December 12, 2005
haicom bt405iii bluetooth gps
i'm actually looking for bluetooth gps device that won't turn off automatically, as with the globalsat bt-338 model. this one might fit the bill. i plan to just leave this on, in my car ready for use, any time.
so, unlike the simple haicom bt401 "slipper" -- which is designed to dock with the 305iii (compact flash interface) version, this model (a complete bluetooth gps solution) features a power switch. good news is the 405iii does not auto shut off after ten minutes. not only that, if you leave it switched 'on' -- it stays on, comes back up when you re-supply power (after being off, batteries drained).
read more...December 06, 2005
pairing gloabsat bt-338 w/ acer c113
i'm noticing a trend here. when i pair up devices -- my acer c113 tablet pc (with cambridge bluetooth) tends to pair without setting a passkey. at least it doesn't
require (or appear to prompt) the user to set that, perhaps waiting for the device to connect first before prompting for that.
since the globalsat bluetooth gps unit requires the vanilla "0000" passkey -- you need to pair the device with that passkey.
i tried for a long time to get the gps connected, manually opening the com port associated with it, but it would *not* connect till i got the passkey set.
once you do that, it works like a champ. likewise with other devices no doubt.
December 05, 2005
bluetooth headset, multiple phones
i'm not one to get every latest gizmo, but there's a few technologies i recognize and adopt early on. i've been using various wireless technologies like bluetooth since it came out. i won't buy a phone without it...
read more...globalsat bt-338 review
it's small. seems easy enough to use. once i got it paired up with my laptop it worked really well, good reception and quite accurate.
nice to see prices coming down on these devices. i'd like to see more features, like a power switch that let's you choose between auto shut-off, or always-on.
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