krayzie

Hey, all

i just have a question about GPS software in australia what type of free gps software are available that has voice prompts

i want to be able to use a carputer that has gps software because i dont wanna buy those portable nav things form my car..

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barty1978

Check out FreeDrive or MapMonkey... These are front ends which have been written by some excellent people on the internet to run ontop of the Destinator SDK.

You can find australian maps (2005) on the net - if you look in the right places...

Freedrive is soon to be re-written for the Destinator 6 platform (Freedrive 2.0) now that CdRSkull has finished up with the awesome Freedom 2.0 skin for RoadRunner (CarPC front end) - I suggest you check it out also.

krayzie

oh cool. so your car pc is like the navman type gaget?

barty1978

the navman is not even in the same league....

you can't play mp3, divx/xvid, web browsing, mobile phone control (thru bluetooth), wifi, etc... with a Navman...

Here is a bit of info about what I am installing...

7" Wide LCD Touch screen (Lilliput eqv. from ebay)
VIA EPIA SP13000 CPU/MB
512Mb RAM
2Gb Sandisk Ultra II Compact Flash (With windows (nLited) installed) to boot off
80Gb Hard Drive (for Movies / Music)
USB GPS Receiver (BU-353)
USB Bluetooth
USB Wifi
M2-ATX Power Supply

Eventually - 2 x 7" Headrest Monitors for the kids

I suggest you do a bit of reading up here on MP3Car - Use the search function on some of the terms I have mentioned here and you will be in for a good read. Lots of helpful info.

BTW. What car are you thinking of installing a CarPC in?

krayzie

yeah i plan to do alot reading...

i have a dihatsu sirion and when i upgrade to a ford explorer i will put 1 in there

just using my crappy car as a test to see how everything goes

how much approx is all your gear going to cost u

pikachu79

Well this is my first post but i will help where i can,
GPS: i have used the destinator 3 with 2006 maps -( sorry theyre the 2005 version my mistake)- for australia, i then use map monkey (mm) replaced the dll as posted in the other forums so mm will read the australian maps,
I have been sucessful in using RoadRunner as the front end with mm as the gps interface.
My system is a via epia MII12000 512mb ram( 64mb shared), 60gb hdd, 7" liliput touch screen, generic gps interface

barty1978

i have most of the gear already... Just need to get a couple of projects out of the way before I install it..

Cost approx... is AUD$

MB/CPU $300
RAM $60
USB GPS $100
7" Touch LCD $300
HDD $80
Compact Flash 1Gb $50
USB Bluetooth $20
Power Supply $150
USB RadioXtreme FM Tuner $50
Case $TDB
Center Console piece from Mitsubishi $50 (+$50 for LCD fabrication into console)

Rear Headrest Monitors & Dual out Videocard $TBD

Amp & Speakers $300 (cause I am removing headunit - I will need some form of amplification) wanted to upgrade anyway.

I'll be looking close to $2000 all up.

Kosti

Hey barty1978 r u in Syd?

Pikachu79 please check ur PM.

Cheers
Kosti

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Taxi49

Destinator 3 with mapmonkey 2005 Q2 maps

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bonza

where do you guys get Destinator 3 from?

Iceman_jkh

What is the latest version of Aus maps out these days?

Jarrod

I've only got Q2 2005...would be nice to see some newer ones tho

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meddler

there are 2006 maps in the new version of destinator pn. I think they are Q3. This has been the only map update since the 2005 Q2 maps. These maps are not on the net.

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OcTaN3

hi just reading through the formus i have the same issue eveyone else does,

i have a laptop that i want gps on cos i dun wanna buy a portable device.
I tried following steps in forums from this site but im not very computer litterate. I have a gps receiver (bluetooth sirf) and since my laptop old, now have a bluetooth dongle.

I dl mapmonkey but i cant find maps for australia, so i tried dl the emulator cos i have tomtom that i used to run on my dell axim x50. but it crashed all the time so i tried installing it on my laptop using the emulator...... no sucess!!! so now i want to get gps working on the laptop but i dont understand what register this copy dll files type this in command line etc etc.

sorry i just not up with pc like u guys is there a site or thread that could teach a person like me to install and get running gps on my LAPTOP????
i believe i have all necessary equipment, just need to piece it all together.

any help would be great thanks guys

chris

Firebird2

I have just switched from Mapmonkey with Destinator 3 to Destinator 6. It runs without any addtional apps like Mapmonkey.

Miles better than 3.

Cheers

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