Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
Bastian Muck schrieb: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That's very interresting. The site sais: Dash includes maps for the United States (Continental US, Hawaii and Alaska) only. It will not work in Canada, Mexico, Europe or any location outside the United States. Since when are Canada, Mexico and Europe in the United States? I thought I would live far away from the USA (Germany). ;-) equaly weird when you have a flight from Europe (Germany) to Canada (Vancouver) and you have to change planes in Chicago. Canada is listed as a national departure not international... So I have get off the international arrivals and get through the customs to check in to US??? my globe recently said Canada and US were two different nations ;-) anyway back to Topic. the Dash is really an impressive gadget. Id like to have one or at least see some process in implementing routing with openstreetmap vector data. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Of course, you are right. I just amused about this sentence. Thomas Szukala schrieb: | Bastian Muck schrieb: | -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- | Hash: SHA1 | | That's very interresting. The site sais: | Dash includes maps for the United States (Continental US, Hawaii and Alaska) only. It will not work in Canada, Mexico, Europe or any location outside the United States. | Since when are Canada, Mexico and Europe in the United States? I thought I would live far away from the USA (Germany). ;-) | | equaly weird when you have a flight from Europe (Germany) to Canada (Vancouver) and you have to change planes in Chicago. Canada is listed as a national departure not international... So I have get off the international arrivals and get through the customs to check in to US??? my globe recently said Canada and US were two different nations ;-) | | anyway back to Topic. | | the Dash is really an impressive gadget. Id like to have one or at least see some process in implementing routing with openstreetmap vector data. | | | ___ | Openmoko community mailing list | community@lists.openmoko.org | http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community | -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFILZVrlYiDScJJ+7QRAvodAJ40WYFs6I+j8cZtzRG3Lg4P345CeACdEpsm Cns21ValdNRSO91h4YHCaRg= =79qc -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
On Friday 16 May 2008, Thomas Szukala wrote: Bastian Muck schrieb: snip politics anyway back to Topic. the Dash is really an impressive gadget. Id like to have one or at least see some process in implementing routing with openstreetmap vector data. Integrated into the Dash, or separate apps like pyroute or navit? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
On Wednesday 14 May 2008 07:14, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API It's sorta funny, but nobody here says a word about Dash, the Freerunner's red-haired step-sister device, OEM'd from FIC as I understand things. One of the reasons might be: http://presales.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/presales.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=122 It's not just that maps aren't there, they don't seem to really care about the european market either. With a bit of effort they could be selling those with map data from all kinds of suppliers, or at least with support for the data formats of popular european maps. Frankly, it seems to be more about selling the service plan anyway. I'd rather wait for the device thats able to make phone calls as well... AVee -- It's easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 That's very interresting. The site sais: Dash includes maps for the United States (Continental US, Hawaii and Alaska) only. It will not work in Canada, Mexico, Europe or any location outside the United States. Since when are Canada, Mexico and Europe in the United States? I thought I would live far away from the USA (Germany). ;-) AVee schrieb: | On Wednesday 14 May 2008 07:14, Ron K. Jeffries wrote: | Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API | | It's sorta funny, but nobody here says a word about Dash, | the Freerunner's red-haired step-sister device, OEM'd | from FIC as I understand things. | | One of the reasons might be: | http://presales.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/presales.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=122 | | It's not just that maps aren't there, they don't seem to really care about the | european market either. With a bit of effort they could be selling those with | map data from all kinds of suppliers, or at least with support for the data | formats of popular european maps. Frankly, it seems to be more about selling | the service plan anyway. | | I'd rather wait for the device thats able to make phone calls as well... | | AVee | -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFILMhvlYiDScJJ+7QRAjTLAKDMMCCauIppBet8PqPs+QAguCLw/gCg9Dag SfcmBrHkX2e2P7nBynUyksE= =Vs12 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
2008/5/16 Bastian Muck [EMAIL PROTECTED]: That's very interresting. The site sais: Dash includes maps for the United States (Continental US, Hawaii and Alaska) only. It will not work in Canada, Mexico, Europe or any location outside the United States. Since when are Canada, Mexico and Europe in the United States? I thought I would live far away from the USA (Germany). ;-) you don't keep up on politics much, do you? since nafta, globalisation, the war on terror and bush's friendliness with blair, all the above are parts of the us. did no-one tell you? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
Afaik yes On 5/14/08, Vinc Duran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ron, Is the Dash in the blog the same as the Dash Express on the dash.net site? Vinc On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Ron K. Jeffries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API It's sorta funny, but nobody here says a word about Dash, the Freerunner's red-haired step-sister device, OEM'd from FIC as I understand things. Latest Dash news: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/13/dash-opens-up-apis-for-its-gps-device-to-outside-developers/ -- Ron K. Jeffries Twitter @RonKJeffries mobile 805 567 4670 http://blog.eronj.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API It's sorta funny, but nobody here says a word about Dash, the Freerunner's red-haired step-sister device, OEM'd from FIC as I understand things. Latest Dash news: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/13/dash-opens-up-apis-for-its-gps-device-to-outside-developers/ -- Ron K. Jeffries Twitter @RonKJeffries mobile 805 567 4670 http://blog.eronj.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API
Hi Ron, Is the Dash in the blog the same as the Dash Express on the dash.net site? Vinc On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:14 PM, Ron K. Jeffries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API It's sorta funny, but nobody here says a word about Dash, the Freerunner's red-haired step-sister device, OEM'd from FIC as I understand things. Latest Dash news: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/13/dash-opens-up-apis-for-its-gps-device-to-outside-developers/ -- Ron K. Jeffries Twitter @RonKJeffries mobile 805 567 4670 http://blog.eronj.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
