is the same. But I will give this device only three stars. Minus one star because the light on it is hard to see in the daylight. You have to shield it a bit to see if you turned it on and if it has acquired the signal. Plus it uses a proprietary connection to the USB port. I haven't found a place that just sells the connection so be careful not to lose it. It also uses a battery that the end user is unable to change. So you'll probably be buying a mew one when the battery dies. Minus another star because when I emailed the company about 3-4 days ago regarding buying an extra cable, I have not gotten a response. All-in-all, I'm happy with my purchase. It's not perfect but with the software, I'll probably do away with my GPS adapter. One less thing needing to use my 10 pin slot on my camera.