GlobalTop's 51-channel G66 Touch Bluetooth GPS receiver

Sure, we've seen a plethora of Bluetooth GPS receivers over the years, but GlobalTop's latest manages to stand out in the crowd. Boasting 51-channels, a reported 20-hours of battery life, and a built-in antenna, the oh-so-sexy G66 Touch measures in at just 3.09- x 1.96- x 0.27-inches. Additionally, you'll find USB connectivity / charging support, -158dBm sensitivity, a trio of LED indicators, and a fairly respectable startup time. Not a lot of dirt beyond that just yet, but review units should be hitting hands soon enough.

[kevin @ Aug 22nd 2007 9:46AM]

Seems kinda like overkill, especially since it's only L1. I checked my location, Los Angeles, and NYC in Trimble's Planning software (free, at trimble's site), and the most satellites you'll ever see is 11. The current SiRFstar III chipset receivers have plenty of capability with 20 channels.

[iforgot @ Aug 22nd 2007 10:07AM]

Does more than 16 channels really count for more than AGPS (cell station assisted GPS)?

Or what's a standalone receiver worth these days, when you can have a standalone logger that can do a few days of capture for the same price.

[global_dev @ Aug 22nd 2007 3:22PM]

besides smartphones, what type of hardware are people using this for anyway. I can't find a decent laptop GPS application to use with my tomtom gps receiver.

[randy @ Aug 22nd 2007 10:31PM]

Apple's iPhone software developers could have had the courtesy to allow us to connect to one of these, but perhaps they were just too busy getting their stupid 'YouTube' applet working.

To hell with Youtube, it's useless and stale! On the other hand, don't they have any idea how annoying and dangerous it is to have to peck in your current location every time you want to use Google Maps in your car?

[Andy @ Aug 27th 2007 8:49AM]

Nice, I'm just now in the market for a Bluetooth GPS receiver for my Sprint Mogul. This one looks really nice. Assuming the price is decent, I might have to pick it up and give it a try.