Top Handheld GPS Units Review

Unlike the Garmin forerunner, the Bad Elf GPS receiver plugs in to your iphone, ipad or ipod touch. Weighing in at only.1 ounces & costing around $100, the Bad Elf has cornered the market in this type of GPS receiver. It is hard & rugged, making it ideal for more extreme sports & is compatible with all ios applications which are classed as location based. In the event you have such applications on your devices as Geocaching, Runkeeper, Motion X, zagat TO GO etc, the Bad Elf will work perfectly with all of them.

The GPS process is much the selling point of these unites. Yes, you can have the maps & th other features that come with sat nave,s but they are not the main points that the promotion men concentrate on. Retailing at around $130, the Garmin forerunner 305 is not only a GPS receiver but & a heart monitor. Worn around the wrist like a watch, this handy gadget receives an exceptional GPS signal. This know-how also makes it an invaluable training aid to athletes & sportsmen as you can work out your exact distance, speed & pace to give you the optimum training. Lightweight & comfortable, this would benefit all sportsmen.

Planning your next trip or outdoor adventure will be as simple as pie in the event you have the Garmin eTrax venture HC GPS receiver. The receiver is so highly sensitive it will keep working in all locations & environments, whether you are in a forest or a deep canyon. The detailed base map makes planning your journey & executing it simplicity itself. It is also been cleverly designed so the buttons are on the side than the front,something that anyone who spends plenty of time in the great outside will greatly appreciate. This makes it simple to operate with hand, & also leaves the front clear to accommodate the huge crystal clear screen. The built in calendar gives you best up to date fishing & hunting knowledge that is obtainable & comes with a waterproof housing unit.

The Garmin eTrax vista costs a $100 over its brother but in the event you are a hardcore outdoorsman is it $100 well spent. The built in electronic compass is of the best you will find & like it is counterpart, will pick up a string GPS signal whatever surroundings you are in. Expansion is simple thanks to a micro SD slot, here you can insert a card preloaded with Mapsource knowledge & have full GPS navigation at your fingertips. The baromic altimeter & automatic router make it the ideal companion for of those adventure weekends out in the wilderness.

In the event you would prefer a GPS receiver that plugs in to your apple device then the GNS 5870 MFI blue tooth receiver might be what you are looking for. This is the first separate GPS receiver that Apple have certified. Plenty of who have bought the ipad for it is wifi facility have found that time they didn't have it any more, they have missed the GPS feature. This small device gives you that feature & far more. It works well with the Google maps application & will also supply GPS know-how to other handhelds, PDA's & notebooks.