[gps-talkusers] Re: Mobile Geo

  • From: Kevin Chao <kevinchao89@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:14:38 -0500

WayFinder Access (which is based on the commercial WayFinder GPS solution)
is the one for Sybian phones (mostly Nokia phones). Mobile Geo (which si
based on the Sendero GPS) is still in the works and is currently in Beta and
will work on Windows Mobile Devices.   

Thanks, 
 
Kevin 
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-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Wendy Slominsky
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:01 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Mobile Geo 

What is the GPS for the phone now?
At 04:48 PM 6/10/2008, you wrote:
>I'm sure if they could do it and be financially viable, they will. 
>In other words, if the cost of rewriting the code for the Pocket PC 
>phones is less than what they think they would make from doing it, you 
>will certainly see it done.
>
>As for Mobile Geo, remember there is already a GPS solution for 3rd 
>edition phones, so it probably wasn't the first priority to get Mobile 
>Geo working there as well.
>
>J.J.
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:ceverett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Claude Everett
>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:22 PM
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Mobile Geo
>
>I would think that it would be a sensible move for the NFB reader.
>regards,
>Claude Everett
>American by chance, Californian by choice.
>Everyone has a disability, some are more aware of it than others.
>
>
>
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>From: 
><mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers-bounce@freelis
>ts.org [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott 
>Granados
>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:14 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Mobile Geo
>
>Mobile geo was primarily to be used in combination with mobile speak 
>for windows pocket pc.  So I don't think that was ever on the road map 
>and it's not really a great fit although of course porting to more 
>platforms is always better.  Wasn't there talk of the KNFB reader being 
>ported to windows mobile?  Seems like an especially good idea now that 
>5MP cameras are emerging on pocket pc devices.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:ceverett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Claude Everett
>To: <mailto:gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:10 PM
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Mobile Geo
>
>
>I am disappointed that the Mobile Geo product is not going to be 
>available for the Symbian 3 platform of phones which the KNFB mobile 
>reader is currently on.
>Claude Everett
>American by chance, Californian by choice.
>Everyone has a disability, some are more aware of it than others.
>
>
>
>
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