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<blockquote data-quote="MagicMtnDan" data-source="post: 120825" data-attributes="member: 2768"><p>At first glance this looks to be a good to great solution!</p><p></p><p>"Bad Elf Receiver"</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035Y7ZJ2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035Y7ZJ2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's a user review from Amazon's site (link above):</p><p></p><p>I purchased this unit to add GPS to my iPad, and also to be able to use GPS when my iPhone 4 is in airplane mode. </p><p></p><p>This product works great, exactly as described. You simply plug the unit into the iPad/iPhone/iTouch and it adds native GPS support to every app. I can't emphasize that enough, the apps you already own work great with it, they don't need to be updated at all to work. </p><p></p><p>The bad elf gps collects and keeps an atlas of the GPS satellites on board the unit, so even from a cold start it finds it's position very quickly. This is a high performance GPS too, it works at altitude in a jet aircraft just fine, even at 35,000' at 500 mph, when the native iPhone 4 GPS couldn't even find it's position. (Refer to any airline's policies on portable electronic equipment before operating any iDevice inflight, but I'm sure you knew that.) </p><p></p><p>Of course this GPS draws it's power from the iPad/iPhone/iTouch, so it does drain the battery some. My experience using an iPhone 4, using a program called Skycharts Pro, with a constant screen full bright updates (worse case) was that it drained 15% of the battery life an hour. Since the iPad has a much bigger battery, I expect excellent battery life using this unit with the iPad's glorious 10" screen. </p><p></p><p>If you have access to a power source, you don't even need to be concerned about battery life, it has a USB type plug and cord included that you can use to power/charge/sync the iDevice while using the GPS. The only small downside is that my car charger uses a docking plug, I have to buy a new car charger that I can plug a USB cable into instead, an input 30 pin connector would have been better in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>I am recommending this product to anyone who wants to add GPS to their apple devices, or those who change devices every year, as this device can transfer as newer iPads & iPod touches enter the market.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MagicMtnDan, post: 120825, member: 2768"] At first glance this looks to be a good to great solution! "Bad Elf Receiver" [URL]http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035Y7ZJ2/?tag=fordraptorforum-20[/URL] Here's a user review from Amazon's site (link above): I purchased this unit to add GPS to my iPad, and also to be able to use GPS when my iPhone 4 is in airplane mode. This product works great, exactly as described. You simply plug the unit into the iPad/iPhone/iTouch and it adds native GPS support to every app. I can't emphasize that enough, the apps you already own work great with it, they don't need to be updated at all to work. The bad elf gps collects and keeps an atlas of the GPS satellites on board the unit, so even from a cold start it finds it's position very quickly. This is a high performance GPS too, it works at altitude in a jet aircraft just fine, even at 35,000' at 500 mph, when the native iPhone 4 GPS couldn't even find it's position. (Refer to any airline's policies on portable electronic equipment before operating any iDevice inflight, but I'm sure you knew that.) Of course this GPS draws it's power from the iPad/iPhone/iTouch, so it does drain the battery some. My experience using an iPhone 4, using a program called Skycharts Pro, with a constant screen full bright updates (worse case) was that it drained 15% of the battery life an hour. Since the iPad has a much bigger battery, I expect excellent battery life using this unit with the iPad's glorious 10" screen. If you have access to a power source, you don't even need to be concerned about battery life, it has a USB type plug and cord included that you can use to power/charge/sync the iDevice while using the GPS. The only small downside is that my car charger uses a docking plug, I have to buy a new car charger that I can plug a USB cable into instead, an input 30 pin connector would have been better in my opinion. I am recommending this product to anyone who wants to add GPS to their apple devices, or those who change devices every year, as this device can transfer as newer iPads & iPod touches enter the market. [/QUOTE]
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