Re: N800 - navigationkit
On 10 May 2007, Michel Brabants <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got the navigationkit today. It seems ok. For people who are interested, > there is a "map face North"-choice. Just select the generic menu (the > menu-button) and it is located along the options 3D and flat(?). You can also "click" the compass icon on the main screen. It's equivalent. The problem is you can't navigate in North up mode. The map is frozen while in North mode and after a few seconds it resets itself to rotating map mode if you navigate. -- Regards, Emil -- Which fundamental human right do you want to give up today? ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Poor GPS Navicore software
On 8 May 2007, Johan Helsingius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Missouga Dongi wrote: > > > The one feature that make this device worthless for me (to the point that > > I'll return it to the Nokia shop) is that you cannot have your maps pointing > > North. > > That misfeature doesn't seem to stop TomTom from being a > market leader... In terms of units sold the models bellow seem to lead: Garmin StreetPilot i5 Garmin Nuvi 350 Navman iCN 650 Lowrance iWay 500c I have not used any TomTom GPS so I can't comment on that but I own/owned 3 different models from Garmin and all of them give you the choice to select between north pointing maps and "mary-go-round" maps. From the software point of view it is harder to have the rotating maps than just to move the car pointer on the map so it shouldn't be that hard to have both. People who use rotating maps tend to get lost more easily and all it takes is a missed turn because they are not aware how they are globally positioned. How you navigate should be a user choice and Navicore is gone lose clients (like myself) if they won't implement this option. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Poor GPS Navicore software
On 8 May 2007, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Missouga Dongi wrote: > > Other annoyances: Most of the Nokia tablet owners use the auto-lock > > function of the tablet so when it's not in use for a period longer > > than a few minutes it locks the screen and then you have to use the > > stylus to enter your unlock code to activate it again. This function > > is not disabled by the Navicore software and your device locks its > > screen while you navigate. > > There is a "power saving" (or similar) setting somewhere, which should > work around that when disabled. At least my tablet doesn't blank then. The "power saving" works fine but has nothing to do with the screen-lock. In "power saving" mode blanks your screen to save battery power until a turn or other event arrives. Then the screen "wakes up" for the time it takes to go past that turn and then it goes back to sleep again. The screen-lock is active regardless of the power saving setting. It will lock your screen if you have not touched the screen or the keys for 5 minutes (or the period you've set). Once your screen is locked only the number pad is displayed although the Navicore software is still running in the background. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Poor GPS Navicore software
I own a Nokia N800 personal tablet which is a great little Linux based PDA with a beautiful 800x480 screen and lots of functionality. Recently I've decided to buy the GPS kit from Navicore and I'm quite disappointed with my purchase. I've paid for the GPS kit 154? (including transport) and from the hardware point of view I can't complain. It came with a car holder, power adaptors, SD memory and quite a sensitive GPS/Bluetooth receiver. The software on the other hand feels more like a beta version. The one feature that make this device worthless for me (to the point that I'll return it to the Nokia shop) is that you cannot have your maps pointing North. You only have a function to temporarily orient the map to North and then it switches back to its (crazy) rotate map mode so that your car always heads forward. I don't understand who can use this mode for navigation. Imagine how it would be like to use a paper map instead and have to rotate it at every turn you take. One useless feature is the "Safety Cameras" warning. The software uses a stupid algorithm which just warns you when a camera is in a certain distance range even when the camera is not on the same road you are driving on. When you are on the motorway you get warnings from cameras on the roads parallel with or intersecting the motorway. The software has also no knowledge of the direction the camera is pointing to so you get warnings for cameras on the other side of the road too. For the traffic information you have to pay extra for the service and have a GPRS mobile phone connected to the tablet. Another software design problem is that your navigation screen is fixed, you cannot alter any fields and the menus and icons are occupying 50% of your screen area leaving only the other 50% for the map. There is no translucent mode for the menus and info fields. Because of this poor GUI design it feels more like looking at your cell phone screen than a high resolution 800x480 one. Other annoyances: Most of the Nokia tablet owners use the auto-lock function of the tablet so when it's not in use for a period longer than a few minutes it locks the screen and then you have to use the stylus to enter your unlock code to activate it again. This function is not disabled by the Navicore software and your device locks its screen while you navigate. You can imagine what is like to enter numbers while driving just to be able to see the map again. One solution is to disable to auto-lock function before you start using the tablet as a GPS but this means pressing at least 3 menu items plus your unlock code every time you want to switch this on and off. A last problem is the voice guidance although this is not Navicore or Nokia's fault: you can only barely hear the directions while driving even with the volume set at max. This is a limitation of the tablet's speakers and the only solution is to use the 3.5 jack with ear-phones or an amplifier. For the reasons listed above I'll give a very poor mark to Navicore for their navigation software usability. Meanwhile I'll just use my reliable Garmin 276C GPS for every day navigation. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
