f-tech Solarius Mini-Solar Bluetooth GPS Receiver is now available on the market. It is selling for around USD80 in the US or 15 pounds in UK.

The good news, of course, is that you don't need continual daylight to charge it. There's a battery inside which will power the device and can be charged from many sources - AC power or daylight. The bluetooth GPS receiver features 32 parallel satellite-tracking channels, automatic off when bluetooth is not in us, magnetic base and the built-in rechargeable Lithium ion battery working with Solar power for up to 30 hours operation.

Mini Solar Bluetooth GPS Receiver is a total solution of GPS receiver. GPS antenna, Blue tooth transmit/receive system are included. It is designed on the most advantage SiRF III chip solution, got the full-function, and RoHS compliant, industry-level locating capacity and low prices.

You can use this Mini Solar Bluetooth GPS Receiver as vehicles navigator, security system, geographic measurement, investigations or agriculture purpose. Mini Solar Bluetooth GPS Receiver operation requirement is a proper power supply and the open sky-view. This Bluetooth GPS Receiver can communicate with other electronic devices by Blue tooth interface. Built-In Flash Memory can save satellite information and do almanac refresh periodically. This will shorten Time To First Fix (TTFF) effectively.

f-tech Solarius Mini-Solar Bluetooth GPS Receiver SPecifications:

* Chipset : SiRF Star III

* Channel : 20 Channel parallel satellite tracking

* Time to First Fix (TTFF) : < Average 2/36/37 sec. (Hot/Warm/Cold start)

* Antenna : Built-in active antenna with mmcx ext. antenna jack

* Output Message : NMEA 0183 (GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC)

* Accuracy : < 5M (WAAS enabled), 10M (2D RMS)

* Power Supply: 5V

* Power Consumption : 75mA; 60mA with solar panel

* Battery Life : 12 Hours with user replaceable Li-Ion Battery, 15 Hours when working with Solar Battery

* Dimension : 50 x 80 x 20 mm (W x L x H)