Mobilepro 900c and TomTom / other GPS?

Here's a question for all you HPC gurus. I know that Tom Tom has a Windows Mobile release of their software for use in iPaqs and such. Has anyone managed to get this software running on the *big screen* that the 900c has... seems like it would be an incredibly good Sat Nav if you could mate it with a bluetooth GPS receiver.

It should run fine...

I have tomtom running on my Sig3 and I don't think it needed any special set-up to display at full 800x480 on Sig3.

Find a version for download and give it a go.

John

PS I use a BT GPS reciver with a socket BT card and IIRC in tom tom just set it up to use a NEMA comaptible bluetooth reciver.

Edited by mr-mac 2008-07-16 12:08 PM

Your other option is a CF card gps reciver (and use it in a PCMCIA > CF adapter)

You can get an older CF GPS or BT GPS quite cheap... That will let you try it out then get a more modern faster and more accurate reciver if you get everything working.

Or if you have an N95 or other symbian phone with GPS there is an app that will turn it into a BT GPS (not best option as it isn't 100% reliable connection wise but it lets you make sure the software is working)

John

which version of tomtom, mr-mac?

IIRC ver 6 and 7 but will need to check

Give it up Ivoryjedi...unless you only want to use it during the night time. The 900C just washes out too badly to use in the daytime...though there are several software applications that run just fine....

Rich

I successfully tried Pharos GPS on J720/8 and MP900C, but even J72x was too large/heavy to be mounted on a simple holder. Their display is also a weak point. I finally settled on Dell X51v for GPS use. It's lighter and brighter.

Edited by CAuser 2008-07-16 6:41 PM

TomTom 6 works fine on 900c. No hacks needed. Ive used it with a Holux GR-271 cf gps receiver via pcmcia adapter. Also depending on positioning in the vehicle the screen doesnt wash out. I had mounted mine with velco to a cheap walmart coin and cupholder that sits on the floor hump between driver and passenger seat. It was perfectly visable.



Cheers.

I've thought about rigging a home made mount, and making a screen shade of some sort because of the washed out screen on 900C. Better yet, i've dreamed that one day someone would make a polarizing backlight reflective screen protector that would convert dstn screens to transflective! (Dream on........)

RTFM, Great for you...but my eyes must not be as good as yours are. Good info nonetheless and a beautiful screenshot. On the other hand, I don't want to look down on the floor to view the GPS info... I guess someone could use a small TFT type monitor via the VGA out jack to improve the visibility.

I guess if you have no choice, then you can live with it...but I've seen Garmin GPS units sell for right at $100 in several places...and saw some no brand GPS device at one of those truck stops for only $70 recently. Prices have dropped on them, and will probably continue to go down with time.

I like the concept of using a CE tablet (Airpanel, skeye.pad, etc) for GPS navigation, cuz of the big screen, especially for us older folks with tired eyes (right, Rich? ). (Just wish my skeye.pad were still working. )

I wonder how long it will be before we see a heads-up display in our cars with gps units....

Yep CE Geek...bigger is better for us oldies...

Would there be any way to make an external touch screen work on 900c?

If it was VGA fro screen and usb for touch screen?

You could then drop the 900c in the glove box and run it from the screen.

John

Ok here is R66 V7 working on my Sig3 at 800x480.





Thanks

John

PS I am sure I had V8 working at some point but cant seem to get it to work any more. V8 is even nicer looking with the clearest maps I have seen. Though I tried V7 on way to work today and it did a nice job. Just need to see if Sig3 can play music at same time as running this and I can radio transmit music and directions to car stereo.



Edited by mr-mac 2008-07-24 4:25 PM

So voice navigation works fine with V7, mr-mac?