GPS Mouse

I use a GPS mouse with my laptop and Ozi. It just plugs into a spare USB port. It works fine and is a lot better than when I had my etrex plugged in.

I don't know about the bluetooth ones but if they need a power cord you mught as well just get the USB ones.

Cheers

Pete

Not yet I don't but will be shortly. A few different sorts available on ebay including a solar powered unit that sits on the dash with track logging facility. To add a question to yours Kim does the number of channels make that much difference on a GPS?
Will be interested to hear the replies.
Cheers Craig.........

We use a Garmin GPS18 USB, most GPS mice a good but we went with the Garmin because we also run City Navigator 7 and to be able to unlock the the maps you have to use a Garmin GPS.

We also use Ozi Explorer, Tracks 4 Australia and the UBD city and country maps.

Regards Richard

Gday kim, i use a haicom HI-204III GPS mouse connected to a haicom HI-403BT bluetooth cube for my dell x51 pda running oziexplorer ce with hema and natmap ruster cape york maps loaded works a treat good points i sapose its small and aero dynamic for the top of the cab, simple connectivity, bad points i sapose could be knocked off the top of the cab by a tree branch or some thing.

Kim

I use a Haicom HI-204III-USB GPS mouse with a laptop and it works very well. It was supposed to be magnetic but it never held well on the roof but I found it works fine just sitting on the dash against the windscreen.

It is very quick to start up and seems to work in fairly dense vegetation.

Kim,

I use a Globalsat BT-338 Bluetooth GPS that talks to a Dell PDA, running both OziExplorer and CoPilot.

The GPS is only a little larger than a matchbox and works faultlessly. If, for some reason it loses connectivity with the host, it will shut down within ten minutes. Also comes with a leather case that can be attached to your belt for walking type functionality. Initial satellite connect time is 45 secs or thereabouts and mere seconds thereafter. Although connection of an external aerial is possible and the aerial is an optional accessory, I haven't found the need for it within my vehicle.

No negatives with the GPS at all, just the PDA which only lasts a few short hours from its internal battery.

The GPS comes with a 12 volt power pack which runs and charges the GPS from a vehicle ciggy socket, but the battery lasts 17 hours continuous operation between charges anyway.

At $163 from the ExploreOz shop, I consider it a practical and functional device.
It's portability and standalone use without cables sets it above a GPS mouse that plugs into a USB port. A further adaptor or interface cable would be required to connect to a PDA which doesn't have a standard sized USB socket.

Definitely worth consideration Kim.

Hi kim, i use the Twig Solutions TS-GPM008 mouse with my PDA sat in a haicom cradle and the mouse plugs into it also. When going bush I put the mouse on the roof (mag base) and also use tom tom with the mouse on the dash. I don't have any problems with this setup and am very happy with it. i also have a HP blootooth mouse with I have mixed results with and do not consider it reliable. You have to charge the blootooth mouse up at some stage anyway. I also have a USB cable for the mouse, but this can have mixed results used on a computer as sometimes it 'forgets' where the mouse is (on the usb port). A serial connection is best, but not often on modern computers these days especially laptops. in answer to your question tho a gps mouse would be very reliable.