Globalsat is about to launch and new sports oriented GPS unit the GH-615 GPS Watch.
The GH-615 comes in 3 different models with suffixes B for Basic, M for heart rate monitor and P for Electronic compass and Barometer Unlike the GH-600 series, the black timepiece has the looks and the size of an ordinary watch, just a bit bigger.
It is equipped with the SiRF Star III high performance GPS chipset (supports WAAS and EGNOS), and offers tracking, positioning, and time alert functions. It has a built-in patch antenna and a black and white LCD screen. The size of the screen is 24.9 x 39.88mm with a resolution of 80 x 120 pixels. A very big improvement on the GH-601, the most noticeable change the new model has is the quality of the LCD display. Once again the data recorded can be downloaded to a PC and can be shared and displayed using Google Earth.
Obviously since this gadget is aimed for outdoors use it just makes sense to be waterproof (Waterproof standard: IPX7). Users will be able to track their routes using tracking points (60000 tracking points maximum). The watch can be connected via USB to double as a GPS receiver for laptops and other mapping applications, and it’s pre-programmed to record the user’s route by marking and saving tracking points as you go.
No information is available yet about pricing and availability.
