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DeLorme Earthmate GPS BT-20 2009
DeLorme Earthmate GPS BT-20 2009

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From: DeLorme
Category: Software

List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $89.99
You Save: $60.00 (40%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1732

Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: DVD-ROM
Batteries Included: No
Connectivity: USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 2.4 x 3.2 x 0.8

MPN: AE-7977-203
Model: AE-7977-203
UPC: 019916005702
EAN: 0019916005702
ASIN: B0014A0UM8

Release Date: April 7, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Wireless connectivity for your Bluetooth-enabled laptop PC, PDA, or touch-screen phone with Palm OS or Windows Mobile; also connects to laptop PCs via USB
  • GPS voice navigation with fast satellite acquisition
  • Slim, compact size - outside dimensions are smaller than a business card
  • 3-way power options; lithium-ion battery with A/C charger; 12-volt in-car charger, and 3' USB cable to power device from your laptop PC
  • Import and map your own Excel, ACT! and other database files, creating optimized routes with multiple stops

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com
A smart, flexible GPS, mapping, and routing solution offering both Bluetooth and USB connectivity. Plugs into your USB laptop PC or UMPC, or works wirelessly with your Bluetooth-enabled laptop, UMPC, PDA, or touchscreen phone (Palm OS or Windows Mobile). Included Street Atlas USA PLUS DVD software delivers voice-guided navigation, updated street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico. Import and geo-locate your own databases, or the 150 million included phone listings. Create driving routes automatically, with user controls for road preferences. Locate 4 million places of interest--restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, and businesses of all kinds. Download aerial imagery. Add custom detail. Insert photos, documents, and Web links into your map files. Use MapShare to easily share maps, routes, and directions via secure Web link. Print a variety of map packages, including large-format plots. Package includes 12-volt (lighter jack) and A/C chargers, plus a 3-foot USB power cable.

A smart, flexible GPS, mapping, and routing solution offering both Bluetooth and USB connectivity.

Smart, flexible design, works via Bluetooth or laptop USB connection
Wireless connectivity for your Bluetooth-enabled laptop PC, PDA or touch-screen phone (Palm OS or Windows Mobile); also connects to laptop PCs via USB.

  • NEW! Support for UMPCs
  • New--NavMode with large, easy-to-read data fields and optional 3-D perspective (laptops and UMPCs only)
  • New--Hundreds of thousands of new roads and updated road names
  • GPS voice navigation
  • Fast satellite acquisition
  • Slim, compact size--outside dimensions smaller than a business card
  • 3-way power options: lithium-ion battery with A/C charger; 12-volt in-car charger, and 3' USB cable to power device from your laptop PC

Includes Street Atlas USA Plus DVD mapping software
When you're driving in the car and you get lost, don't you ever wish you didn't have to deal with a bulky atlas? Or when you're walking around in an unfamiliar city, don't you wish you didn't have to deal with a huge map? Now you don't have to with Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS. You can put these maps on your GPS, PDA, PC or even your UMPC. Know where you're going with street-level detail of the U.S. and Canada, and also highways and main roads in Mexico. There are over 4 million places of interest in the U.S. and Canada for when you're looking for something specific.

An affordable yet powerful set of mapping tools that allow businesses and advanced mapping enthusiasts to visualize their data on detailed DeLorme maps. Import and geo-locate your own text files from Excel, ACT!, and other database programs. Updated street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, major roads for Mexico. Use the 150 million included phone listings to create databases (e.g., supermarkets within a radius), or find friends or services. Create driving routes automatically, with user controls to take the roads you prefer--avoid congestion or take scenic drives. Locate 4 million places of interest--restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, sports venues, and businesses of all kinds. Add custom detail. Insert photos, documents, and Web links into your map files. Use MapShare to easily share maps, routes, and directions via secure Web link. Print a variety of map packages, including large-format plots. GPS-ready with voice navigation and other high-end features.

Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective.

NEW in Street Atlas USA 2009 and Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS:

  • Support for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs)
  • Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates
  • Improved features when GPS tracking, including 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls

Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS

  • All the features and capabilities found in standard version
  • Put Your contact manager listings on the map
    • Import and edit an unlimited number
    • Display their map locations, for strategic planning, routing, more
  • Print large-format wall maps
  • Link photos, documents and URLs to the maps
  • Get 150 million U.S. and Canadia residential and business phone listings FREE--newly updated
    • Import up to 1,000 at a time
    • Query by Yellow Page headings and create your own databases
    • Right-click on a street and get all its phone listings
  • Ability to delete duplicate records from Yellow Page phone search results
  • Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico
  • Over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada
  • Easy, automatic routing
  • GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation
  • Versatile, flexible editing and print capabilities
  • Application included for mapping, routing, and GPS navigation with Palm OS, Windows Mobile devices
  • Incorporate aerial imagery into your maps and routes--download $40 worth free
  • Share customized maps, routes, and directions with others via a secure Web link
  • GPS-accurate placement for individual locations in 90+ chains in the U.S. and Canada
  • Truck stop data with extended information about service offerings
  • 900+ malls and access roads
  • Airport access roads
  • Major sports venues college, professional, NASCAR
  • Translucent route highlights to better display underlying map data
  • Support for multiple monitors

Sample Maps -- Click to Enlarge



Product Description
Earthmate GPS BT-20 is a single GPS solution for your large-screen laptop PC or your handheld PDA or touch-screen phone.Positioning System (GPS). Earthmate and a laptop PC will show your location on detailed Street Atlas USA Deluxe maps (available as a bundle). An arrow shows your position in real time on street-level maps, so you always know where you are and where you need to be.Earthmate has been developed in partnership with Rockwell/Conexant, the company that pioneered GPS satellite technology. This means you get faster satellite acquisition times and outstanding performance specifically designed to maximize the unique capabilities of award-winning Street Atlas USA and other DeLorme software.Earthmate features a durable housing with a moisture-resistant seal and is designed to withstand a wide variety of road conditions. Unlike many other GPS receivers, Earthmate can be powered by four AAA batteries. This is especially important when using Earthmate with handheld or laptop computers in a car where available power is already being used.


Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money   September 26, 2008
I am a real estate investor who specializes in helping people avoid foreclosure. As part of my business I knock on people's door who are in foreclosure. I offer to buy their house before the bank forecloses. I needed a software where I can import my lists into a mapping utility. I was hoping to save hours of time, except that...

IT DOES NOT WORK!!!

In Arizona we are on a modified grid system. For example, 7811 W. Kateri Dr. should be near 78th Ave, right? Not according to Delorme's handy mapping software! Delorme has it located near 53rd Ave. Argh! This isn't isolated to one or two addresses--they're all wrong (except for maybe one or two addresses).

I have wasted hours trying to get it to work. Fortunately, I'm familiar with the area. It would be 10 times worse if I were using it on an out-of-town trip. What a nightmare!

That's just the mapping software. The little GPS tracker has no accuracy. It shows me being off the road, or on the wrong street, or going the wrong direction. It's just as bad.

I'm not being sarcastic. Delorme has been around a long time, but you wouldn't know it after using their software. Unless they can continue to sell their product to naive people, I suspect they won't be around in a few ywars.

Save your money and your time. Learn from my mistake: DON'T BUY THIS SOFTWARE! ! ! !



3 out of 5 stars Needs work   August 20, 2008
I knew going in that this wouldn't be a simple turn on and go anywhere device, but I never guessed how complicated it would turn out to be. The GPS device itself is fine, the bluetooth connected to my IPAQ without any problems, but thats where it ended being easy.

The PC mapping software is very difficult to use, it was a good 30 minutes before I figured out how to even see my own city. The tutorials were useless, and the user interface is useful, but very complex.

Also, the maps themselves are highly primitive, not much more than simple line drawings, I'm still trying to figure out if I can get a better map for it.

I would only recommend this for those who want flexibility of uses for GPS devices, but not for ease of use.


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