Apisphere Geomate Jr Handheld GPS Geocacher | 
 enlarge | Brand: Apisphere
Category: CE
Buy New: $69.95
New (4) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $61.99
Rating:  11 reviews
Color: Green/Blue
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Battery: 2 AAA
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 5 x 1.3
MPN: 30-152-32
Model: 30-152-32
UPC: 899589002006
EAN: 0899589002006
ASIN: B002MZZX9E
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Clear distance and direction to the closest geocache along with information like size, terrain, difficulty, and GC code | | • | High-sensitivity GPS performance with core GPS functions like current position, height, and heading | | • | A "found" list allows you to mark geocaches as found and review them later | | • | Set a "home" waypoint so you can always navigate back to where you started | | • | Updatable with the latest U.S. geocaches and caches for other countries with the optional Geomate.jr Update Kit (sold seperately) |
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Product Description
The easiest and quickest way to get in on the geocaching fun, the Geomate.Jr is an incredibly affordable and amazingly easy-to-use geocaching GPS—just switch it on anywhere in the United States and be directed to your closest geocache. It's really that easy. With over 250,000 pre-loaded geocache locations covering all 50 U.S. states, it's an outdoor adventure just waiting to happen anywhere, anytime, straight out of the box. No downloads, Internet connection or typing in coordinates necessary.
Amazon.com Product Description
The easiest and quickest way to get in on the geocaching fun, the Geomate.jr is an incredibly affordable and amazingly easy to use geocaching GPS--just switch it on anywhere in the United States, and be directed to your closest geocache. It's really that easy! With over 250,000 pre-loaded geocache locations covering all 50 U.S. states, it's an outdoor adventure just waiting to happen anywhere, anytime, straight out of the box! No downloads, Internet connection, or typing in coordinates necessary.  An affordable and easy to use geocaching GPS. Click to enlarge. | | Ready for an outdoor adventure? |  | Step 1: Go outside. |  | Step 2: Switch it on. |  | Step 3: Follow the arrow & distance to your closest geocache! | An exciting outdoor adventure for the whole family, geocaching is a high-tech GPS-based treasure hunt. Hidden all over the U.S.--behind bushes, inside logs, under park benches, practically anywhere--are "geocaches," containers of various size (some can be a small as a quarter piece, while others as large as a bucket) with a log book and trinkets that you can trade stashed inside. Your mission as a Geocacher is to find them. - Unlike any other GPS on the market, the Geomate.jr comes preloaded with approximately 250,000 geocache locations covering all 50 U.S. states
- Simply go outside, turn it on and follow the arrow and distance to your closest geocache. Hit the "Next" button and the Geomate.jr will take you to the next closest geocache
- To make the hunt a little easier, along with the geocache location, you also get information like terrain, difficulty, size of the geocache, and the geocache code
- With the Geomate.jr you can also set a "home" waypoint so you can always navigate back to where you started. We think of it as a "get lost proof" feature
- A "found geocache" log allows you to mark geocaches as found and review them later
- Includes core GPS functionality like latitude, longitude, height, heading and GPS tracking information
- Gets more than 12 hours of operation out of a couple AAA batteries (not included)
- Based on high-sensitivity SiRFstarIII GPS technology, the Geomate.jr delivers excellent GPS performance and accuracy
- With new geocaches being added every day, an optional Geomate.jr Update Kit allows you to add all the newest geocaches for the U.S., get geocaches for other countries, or even give your Geomate.jr a nickname!
Whether you are taking a road trip, visiting the relatives, camping, or just taking a stroll through the local park, the Geomate.jr is always ready to go and is perfect for that spontaneous outdoor adventure with friends or the family. What's in the Box
Apisphere Geomate.jr handheld GPS geocacher, quick start guide
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 Almost TOO remedial... February 19, 2010
Val Chi
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having done some geocaching in the past with friends... I thought that the Geomate Jr would be the perfect device for me to strike out on my own. (Heck, if kids could use it, then I could, right?) And I wasn't too eager to drop a couple hundred dollars on a GPS unit that might only occasionally get use.
I wouldn't say that I was disappointed with it. I knew what I was getting into and that it be like Geocaching for Dummies. But having those previous geocaching experiences? With other tech-ier GPS devices? I just couldn't adjust to the Geomate Jr.
In fact I ended up returning it after a single day of trying to use it. :O(
And PS~It comes preloaded with the caches, but found that it wasn't at it's most current... Not sure when they loaded said device, but there were two caches on my street that it didn't even "know" existed.
 DOESN'T WORK IN HAWAII January 9, 2010
B. Kaneshiro
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't rate this product yet because we have not been able to get it to work in Hawaii. We're working with Apisphere Geomate Jr. and hope to be able to give you a review soon!
 Great device January 6, 2010
D. Willett (Lansing, Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bought this and the update cable. Use the Geomate Jr, for the grandkids. Have to admit I use it as well. Great unit to take on a trip, as the caches are loaded on the device by the updates. The unit is very accurate and just the right size for the young hands. Really nice to get a top level device and at very affordable price. Yes there is no mapping but, thats what makes the Jr. affordable. Can't have all of the features at the price one pays for this.
The down side is, I have to get my granddaughter to look up and look for the cache instead of staring at the arrow on the screen.
Thanks for the superb unit.
Love it! January 4, 2010
Barbara L. Wetherhold (USA)
Got this for our 10 year old son for Christmas. It works great! Takes us within 10 feet (usually closer) of our caches. We've found that the best way to use it is to look up caches on [...] and follow the regular GPS there, and then use the Geomate to the destination. Can be used on it's own as well. Will buy the upgrade for his birthday.
 Fun, Easy but Need the Update Cable January 2, 2010
L. K. Suda (Dayon, OH USA)
We've only went out once in our neighborhood. Easy to use and read but unfortunately the 3 nearest our house were no longer there. Maybe if we had the update cable it would have known that but it was still a great excuse for the family to get out an discover the neighborhood while getting our exercise!
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