Qstarz BT-Q920: Bluetooth GPS with FM Transmitter!

[Guest nedge2k]

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BT GPS receivers are all much of a muchness these days. Sure they're getting smaller, more accurate and some even come with the ability to datalog but unfortunately most are ugly and rather, well, bland.

Now, although the Qstarz receiver is a mere 2 inches square (59x44x21mm) and has a 20 channel SiRF Star III chipset with a 12 hour battery life, it almost falls into the bland category. Almost, that is, if it weren't for the addition of none other than an FM transmitter and, as some of you will know, short range FM transmitters have just been legalised in the UK :D

Specs after the jump:[/teaser]

• Adopt SiRF Star III chipset

• 20-Channel GPS Receiver for fast acquisition and reacquisition

• The compact GPS receiver with stylish design

• Smart power saving and support 12 hours usage

• High sensitivity (to -159dBm)

• Excellent performance - Cold/Warm/Hot start time: 42/38/1 sec. (average)

• Support standard NMEA-0183 at 4800 ~ 38400 bps baud rate

• Compatible with Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) in 10m wirelessly

Another handy feature to note here is that the BT-Q920 charges via miniUSB meaning you can use the bundled car charger to charge your device as well (if your device is miniUSB too that is), cutting down on extra wires!

Hmmm....time for a review me thinks? :)

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[Guest Kallisti]

Not being funny, but what exactly does the FM transmitter transmit? Has it just got a stereo jack to connect an ipod or something?

For what it's worth, I think the best advance on the in-car GPS units are those that turn off when not used and have a solar panel to charge themselves. MEans you can leave it on the dash completely unattached and just press the on button when you need it.

[Guest nedge2k]

Yeh, the basic idea is that you plug it into your iPod / Phone / PSP etc. and tune your radio into the transmitting frequency. Can be very handy :)

[Guest Sp00k]

......... For what it's worth, I think the best advance on the in-car GPS units are those that turn off when not used and have a solar panel to charge themselves. MEans you can leave it on the dash completely unattached and just press the on button when you need it.

Not in this city you can't! You'd quickly gain a smashed window or a busted door-lock... and lose a GPS unit!

Some drivers have taken to removing all goodies and leaving the glove-box open to show the smash-and-grab morons that there's nothing worth taking... Nice, convenient idea though, if only it were practical! :)

[Guest nedge2k]

Some drivers have taken to removing all goodies and leaving the glove-box open to show the smash-and-grab morons that there's nothing worth taking...

Yep, thats what most people have to do these days - depending on where you live. Be nice if Eten / HTC could come up with a device with an FM tansmitter...

[Guest Metoo]

Yep, thats what most people have to do these days - depending on where you live.

In our neck of the woods, the scrotes even look for the ring mark left by the windscreen sucker mount.

[Guest looeee]

is the idea that as well as the gps, you pair the audio like you would with a headset which it retransmits over fm so you can hear tomtom and music at the same time?

looeee

[Guest nedge2k]

With this one you connect it to the headphone socket but an A2DP FM transmitter would have been cool.

Actually, I can't confirm that either way at the moment. It's possible that you could connect to it via A2DP as the transmitter part is connected to the reciever via miniUSB. However, if that is the case then it'll be a world's first as currently there are no A2DP FM transmitters on the market (not counting addons for certain Parrot car kits). No, whats more likely is that it'll just connect to the headphone socket but hopefully I'll know more soon :)

[Guest mikeeey]

With this one you connect it to the headphone socket but an A2DP FM transmitter would have been cool.

Actually, I can't confirm that either way at the moment. It's possible that you could connect to it via A2DP as the transmitter part is connected to the reciever via miniUSB. However, if that is the case then it'll be a world's first as currently there are no A2DP FM transmitters on the market (not counting addons for certain Parrot car kits). No, whats more likely is that it'll just connect to the headphone socket but hopefully I'll know more soon :)

i sure wish it was like that with the gps. that way u could plug the gps strait into ur phone and if u wanted u could plug the FM transmitter in to the bottom of that.