Waterproof mouse receiver with GPS

GlobalSat's BR-355 is a waterproof GPS mouse receiver, accurate to 5 meters and unusually small. It boots in under 45 seconds, according to the spec sheet, and has USB or RS232 connections, a built-in antenna, and blinkenlights to indicate how good its fix is. Check out the discussion at MP3car: "DAMN!!!! DAMN!!! DDAAAAUUUUUUMMMMMM!!!!!"

They're $50 at Amazon.

Waterproof mighty mouse [Navigadget]

[#1 posted by Luc , October 9, 2008 7:37 AM]

Argh, it's not a mouse and it's not wireless either. Calling these things 'mouse receivers' just because they look a bit like 'mouse controllers' is just asking for confusion. I was imagining people running around their backyard to move their 'computer cursor'around their 'digital desktop'.

[#2 posted by Pixel , October 9, 2008 7:43 AM]

LUC beat me too it. Not only does the article never mention wireless, but the wire is visible in the picture. In fact the article specifically mentions plugging the thing in.

[#3 posted by Rob Beschizza , October 9, 2008 7:49 AM]

Cheers. Updated!

[#4 posted by strider_mt2k , October 9, 2008 7:58 AM]

Hmmm,

I wonder how small it is inside that casing?

I'm keeping an eye on USB GPS stuff now that they're being modded into netbooks.

[#5 posted by Anonymous , October 9, 2008 8:43 AM]

Wow. I bought one of these last year for $35! I never knew it was waterproof.

Regardless, it's been great. Used it in Japan earlier this year with some custom GPS maps.

[#6 posted by Anonymous , October 9, 2008 7:42 PM]

I've been using the older BU-353 model for a couple of years. It boots / acquires signal lock as rapidly as they claim (if not faster).

It has served me well for war driving and in car navigation.

Highly recommended.

[#7 posted by echolocate chocolate , October 9, 2008 9:23 PM]

What kind of mice does this device receive?

Wait nevermind, I re-read it. Waterproof mice, obviously.

[#8 posted by Anonymous , October 9, 2008 10:00 PM]

Shouldn't it be DDAAAATUUUUUUMMMMMM!!!!!"

[#9 posted by Anonymous , October 11, 2008 11:53 AM]

Its a serial Mouse. The website says so. As if that is the common usage for those terms. Its difficult to find out that it is even USB. What is this, 1989?

What are they intending it to be connected to? A laptop? A visual GPS display?

[#10 posted by Anonymous , October 23, 2008 8:27 PM]

the word 'mouse' made me thinking hard to understand this device... damn..!!