Ipad 2 GPS???

hello newbie here, bought my ipad 2 the other day and just found out that it dont have GPS as i just have the wifi version! so is it possible to run a bluetooth GPS reciver to anybody know?
cheers

Don't know about iPad2, but my brother purchased this for his iPad1, Wifi only. It works perfectly. Read the reviews. This is expensive and is shipped from Germany.
http://www.amazon.com/GNS-5870-Receiver-WAAS-Enabled/dp/B004289ZW0/ref=sr115?ie=UTF8&qid=1302331279&sr=8-15

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What is the panicea of voice command GPS iPad apps. If it maes a diff, I have an iPad1.
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I'm sure it's there, but not obvious in MotionX. Should be a button for start and then destination. Seems evertything I do sets the destination and can't figure way to set the start point and the system defaults to your GPS location as opposed to a start other than that.
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Maddening. Everything is about the destination. Can't set origination.
I give up. I'll contact their tech support to find out how to set start point.
Shouldn't be this hard or unobvious. Bad user experience. Completely unintuitive. BUT.. once I figure it out, it may be as great as all the positive reviews in the App Store say about it. I'll let you all know...

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This is what I've found out. Please correct any errors.
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Sent: Wed 1/12/2011 6:16 PM
To: NI Sales
Subject: ipad question for recreation marine application
I'm having difficulty in finding out what ipad is required. (What I'm trying to say is that I'd like to use an ipad as a portable chartplotter.)
I'd like to use an ipad that is capable of capturing satellite signals while in remote locations without the use of wifi or cell phone.
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At this time there are no 3rd party GPS receivers that we have tested with our apps. This hardware may or may not be compatible with our app, but we cannot guarantee either way as they have not been tested by Navionics.
The Navionics Mobile app is generally around 100-200MBs, but can be as much as 525MB. Please make sure that you have enough space on your iPad before proceeding with the download.
Also, please be aware that the Navionics Mobile apps are created for recreational use only. For serious navigational purposes, we recommend using our Navionics Plug-And-Play cards for use on GPS chart plotters. This is because the internal GPS receivers on mobile devices are not as reliable as those found on a GPS chart plotter, as well as the fact that you will not be able to access all functions that are available on GPS units. (For instance, chart rotation or “course-up” is not available on the iPad app).
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