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- ebgb - February 5, 2010
GPSNavX Wrote:Apple's iPhone Bluetooth connectivity requires hardware certification ..
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/accessories/
As far as I know there is no BT GPS for iPhone/iPod.
how does the tom tom cradle/adapter for ipod touch/none gps iphone work?
- cyberhusky - February 5, 2010
The GPS in TT's cradle is connected via the 30 pin connector. The BT is used for the handsfree sound input / output. The voice input is collected via the external TT mic and the voice output comes out via the external speaker on the back, all via Bluetooth.
- zosch - February 5, 2010
So it should be possible to connect a NMEA multiplexer via the 30 pin connector. If we had this little device, the iPad would be a perfect all in one solution for navigation and instruments.
Personally i am not convinced by the built in GPS receiver from the iPhone.
I tested iNavX last summer, but the built in GPS was too sloppy/weak for save navigation (at least here in europe).
So i switched back to the mac mini with GPSnavX and use the iphone as a repeater screen via VNC in the cockpit, which works like a charme.
Another thing that makes navigating on the iphone/iPad useless for me without NMEA connection is that you cannot let the autopilot steer to a waypoint.
Such a little adaptor/connector would make the iPhone/iPad a really powerfull navigation tool and you would not need a computer or plotter anymore.
- StormyDaze - February 5, 2010
Quote:It doesn't have USB (hence no external GPS)
I suspect you will be able to connect most USB devices using the dock port and adapters. The camera USB adapter kit, already announced, may even allow other USB devices.
Kim
- AugustH - February 6, 2010
If we can connect external USB devices through docks and such, and the GPS works, then it becomes much more useful. I don't like the current A-GPS the iPhone has, it just doesn't seem that reliable compared with an external GPS. So having one I can plug into the iPad would be fantastic. We'll see if that's possible, once they finally start shipping.
- ginginsman - March 26, 2010
If Steve were a sailor, we'd have a BTO option for a sunlight-readable screen, which is all it would take to sell me one.
:-((