Thread: GPS Announcement

Originally Posted by hijinks21

carcomp is putting it into ME as we are typing this

AWESOME news....i'm so drooling. When can we try it out? What will it require other than MS Map Point?

i'm not sure when it'll be ready. Since i built the core I know there needed to be some fine tuning done. The problem with going GPS is you gotta take some time to test your code on the road. So it makes it a bit more time consuming. More so since we are doing real time routing and turn by turn directions.

Most apps that use mappoint you actually have to type in your start location and your destination. With this you just enter your destination and at any time you can hit a button and it'll find where you are and create a route for you. If you get off track you simply hit the button again and it'll re-route for you.

Originally Posted by hijinks21

i'm not sure when it'll be ready. Since i built the core I know there needed to be some fine tuning done. The problem with going GPS is you gotta take some time to test your code on the road. So it makes it a bit more time consuming. More so since we are doing real time routing and turn by turn directions.

Most apps that use mappoint you actually have to type in your start location and your destination. With this you just enter your destination and at any time you can hit a button and it'll find where you are and create a route for you. If you get off track you simply hit the button again and it'll re-route for you.

I played with the beta w/Earthmate USB...it takes a lot to get it to work nicely, but I suspect its more of the shoddy Earthmate serial drivers...the virtual port KEEPS dissappearing on me, forcing reboot/reinstall of the virtual com port...any solutions?

not a clue.. i have never had a problem with the com port going away.

Sounds Awsome. Does anybody know what realease of Media Engine has the GPS features?

Originally Posted by antimatter

Sounds Awsome. Does anybody know what realease of Media Engine has the GPS features?

there isn't a public one yet. Carcomp took my code and is in the process of merging it in. I'm not even sure about a release date but i think it might be getting close. he has begun to release some betas

Originally Posted by hijinks21

there isn't a public one yet. Carcomp took my code and is in the process of merging it in. I'm not even sure about a release date but i think it might be getting close. he has begun to release some betas

Thanks for the update!