Holux gpslim 240 bluetooth gps receiver review

Looking at the holux gpslim 240 bluetooth gps receiver, you won’t believe the size, like a small candy bar.  The dimensions are 64 by 22 by 15 mm, extremely compact you can hang it round your neck and still look fashionable.

it comes with a sirf 3 chipset hence it is so sensitive, with the sirf III chipset gps receivers, you should expect a high degree of sensitivity as standard.  The chipset it uses is of a low power hence the battery is very small to accomodate the size.  Unfortunately the gpslim240 bluetooth gps receiver is not user replaceable as this is of a unique kind.  The run time is about 8 hours.

it has an on-off switch .  It also has three leds,an orange one that blinks when it has a fix, the blue one for bluetooth and red one that comes on when the battery power is slow.  It is chjarged by a standard mini usb connector. There is a tendency for the device to get dirty easily because of the shiny surface.
Note this has no socket for an external gps antennae but you wouldn’t miss it because of the sensitivity of the unit.

The device can also be used as a gps mouse but it will need a special usb cable to achieve this. Like I said earlier on performance is as what has come to be expected of sirf 3 gps receivers, It picks up satellite signals right from the middle of my living room.

In summary this is an excellent compact bluetooth gps receiver, suited for someone who is fashion conscious, the only downside forme is that the battery is not user replaceable but I guess I can’t eat my cake and have it. You can get a cheap on here