Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:51:41 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] GPS question
> Also I have seen a Compact Flash GPS unit that fits most PocketPC's (I'm > sorry, I forgot the name. I think it was an iGPS or some such). Does > anybody have any idea whether that would work with my Libretto? It > would be great to be able to use it on both my Cassiopeia E115 (yes, I > know that unit is older than my gran.... But it has built in CF slot > and a GREAT screen) and on my Libretto. See Libretto Mailing List Archvies on my site for prior posts on this subject. I'm running the Billington CompactFlash GPS card converted to PCMCIA with a $10 CF to PCMCIA adapter, running Microsoft MapPoint. Pretty much anywhere I go, it'll show me where I am on the map. Add Advanced GPS (AGPS) program to Mappoint or Streets & Trips, and you can get second by second updates (rather than Mappoints default, unchangeable 15 second map location updates), direction, speed, heading, etc. A very nice program, AGPS! Pretty much works when I'm even pacing back and forth in the back yard!! With the above, pretty much can drive anywhere here in Southern California and get GPS just like you would with an in-dash car GPS setup. Nicer, too because I can select which MP3s I'd like played, and with a SprintPCS or Verizon wireless internet PCMCIA card, you can even go online anytime you'd like anywhere these cellphone providers have coverage. --- The latest handheld GPS devices tend to startup quicker due to newer GPS chipsets. eg. the Billington can take a few minutes to startup and acquire enough satellites to work. One of the recent electronics magazines talked about how GPS chipsets were out that could acquire and lock them in under 10 seconds flat. So, that would be one benefit of going handheld vs. CompactFlash. The Billington I bought on ebay.com did come with some mapping/GPS software for the WinCE palmtops, but I don't have one so can't tell you how good that was. But you should be able to have it work quite nicely. Seach www.yahoo.com a bit for lots of GPS websites covering equipment and software. --- In the end, I'm happy. The Libretto 110 can cover me for a 3 hour drive GPS on all the way, so that's all I need for now. It would be nice to find a in-car Libretto holder with flexible neck so I can have it positioned just at my fingertips in my car, but I haven't yet seen a good, lightweight, compact laptop holder that's downsized for the Libretto. That way, I could have the screen up by the radio control eye level rather than on my lap or beside me in the car. A WinCE/handheld GPS would be easier mounted in-car. d =) ===== adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
