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Topic: Memory Map and Road Angel announce the Road Angel Navigator |
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:47 pm Subject: Memory Map and Road Angel announce the Road Angel Navigator |
One severe problem with this unit for outdoor use - Its not at all shock proof - one small drop, and you'll need to replace the expensive touch screen.
This is really a car sat nav, that happened to ... |
Topic: Driven to distraction |
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Replies: 3
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:13 pm Subject: Driven to distraction |
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200606220177.html
Cover Story: Driven to distraction
06/22/2006
BY KOTA FUNAHASHI AND AOI FUKAMACHI
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
A pedestrian crossing a ... |
Topic: Crackpots going over the edge! |
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Replies: 22
Views: 9482
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:06 pm Subject: Crackpots going over the edge! |
Why are we getting so many stories now of people being sent on incorrect routes by Sat Nav systems. Just over a week ago there was the story of the [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml ... |
Topic: Galileo Concession to be Shared! |
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Replies: 33
Views: 22226
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 9:33 pm Subject: Galileo Concession to be Shared! |
well I for one will hate to be living in a country where my journeys are monitored - but to recover the cost of Galileo that's what will happen. And to everyone who thinks that's fair enough - who's t ... |
Topic: Streetpilot III |
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Replies: 9
Views: 4506
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:54 pm Subject: Re: Streetpilot III |
The GARMIN seems incapable of distinguishing between a farm track and a proper dual-carriage way road, it just looks for the shortest route even when "fastest" is selected. It is very useful but you ... |
Topic: Streetpilot III |
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:55 pm Subject: Re: Garmin Streetpilot III; Garmin Streetpilot C320 |
Yes but in answer to your reply about the garmin routing you down an incorrect road ie "farm track".....If you look at the screen in the bottom right hand corner before you make your turn it gives you ... |
Topic: Streetpilot III |
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Forum: Garmin Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2005 1:26 am Subject: Streetpilot III |
I still have the European City Navigator V6 maps in my Streetpilot III.
I was listening to the item on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours today about Sat Nav systems in cars and it got me wondering about ... |
Topic: ID Sniper |
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Views: 6217
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Forum: Vehicle Locators & Person or Pet Tracking Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 3:43 pm Subject: ID Sniper |
A friend sent me this URL. I presume it is similar to what is being used for tracking wildlife.
http://www.backfire.dk/EMPIRENORTH/newsite/products_en001.htm
Martin |
Topic: Any way of 'finding' a grid reference... |
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Forum: Memory-Map Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:45 pm Subject: Any way of 'finding' a grid reference... |
You have be careful to enter the NGR in EXACTLY the right format or Memory Map corrupts it. If you enter AB 123 456 then Memory Map incorrectly changes it to AB 00123 00456. I have complained to the ... |
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