[ehayes2006]

"I'm very tempted to grab a Nook HD+, but my main concern... the thing at least that would make this a super sweet deal is if there is GPS on the device, as this sort of helps make or break apps from the Google Play store.

Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks,
Crashed."

I can confirm that the nook series of tablets do not have gps, however...
I have the nook hd+, and have confirmed that it can be used as a GPS device/navigator, with a few simple steps.

1) Go into "All settings->Device Information->Developer Options", and enable the "Allow mock locations" option (also make sure bluetooth is turned on).

2) You must get an external bluetooth gps receiver. I use the haicom HI-408BT.

3) Pair your bluetooth gps device with your nook hd+

4) Download and install the free app, "Bluetooth GPS" from google play.

4) Go into the settings section of Bluetooth Gps app, scroll down to the bottom, to the section "connection problems related", enable the "use insecure connection" option.

5) Close and restart the bluetooth gps app.

6) With the bluetooth gps app running in the background, open google maps. It will use the location data from the bluetooth device. It is helpful to store offline the area you are located so as to not require a constant wifi connection to the internet.

Lotsa Luck,
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