Socket Communications today announced the availability of a Bluetooth GPS Receiver, a stand-alone wireless Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver for Pocket PCs and other Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices supporting virtual COM ports.

The company said the Receiver is small and lightweight for optimum portability and allows anyone with a Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PC or other Windows CE computer to wirelessly receive GPS location signals within 30 feet of the Receiver. It works with a number of popular GPS map programs including Destinator, Mapopolis, Pharos and TeletypeGPS.

The company said itst Bluetooth GPS Receiver provides 12-channel all-in-view tracking of satellites, position accuracy of 10 meters, and it supports the NMEA-0183 (v2.20) standard at 38,400 bps baud rate. It is Bluetooth 1.1 (Class 2) certified and is compatible with any Bluetooth device with a Serial Port Profile. The rechargeable embedded lithium-ion battery lasts for six hours of continuous use, or the Receiver may be plugged into the car lighter for use or recharging.

Socket's Bluetooth GPS Receiver hardware device is available through Mobile Planet website for $449.