Hi. i am kinda new to the Windows Mobile realm. i have an E-TEN G500 (owned it for 6 months at this point) and i really like it. i love the fact there is a satellite reciever integrated into it. i use TomTom 6 everyday, but was wondering about satellite radio.
I read in a review that i can use the receiver in my pocket pc phone to access satellite radio simultaneously with satellite GPS since the receiver my phone uses can recieve up to 20 channels. i tried searching for software but they require a data internet connection since the software only accesses the internet radio services of XM and Sirius. i don;t have a very good data plan and my data network type sucks (GPRS.. ugh)
is there any software that can access the radio services using the satellite reciever only and not the internet? i want my pocket pc to be set up like as if i was using a reciever i buy from a store to get the services.
by the way feel free to comment if i have technologies mixed up and in fact you can not do both with the same atellite receiver and i was reading an error. i cant seem to find the location of the article but if i do i can post the link and quote it directly.
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Calling everyone who has a Phone or Wifi enabled Pocket PC!
Ever got lost with your PDA and realised you left your GPS Receiver at home? Do you still want to navigate in big cities when you lose GPS signal? Or hell, do you just hate the fact that HTC does not integrate a GPS Receiver in their phones yet?!
Well, Navizon is the coolest application I've found in a long while. You can navigate using Wifi or GSM!? How kewl is that?
http://www.navizon.com/
Spread the word. As more people join, more GSM Towers and Wifi Access Points pop up all over the place. If your area isn't covered yet, just simply hook up to a GPS Device and it'll find and plot all the Telephone Masts and Access Points (WEP or Open). Then disconnect the gps, and become set free.
The greatest thing about Navizon is that you can use it as a Virtual GPS Device for your navigator (eg TomTom), which lets you navigate using just GSM or Wifi singals.
It has some other kewl features like seeing where your phone is online; great if your phone gets stolen, or to check on your kids.....(or wife!? - let's not go into that debate)
THE BEST PART IS - IT IS FREE!
Hi all, I have been searching everywhere for a GPS software that incorporates traffic data into its route planning. However, it seems that none exists in the USA. But I know for a fact that Acura cars have this feature. Where can I find such software? Thanks!
Take a look at Route 66 Navigate. The latest update to this software claims to accept TMC data from the internet (i.e. over GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA) or via RDS (if your GPS hardware supports that).
I installed TomTom in my phone but AT&T discontinued the data plans. Does TomTom uses data to work?
tomtom uses a gps receiver.. you don't need the plan
you will need it if you are planning to use plus services (e.g. traffic)
Thank you AthenaLod and nir36.
if i'm not mistaken though you will need some type of gps plan though......
(this is att's)
http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/popup/telenav-gps-important-info.jsp
no gps's is free to any device which got gps
it's just a matter of recieving the signals that the gps
satelites broadcast
nobody can detect or stop you from reciving the signals
so no gps plan as it's not a product that can be sold
gps plans are only for online GPS.
when using a gps receiver you don't need a plan, only the receiver and an app.
well thats good to know......
I just run on the following site
http://dailymobile.se/2009/01/07/op...ith-your-blackberry-garageshadow-application/
And I wondered if its possible to have something like that on my diamond.
Most are using infrared which isn't really available in current devices anymore. And afaik infrared in mobile devices will only have a range of at most 1 meter (optimistic guess).
Does the blue flashing light indicate that bluetooth is on?
there is a special remote which can connect to a comp. you can send signals to whatever you like... BUT, it's problematic.
As i stated like a year ago in a guide i wrote about bluetooth services,
the only bluetooth service working with AD controllers is the GXP port.. which you don't have on windows mobile.. it's not software related.. sorry.
You could use NetRemote via WiFi (and configure MortScript to connect to Your home WiFi network automatically if it approaches a certain mobile cell tower so if You are near home You are already connected to NetRemote server) and use an IR repeater from the server for the door. This is a theoretical concept which I haven't tried but in theory - why shouldn't it work?
You would probably want to use gps, not a cell tower id, and yes it is theoretically possible to make your phone trigger something to open your garage... but i think the questions was can you use your phone to open your garage door.
you can't use GPS as GPS can only send signals.. not receive...
you would be able to connect to your comp using wifi but then you'd have to be able to send signals through your home network to the garage door. the problem is not the sending of the signals but the receiving by the door.
of course it's "possible" but it's somewhat of a project to have the receiver operate the door... at least the way i see it.
Joel - wouldn't the outcome be the same, meaning using your phone to open garage door? Of course, the simplest way would be to buy a gsm controller, insert a SIM there with a number and hook the controller up with the door, so when you call the controller it opens the door. That solution is expensive tho and you can't use it for other stuff like with NetRemote - you can practically control anything with IR or ZWave repeaters.
lol, $100-200 for a gsm controller, then a $40 monthly plan for the gsm? i say just go buy a remote. they sell keychain sized garage door remotes at home depot for like $20 and last about a year for the cell battery opening the door about twice a day.
I have a suggestion tho.
try searching for a bluetooth controller.
someone here would have to write the application for you..
but if you manage to find a bluetooth controller, you might (you need to know how) be able to connect it to the engine.. and give it the what... 10mA trigger it needs?
What about a radio (funk) controller ? Can our handhelds do that ?
cellular radio?
untrueparadox - although with your solution doesn't let him open the door with phone, it's definitely the best and cheapest so far
my last year project might just be developing a straight current independent bluetooth controller. i'll give you the prototype for a symbolic price if you want
so what do you do when you happen to be near your home but dont want to or can't park in the garage? You know, those rare but plausible times when it so happens you are parking on the street. OH wait, there goes your door again!
Just hoping you thought it through all the way.
Look into zwave and MControl for your pc
Hello,
I did quite some searching on this topic but nothing to be found. Maybe some developers can shed some light on this issue?
Many developers have written excellent applications that take the GPS output of the phone and display your coordinates, altitude, speed, and other variables. Presumably, this information can be gathered without the need for a data application.
Now, let's say the data format that the GPS is outputted in (NEMA Standard) is slipstreamed consistently into a Maps application (like Microsoft Streets & Maps), then you would have a winner. The combination of preloaded maps with the power of the GPS receiver in the G1 would give you awesome maps functionality on the cheap (perfect for that Netbook).
However, much GPS status applications only display the output on screen. While it is nice to have a coordinate staring at you in the face, that's all it's doing. Instead, utilizing those NEMA values for the computer to interpret would simplify the process.
My friend and I proposed a couple of concepts on how to take this on:
1) Upload the NEMA data to a server
*Okay idea but defeats the purpose of going Data-less. I might as well use Google Maps
2) Upload the NEMA data to a local server
*Good idea but if the laptop is connected to an ad-hoc network or some weird [sic] network, the phone maybe unable to connect to the same network (i.e. business-style wifi logins)
3) Bluetooth. Beam data through OBEX file transfer or other method.
*Better idea but the implementation of bluetooth in Android does not currently support OBEX file transfers or other pairing mechanisms. Would this be possible to carry out?
4) Serial output via USB.
*Best idea. This would put the GPS receiver in tandem to the other devices.
So...any ideas? Would love to hear them. Are there people who could utilize such functionality for a netbook/laptop combination? Spill your comments, questions, concerns.
Developers, feel free to chime in at any time Thanks.
~NerveBand
try BlueNMEA witch is avaible on the market, it send NMEA over bluetooth.
So does anyone use BlueNMEA and if so can you help set mine up. I cant seem to find any real documentation.
Are there any other options for utilizing the gps on a program like streets and trips?
Can anyone confirm blueNEMA and CM-4.1.9999?
Has anyone successfully gotten this blueNEMA working with a G1 + Bluetooth + Laptop and Streets and Trips?
Love to get this working too... I have the BlueNMEA installed, paird with my laptop over BT but I cant get MS Streets and Trips to see it, if I scan it doesnt see it either... weird.
Here's a bit of documentation I found: http://git.snow-crash.org/?p=blue-nmea.git;a=blob_plain;f=README
Sorry for the bump, but...
Is there any possibility of this ever working over USB rather than bluetooth?