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gps software

hi to all,
i m from asia. i m goin 2 visit europe in 2 weeks time. where can i find a good gps software (garmin que or tomtom)? where to download? and where can i get the map? thanks to all in advance.

tweakmy said:
hi to all,
i m from asia. i m goin 2 visit europe in 2 weeks time. where can i find a good gps software (garmin que or tomtom)? where to download? and where can i get the map? thanks to all in advance.
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www.tomtom.com ;-)

if your using 3G you could also use Googlemaps for the phone.
for more information: http://www.google.com/mobile/gmm/index.html
point your phones browser to http://www.google.com/gmm

any freebies?

The only free one I know of is Googlemaps that I already spoke about. tTough you pay for the data downloaded via your ISP using 3G/Wifi.
tbh who would make a GPS Navigation application and ask nothing for it?

How about smart2go, you can download the maps for free of Europe and do navigation (on screen) all for free. The only bit you pay for is the voice prompts.
I use tomtom, but I've given it a go and it works pretty well. I'm planning on using it in greece later in the year as there's better coverage than the version of tomtom I have.
It's a little fiddly to get the map loader program to install the maps, but if you try and have a problem let me know and I'll try and find out what I did to get it working.

andrewpmoore said:
How about smart2go, you can download the maps for free of Europe and do navigation (on screen) all for free. The only bit you pay for is the voice prompts.
I use tomtom, but I've given it a go and it works pretty well. I'm planning on using it in greece later in the year as there's better coverage than the version of tomtom I have.
It's a little fiddly to get the map loader program to install the maps, but if you try and have a problem let me know and I'll try and find out what I did to get it working.
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any source or link? download link?
i would like the tomtom version....actually everyone is talking bout it also.

http://www.smart2go.com (free)
or
http://www.tomtom.com (certainly not free!)

Hehehe.
I love all the answers skirting around what he's asking for...
Nobody can give you a link to Pirated software on this forum, sorry. Search Google for that.
Another FREE alternative is Microsoft Live Search. It's actually a pretty good GPS program if you look around in it. Also, it uses speech recognition to input what you are looking for. Give it a try.

What's the coolest program or feature you've used on your hd?

You know, like the features you show your friends and they say wow!
For me the G sensor application for using in the car is pretty cool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422662
What program do you like best on your phone?
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions especially if it's free software others can try also.

I know this isn't specifically an HD program but I love WMWifiRouter.

TF3d Weather and Google Maps with GPS always gets people "ooh-ing" "aah-ing".

Maybe you could say why you like the programs too...

Klaxon 2.0.0.29
fancy alarm program that uses the g-sensor

definatly MusicID
People are stunned when I demonstrate the program.
It's so cool

MusicID and Teeter have impressed the few people I have shown.
For me I like having both Navigon & TomTom on one device (and the fact they load quickly - I had TomTom on my Orbit and I could have walked to my destination by the time it loaded)

My favorite is Astromist.
A planetarium in your palm with 390 mB data on the storagecard:
Detailed astronomical charts (planetarium with 2.5 millions of stars, 19000 Deep Sky Objects with their images),
Accurate simulators for Eclipses, Planets, Comets & Asteroids, or Artificial Satellites,
Intuitive atlases of the Moon and the planet Mars (1800 features and photos),
Smart Wireless control for your Telescopes including Dobsonians, GPS or Cameras.

Touch HD Remote Desktop connection to my Vista PC is really impressive! (thanks to the HD screen)

I've just installed MusicID, how useful and also cool can that be! The amount of times you are listening to a track in a club or on the radio, wondering who it is! Whip out your HD and find out!

jp7152 said:
You know, like the features you show your friends and they say wow!
For me the G sensor application for using in the car is pretty cool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=422662
What program do you like best on your phone?
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions especially if it's free software others can try also.
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I will try Pocket GForce now. It's not on the Wiki as programs working on the HD, does it definitely work?

Without any doubt - my all time favourite game - Transport Tycoon Deluxe (http://www.esoftinteractive.com/openttd.html). It runs smoothly and full screen (WVGA) on my Touch HD :-D
Game on! :-D

Where can i get MusicID? is it free?

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Where can i get MusicID? is it free?
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MusicID Here

hate to say it like lots of others but im impressed with MusicID as well

about MusicID
in the original thread there's talk about being uninstallable..
do you guys know that problem?
and how does it connect internet or phone or what?
sounds awesome, but i don't like flaws like hard to uninstall...

mitsu22 said:
about MusicID
in the original thread there's talk about being uninstallable..
do you guys know that problem?
and how does it connect internet or phone or what?
sounds awesome, but i don't like flaws like hard to uninstall...
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If you would have read a little further down in the original thread, you'd have seen that to uninstall, you simply run the cab again, let it uninstall the 'old' version, then cancel the new install. Simple as pie

mallman said:
hate to say it like lots of others but im impressed with MusicID as well
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Is it better than SHAZAM or just cheaper to use?

Shazam's music ID work with the touchscreen, previous versions where ported from symbian OS and only worked with the buttons.
MusicID is very cool.
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Is it better than SHAZAM or just cheaper to use?
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WOW~ Music ID is mind blowing... unbelievable. Thanks for the link and letting us know. Awesome. Now I cannot wait to show this off to my friends and family.

gpsdash2 - anyone tried?

Considering buying touch hd, but being able to use gpsdash2 is reasonably important for me. Does it work? If yes, does it work at full resolution? My present pda is a mio a701 and I use gpsdash2 with 1:25.000 maps for registrering botanical locations. Your feedback will be appreciated.
http://wimobi.com/gpsdash/overview.ppc2.php
mikdyb

Ok, so nobody seems to know gpsdash2. Is there anybody out there who would be so fantastically kind as to download and install the program and give me some feedback (I know it is a lot to ask)?
Gpsdash2 can be found here:
http://wimobi.com/gpsdash/overview.ppc2.php

I bought this software what seems years ago for my HTC smartphone (qtek 8310). At that time, it was way ahead of its time. Then, after one update, the developer went offline and never reappeared ever since.
At the moment, I am using Oziexplorer which does the job even better and is supported. Obviously, I now have a ppc (touch HD) and no longer a smartphone.
Conclusion: stay clear of Gpsdash2. It's dead.

Thank you for answering. You are right, of course, gpsdash2 has not been developed for some time. However, I would still like to know how it performs on touch hd, as it it is the program I am used to.
I had a look at Oziexplorer and that will be my alternative, if I cannot use gpsdash2. Does Oziexplorer utilies the full resolution of touch hd?

Doesnt boot on mine sry

mikdyb said:
Thank you for answering. You are right, of course, gpsdash2 has not been developed for some time. However, I would still like to know how it performs on touch hd, as it it is the program I am used to.
I had a look at Oziexplorer and that will be my alternative, if I cannot use gpsdash2. Does Oziexplorer utilies the full resolution of touch hd?
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I am not sure. It does occupy the full size of the display but the templates you call upon are not 800x480. I don't think it makes a difference as you don't need this sort of resolution with oziexplorer. The maps are actually processed by the software in multiple resolutions, which allows to have crystal clear displays as you zoom in and out. Seing is believing: test it and you'll forget about gpsdash2.
Hope that helps.

ive just tried this on dutty 3.3 XT rom and i get FRamework error? sayin to reinstall.
any ideas why this wont work?

Let's have a look at
HTML:
http://www.vitotechnology.com/en/products/smartnavigator.html
VITO SmartNavigator works on Blackstone without problems and looks better than gpsdash2.

Problem solved
Thank you all for your replies. Did not get any real feedback on the functionality of gpsdash2, but you gave me some alternatives. Went ahead and bought the touch hd anyway (what an instrument!!!), and after trying both gpsdash2, your suggestions and a couple of other gpsprograms, I came to the following conclusions:
1. Gpsdash2 works to a certain degree if you change screen resolution to vga before installing and before using. However, I am not able to access all menus, so that dosen´t really work for me.
2. Tried Oziexplorer and it is obviosly a wonderfull program. For my needs it is overkill (I don´t need all those functions) and it costs real money. I´ll will certainly keep it in mind should my needs change.
3. Had a look at Vito Smartnavigator, and it would probably have done the job. However, it worries me that the program dosen´t figure on Vito homepage and I had to download from some random site. So what about development and even more important, where to buy a license?
4. Tried some freeware programs and ended up with Terracrosser, http://terracrosser.com, and it does excatly what I need and no more. I have to use sattelite photos instead of 1:25.000 maps, but the program downloads and saves them automatically from google with precise geographical calibration, and I can get the equivalent of 1:6.000 maps if I need it. So a lot less work for me.
Again, thank you all for your contributions.
mikdyb

Terracrosser
I have been using terracrosser and it is wonderful. Best thing is, it is a freeware and I can download goolge maps or yahoo maps (both map and satellite images). It is really easy and I can download selected region. I have maps of places I visit frequently and I add new maps if I am visiting new places. It also works with gps and also gives speed.
The user interface is not so touch screen user friendly when it comes to scrolling the maps. But not a big problem as map scrolling is seldom needed when you have gps. Also the program is under development so lot of new features are being added.

using desire as Sat Nav

just in the process of setting my Desire up.
Can any one advise how I configure it to allow me to use it as a Sat Nav with turn by turn directions etc..
Also how do I get UK & NZ Maps ?
how fast will it be finding satellites compared to a TomTom ?
My old Nokia N95 8GB took ages !!
Thanks

Hi Albert
If you want to use Google maps for navigation you'll need the brut modded maps for NZ, the normal maps will work in the UK though. I didn't find the google navigation particularly handy though so i got Navigon which is great. The maps are installed on the SD you you won't need a data connection all the time. There's a 30 trial and if you don't get the full license you'll still be able to use it in the country you first registered it.
Connecting is REALLY fast! I've even connected while i was inside away from the window (not all the time though)
btw...comparing it to TomTom, i noticed i love to be able to see nevigation in portrait mode where that isn't possible on TomTom ofcourse. Portrait mode will give you a much further view of the road compared to landscape view.

Thanks
Are there any other decent free sat nav options for the UK & NZ. ?
you don't happen to have a link for brut maps do you ?
Thanks again

Get Nav Launcher from the Market. It will install brut maps for you and everything else.

Thanks I'll try that..
Last quick question will I need to find the UK & NZ maps or does this do it all ??

Google Navigation uses online maps - you need to have an active data connection, though I believe it is supposed to cache maps when it calculates a route.
Unless you've got decent data plans in both the UK and NZ, it probably isn't much use to you.
Regards,
Dave

Thanks
Any other options ?

albert_htc said:
Thanks
Any other options ?
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Free options? No, not in my opinion. Google Maps Navigation is the closest free navigation app to the paid offerings, but I still believe it isn't as good overall as something like Copilot.
Regards,
Dve

albert_htc said:
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Any other options ?
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I believe there's Navigon, Copilot and Tom Tom is coming soon.
There's also AndNav for free from the market, Waze and I believe Wikitude now does Augmented Reality Directions.
I have no experience in any of these applications though.
There is also this:
http://www.mapdroyd.com/
But I'm not sure weather it does turn by turn or weather it's just offline maps.

thanks.
I'll look at all the apps suggested.

download copilot from android market and if you dont like it uninstall it within 24 hours and you wont be charged. I have tried them all and I find that copilot is about the best app out there for android, however their customer service is extremely slow, took about two weeks for them to answer a trouble ticket. however app is very well priced and it is an excellent bit of kit.

Thanks I will take a look

What is the best standalone GPS app for Android?

I am going to the US in two weeks and would like a GPS Nav app that works without a data connection. So far I have looked at reviews for Navigon, NavDroyd, and CoPilot.
What is the best standalone GPS navigation app for Android? Is Navigon worth the higher price? What other ones have I missed?

Copilot for me

If you can, try out the new version of Sygic.
It's called Sygic Aura.
It's just awesome, very good navigation software, well developed, simple to use and extraordinary graphics.
Try it, you will love it!

i tried Sygic last week on my galaxy s and worked great

I got the copilot US special for USD 4.99 and tested it 2 weeks ago on a trip to NY. in the taxi from JFK to Manhattan it worked just great!
also - you can move both the maps and the app to the external SD thus saving space for apps on internal memory (this requires a simple trick but there is a recent thread for that here describing it - search for it).
also tried NDrive and Aura - Aura's UI is strange, don't like it and NDrive is simple but OK but can not move app or maps to external - this is a no go for me. also got the free navigon Australia special but could not test it (only maps for Australia and NZ - and you can not explore the maps if you don't have a GPS signal in that area - bad)
good luck

I use navigon, copilot and igo (yes, it works on high res devices ) all work great

I've tried allmost all of them. But allways end up using Navigon 3.5. The look is clean and simple. Cant say anything bad about it.

Sygic is a great android tool with the look and feel of TOMTOM (the benchmark in navigation).
XDA App

CoPilot for me . I had it on my WinMo device and when I switch to Galaxy I thought they wouldn't have Android version , but there it is.
Very happy with it.

I hear Sygic Aura isn't for AUSTRALIA. What is the best for AUSTRALIAN territories?

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I got the copilot US special for USD 4.99 and tested it 2 weeks ago on a trip to NY. in the taxi from JFK to Manhattan it worked just great!
also - you can move both the maps and the app to the external SD thus saving space for apps on internal memory (this requires a simple trick but there is a recent thread for that here describing it - search for it).
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How did you get thee 4.99 special?

used market enabler app to put myself in the US and tehre it was in the market - a special deal they had for some weeks. not sure if they still have it. with Docs latest rom I can not search the market at the moment - will let you know ASAP.

still on market for 3.99 euros

Thanks Chris. I shall try them when the gps of the SGS works better with the 2.2 update.

Copilot is good but with IgoMyWay, we have a 3D view with relief... Very good!

KLoNe1 said:
I hear Sygic Aura isn't for AUSTRALIA. What is the best for AUSTRALIAN territories?
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Im using iGo... you can choose from sensis map or navteq

kukuk10 said:
Im using iGo... you can choose from sensis map or navteq
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The latest Google maps works perfectly in Australia right to your door with step by step direction list and turn by turn *voice* navigation and then you can use all the Google services to locate petrol station, restaurants etc - I was using copilot but i think it was a bit bloated and sometimes buggy on my samsung galaxy s. I honestly can't believe how good google maps does the job

SGSChris said:
I got the copilot US special for USD 4.99 and tested it 2 weeks ago on a trip to NY. in the taxi from JFK to Manhattan it worked just great!
also - you can move both the maps and the app to the external SD thus saving space for apps on internal memory (this requires a simple trick but there is a recent thread for that here describing it - search for it).
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Does this version allow you to also use maps from outside the US?

Standalone?
Hello,
Are these apps really standalone, I mean no data plan needed? I saw some are asking a monthly fee also.
Thank you,
Liviu

SGSChris said:
I got the copilot US special for USD 4.99 and tested it 2 weeks ago on a trip to NY. in the taxi from JFK to Manhattan it worked just great!
also - you can move both the maps and the app to the external SD thus saving space for apps on internal memory (this requires a simple trick but there is a recent thread for that here describing it - search for it).
also tried NDrive and Aura - Aura's UI is strange, don't like it and NDrive is simple but OK but can not move app or maps to external - this is a no go for me. also got the free navigon Australia special but could not test it (only maps for Australia and NZ - and you can not explore the maps if you don't have a GPS signal in that area - bad)
good luck
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I am looking for the trick and do not find it. Can you indicate me this where? Thank you