Peter

External GPS for Ipad2 which has an external antenna input and also
supports NMEA...

Is there such a device?

I would like an SMA or similar connector for an active antenna.

Some do support NMEA but one cannot tell from the specs if they will
drive an Ipad and a standard NMEA (windoze tablet e.g.) device
concurrently.

nospam

In article <r6bh579lop1ikaenslg3gaovv2enverh0s@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> External GPS for Ipad2 which has an external antenna input and also
> supports NMEA...
>
> Is there such a device?

<http://bad-elf.com/products/gps/>

for iphones but could work with an ipad and an adapter
<http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products...mtom-car-kit-f
or-iPhone/>

Peter

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

>In article <r6bh579lop1ikaenslg3gaovv2enverh0s@4ax.com>, Peter
><nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>
>> External GPS for Ipad2 which has an external antenna input and also
>> supports NMEA...
>>
>> Is there such a device?
>
><http://bad-elf.com/products/gps/>

That would just break right off pretty quickly. That connector is
flimsy.

>for iphones but could work with an ipad and an adapter
><http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/mobile-navigation/tomtom-car-kit-for-iPhone/>

What I need is a bluetooth connected GPS.

nospam

In article <n50i57tesldvkct0ghdlvhnk81d8vkkmf4@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> >> External GPS for Ipad2 which has an external antenna input and also
> >> supports NMEA...
> >>
> >> Is there such a device?
> >
> ><http://bad-elf.com/products/gps/>
>
> That would just break right off pretty quickly. That connector is
> flimsy.

it's not flimsy at all, but you could get an extension cable.

> >for iphones but could work with an ipad and an adapter
>
> >><http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products...-car-kit-for-i
> >Phone/>
>
> What I need is a bluetooth connected GPS.

won't work without jailbreaking.

Peter

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

>In article <n50i57tesldvkct0ghdlvhnk81d8vkkmf4@4ax.com>, Peter
><nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>
>> >> External GPS for Ipad2 which has an external antenna input and also
>> >> supports NMEA...
>> >>
>> >> Is there such a device?
>> >
>> ><http://bad-elf.com/products/gps/>
>>
>> That would just break right off pretty quickly. That connector is
>> flimsy.
>
>it's not flimsy at all, but you could get an extension cable.
>
>> >for iphones but could work with an ipad and an adapter
>>
>> >><http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products...-car-kit-for-i
>> >Phone/>
>>
>> What I need is a bluetooth connected GPS.
>
>won't work without jailbreaking.

But there are BT GPSs which are official. Just none with an external
antenna input.

Are you saying that with a JB one can use a normal NMEA GPS?

nospam

In article <vs4i5719chon1bjti022f36mapeg88qe5s@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> >> What I need is a bluetooth connected GPS.
> >
> >won't work without jailbreaking.
>
> But there are BT GPSs which are official. Just none with an external
> antenna input.

officially work with the ipad? which ones?

> Are you saying that with a JB one can use a normal NMEA GPS?

the problem is there's no bluetooth serial profile, so you have to add
it and that can only be done by jailbreaking.

Peter

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

>> But there are BT GPSs which are official. Just none with an external
>> antenna input.
>
>officially work with the ipad? which ones?

http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electroni...dp/B004M3BICU/
http://www.gns-gmbh.com/index.php?id=194&L=1
and others

>> Are you saying that with a JB one can use a normal NMEA GPS?
>
>the problem is there's no bluetooth serial profile, so you have to add
>it and that can only be done by jailbreaking.

Why didn't apple provide one? It is so stupid to block out a decade's
worth of GPS development.

nospam

In article <1t5i575anutm7rp1hhum08gn9r620nt6nd@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> >> Are you saying that with a JB one can use a normal NMEA GPS?
> >
> >the problem is there's no bluetooth serial profile, so you have to add
> >it and that can only be done by jailbreaking.
>
> Why didn't apple provide one? It is so stupid to block out a decade's
> worth of GPS development.

because there's already a gps built in.

Peter

nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote

>In article <1t5i575anutm7rp1hhum08gn9r620nt6nd@4ax.com>, Peter
><nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:
>
>> >> Are you saying that with a JB one can use a normal NMEA GPS?
>> >
>> >the problem is there's no bluetooth serial profile, so you have to add
>> >it and that can only be done by jailbreaking.
>>
>> Why didn't apple provide one? It is so stupid to block out a decade's
>> worth of GPS development.
>
>because there's already a gps built in.

Yes but it isn't very good which is why others are available

You did not comment on

>http://www.gns-gmbh.com/index.php?id=194&L=1

etc

nospam

In article <d18i571jjh0dgv6vkh1v51nr3jenj1rllb@4ax.com>, Peter
<nospam@nospam9876.com> wrote:

> >because there's already a gps built in.
>
> Yes but it isn't very good which is why others are available
>
> You did not comment on
>
> >http://www.gns-gmbh.com/index.php?id=194&L=1
>
> etc

it's the first i've heard of it and i've never used it so i don't have
any comments. looks like it works from what i can find via google.