GE E1050TW with optional GPS

The GE E1050TW camera has started to show up on Amazon, but unfortunately there's no detailed information about GPS capabilities.  It appears it doesn't have one built-in in the base package, the Tech Specs say "The E1050 is our first camera to offer direct HDTV output, plus an optional GPS accessory."

I will provide more information when available.  I can't confirm that it is using Geotate.  Based on the information I have received, it isn't using Geotate.  There are two models: the E1050TW WILL NOT support GPS, the model that would support GPS is the E1050GT.

UPDATE: According to a comment from Martin

E1050GT is still in the final design stage. When released, the camera will not have an internal GPS but rather it will have to connect to an optional external antenna in order to receive GPS data.

ENDUPDATE

UPDATE 2008-09-15: According to an email from General Imaging Inc

We have not yet released an official announcement yet; Our company has
decided to suspend development of the E1050GT due to a lack of response
by our vendors.

ENDUPDATE

The E1050TW is available in three colours (black, red and silver - there is no difference between the cameras, other than the colour).  As indicated above, this is just a regular camera, this model has no GPS support.

Previously:
February 02, 2008  Jobo and Geotate digital camera GPS approaches

Comments

[Martin]

I emailed GE about this camera, and received this response:

The E1050TW is not capable of GeoTagging and the E1050GT is still in the final design stage. When released, the camera will not have an internal GPS but rather it will have to connect to an optional external antenna in order to receive GPS data.

The information encoded in the file will not be traditional Lat / Long, in fact to read the location information, you will have to upload your pictures to a site like Flickr and use tools like Google Earth or the free mapping program that we will include with the purchase of the camera.

Please note that the camera is not being designed to compete with cameras such as the Ricoh 500SE, Nikon D3, or D300. It is really designed as a entry level consumer product.

I knew it looked too good to be true...