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12-25-2003, 01:31 PM	#1
harryleung Sony Clie Senior Member Bronze Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 258	memory stick GPS and memory stick bluetooth should i memory stick GSP and memory stick bluetooth for my clie NR70V and my clie sj30? Attached Thumbnails __________________ Harry http://www.harryphotography.com

12-25-2003, 02:19 PM	#2
Aufnahmeleiter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 65	Yes.

12-25-2003, 02:40 PM	#3
Imran Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA Posts: 34	huh? could you speak a little more clearly?

12-25-2003, 05:17 PM

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GPS -> Global Positioning System
Bluetooth -> short distance wireless internet/communication system

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Originally posted by Imran
huh? could you speak a little more clearly?

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12-26-2003, 04:18 AM	#5
Aufnahmeleiter Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 65	lol! Our problem is that we cannot find any real question!

12-26-2003, 09:30 AM	#6
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,805	Forget about MS GPS. It does not work in USA where NMEA communication format is more commonly used, which is not what that MS GPS uses. This has been asked before. Just search this site for more info. It may be OK for Asia (the manual was written in Japanese). Besides, even if you can make it work in here, where would you store the maps, in your limited capacity RAM? Maps need a lot of memory. Just for Houston metro, using StreetFinder (Rand McNally), they already take up about 8MB. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G Last edited by DanT : 01-04-2004 at 03:03 PM.

12-26-2003, 10:01 AM	#7
harryleung Sony Clie Senior Member Bronze Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 258	can i store the maps on memory stick? __________________ Harry http://www.harryphotography.com

12-26-2003, 11:28 AM	#8
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,805	Yes you can, but how are you going to use it when the MS slot is used up by the MS GPS? Another problem with MS GPS, it will take forever to locate those satelites. The Clie battery juice would be depleted in much less time than you need it to last. I use Garmin eTrex Vista (GeV) to send NMEA codes to Clie and let StreetFinder tracks the GPS position on the map. To speedup map extraction from MS, I use PiDirect II and FastCPU. The GeV has its own 25MB RAM to store maps too, but it has a much smaller screen, which I rather use it for displaying other thing like compass, elevation, etc., while tracking the GPS position on a larger and color map in Clie. As far as the battery concern, the GeV uses 2AA batteries, so no problem there. For the Clie, I have a 4AA battery extender pack. While in the car, I can use the car 12VDC adapter to power both Clie and GeV. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G

12-26-2003, 08:20 PM	#9
drtamil Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: N 3 degrees 13.030' E 101 degrees 42.129' Posts: 135	Yep. I agree with Dan T. You can see my own setup using eTrex & NX80V/G at http://www.palmx.org/detailnews.asp?id=40 And yes, MS GPS can only be used in Japan. You can read about it at http://www.palmx.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11 As for your BT MS question, checkout http://www.palmx.org/detailnews.asp?id=104 __________________ Palm-X Xpert, Xperienced, Xtreme! Last edited by drtamil : 12-26-2003 at 08:24 PM.

12-26-2003, 08:37 PM	#10
harryleung Sony Clie Senior Member Bronze Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 258	interesting.......THANKS! __________________ Harry http://www.harryphotography.com

12-26-2003, 11:01 PM	#11
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,805	Here is my car and hiking setups. I put 2 of 1N4148 diodes in series inside the GeV plug to drop the 5.7VDC coming from Clie's charger down to 3.2 VDC so I can charge both Clie and GeV with the same charger. My car GPS setup My hiking GPS setup __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G Last edited by DanT : 01-04-2004 at 02:01 PM.

12-27-2003, 12:03 AM	#12
harryleung Sony Clie Senior Member Bronze Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vancouver Canada Posts: 258	cool...... DanT, how much does it cost you to get those equipment? __________________ Harry http://www.harryphotography.com

12-27-2003, 01:07 AM	#13
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,805	As mentioned by drtamil, you can buy the hardware from pc-mobile.com for about $43 (including the 4AA battery pack case). I bought just the plugs and put them together, so I spent less than that. The 4AA battery pack case is sold in RadioShack for less than $2.00. The windshield mounting brackets are also available in RadioShack for $10. each. The GeV I got it for $250 in eBay.com about a year ago. One thing nice about GeV, than the regular Garmin eTrex, is it also measures elevation. A nice tool for mountain hiker or rock climber. Most GPS receivers lack of such feature. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G Last edited by DanT : 12-27-2003 at 01:09 AM.

12-27-2003, 06:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by DanT
As mentioned by drtamil, you can buy the hardware from pc-mobile.com for about $43 (including the 4AA battery pack case).

Watch out for the voltage spike. After a while it might suddenly go to 13V instead of 5.5. I wrote about it here http://www.palmx.org/detailnews.asp?id=88

Now I keep this connected to the car charger.

http://www.palmx.org/forum/topic.as...122&whichpage=2

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12-27-2003, 08:31 AM	#15
DanT TH55 Nutcase member Platinum Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: 29°4'N/95°27'W Posts: 5,805	Terima kasih for your tips Dr. Tamil! I'm about to do some long (1500 miles) trip for vacation. Now I need to get me a volt readout like yours. I did measure the voltage across the car-USB adapter and it still gives me 5.7 VDC, which is the spec for N-series Clie.  You could have a defective car-USB adapter. I did learn a long time ago about LIFO (last in, first out) when powering up & down the electronic devices to avoid voltage spikes.  Just make a habit of unplugging the car-USB adapter when the engine off and replugging it after the engine start and idling.  It is a hard habit to make in the beginning, but you'll get use to it after a while. __________________ Vx, M500, N760P, NX70V/U, NX73V/U, NZ90/U, SL10/U, SJ30/U, T415, T615C, TJ25/U, TJ27/U, TJ35/E1, TH55/U, TH55/E1, TH55/E2, UX40/U, UX50/U, UX180P, iPhone, iPhone3G Last edited by DanT : 12-27-2003 at 08:46 AM.