Delorme Bluelogger: Bluetooth GPS for $149?

Earlier today Christopher Schmidt was looking for a cheap Bluetooth GPS receiver on #mobitopia. I think he stumbled upon a hidden gem: the Delorme Bluerunner. It looks like a no-frills but useful and usable receiver that would be perfect for GPS applications on mobile phones and PDAs. The truly best part about it is the price point: $149.

There are tons of GPS units out there. There are tons of cheap but good GPS units out there. However, I think this is the first case of a good cheap GPS unit that also works over Bluetooth. Here’s a roundup of information about the Delorme Bluelogger:

I’m pretty sure that this is a fairly new product, but I’m suprised that a compact inexpensive bluetooth GPS reciever such as this seems to be flying under the rader. A quick check of Technorati and Feedster comes up pretty short. I would have thought that people would be all over this. Am I missing something? Is this too good to be true? $149 seems to be a new price point for a decent Bluetooth GPS receiver.

20 Responses to “Delorme Bluelogger: Bluetooth GPS for $149?”


  1. 1 Chris Weiss Jan 9th, 2005 at 11:19 pm

    I can tell ya it doesn’t like the Bluetooth module in my Dell laptop, keeps connecting and disconnecting over and over. It does seem happier with my USB Bluetooth adapter (D-Link DWB-120) in my machine at work, but I havent had a chance to actually pull any data from it yet.

    If/when I get it working with my laptop, I’ll do an accuracy comparison against the Garmin 60CS.

  2. 2 Joel Aufgang Jan 17th, 2005 at 7:19 pm

    Altina has a bluetooth gps reciever that you can buy for $119.99 at http://www.diginetlink.com. I ordered one for even cheaper off ebay, but I havent recieved it yet. It looks like a really good unit: its got WAAS, and you can use it with bluetooth or USB!

  3. 3 Pumuky Mar 14th, 2005 at 1:04 pm

    Of course too good to be true

    the problem is that this device has only 60 days warranty

    ¿incredible? look at
    http://www.earthmate.com/FAQ.aspx?ShowCat=8

  4. 4 Jim Nethery Feb 10th, 2006 at 5:13 pm

    A company in Vancouver BC Canada manufactures a waterproof case / lithium-ion battery pack for the BlueLogger. It boosts the run-time to 60 hours which is more in line with the BlueLoggers Datalogging Capabilities. See www.alti-tech.com

    -J

  5. 5 Arturo Aug 17th, 2006 at 7:52 am

    Is there any way that I can be traced using a GPS reciver thorugh internet, like if am outside and my GPS is working is there any application by which anybody can trace me sitting on computer?

  6. 6 Big Brother Aug 21st, 2006 at 5:02 pm

    Arturo,

    Yes, there are a number of ways; that technology is vey secret though. Your cellphone has a gps chip in it too that you can be tracked by. If you are that concerned you probably should not carry a cell phone, use a GPS, or any other technology for that matter. At least until you understand it better…

    :: BECAUSE THERE IS NO PATCH FOR HUMAN STUPIDITY ::

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