Asus recently offered a GPS enhancement add-on device to Transformer Prime TF201 owners in some countries. Apparently the GPS feature was advertised in some countries, and it was implemented poorly when the device was engineered. Some owners claimed they had some GPS capability, I on the other hand had no luck at all getting mine to find satellites.
I heard about this GPS add-on device through the media. Asus did not seem to make an effort to contact registered owners. I suppose it’s cheaper that way, yet gets them off the hook for liability by mentioning it in a press release.
You can request one here. I was checking their website each day and the status never updated from waiting for approval till the day it showed up at my door.
Here is what you get:
It plugs into the main universal charging dock connector:
You have to remove 2 rubber plugs on the bottom edge of the tablet:
Here it is installed:
And here is a poor one handed camera phone pic of me showing it actually works outdoors:
It’s by no means a tiny add-on device. I was expecting something a lot smaller. But there is a lock switch to keep it in place, and it attaches securely.