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Cheap alternative to Google Maps + GPS

Maybe others don't have this problem, but sometimes when I come out of a pub/club in London after celbrating another glorious Scottish footballing victory, I have no idea where I am. It's nice to rely on Google maps and my GPS to help me out (assuming my diminished brain functions are up to it), but on the Orange 30MB tariff that blows goats.
Has anyone found a nice cheap/free alternative that would give us city street maps in storage and integrate with the GPS too?
Ferg.

GPS starts at $99 USD for a full blown system. then it's yours for life. sure it's not free, but it's not that bad either.

GPS
If your brain is not up to snuff, then perhaps you should not be driving... Call a Cab.

Perhaps limit your post football rampages to pubs that offer free WiFi?

Jim_R said:
Perhaps limit your post football rampages to pubs that offer free WiFi?
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Careful Jim, we've got you outnumbered
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By the way that's Fergus with the odd colored (mis-spelled for the US market) shoes
Mike

Hehehe. Sorry, I neglected to say that I need the software primarily for going by foot and tracking my position!
I find that TomTom aint that hot when you're going by foot.
Like the pic Mike. Hopefully we'll get some more similar ones from Switz/Austria. ;-)

If I were you, I am English and probably wont have to travel much after events in Moscow , I would cough up to Orange for a SIM unlock and then stick a T-Mobile PAYG SIM in it and be happy that for a maxiumum of £1 per day I would have "unlimited" mobile data.
Memory Map uses offline maps but they are £££ unless you go looking in the dark side of the Interweb. If you have Autoroute on your PC you can install Pocket Streets. These last 2 options involve you manually preinstalling the map areas you will need. I have found that the size of map needed is directly proportional to Alcohol intake

3D video/photo shooting app for Android

Please, vote for my idea if you like it on Google Product ideas.
Or if you are an Android developer you can "just make it"
http://productideas.appspot.com/#11/e=cf&t=agxwcm9kdWN0aWRlYXNyEAsSCERvcnlVc2VyGJSCAQw
As you know, since last week Youtube makes it easier to upload and view 3D videos. More info:
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2009/07/now-in-3d-join-experiment-with-us.html
"3D video/photo shooting app for Android. By using 2 Android devices the app should sync them by Bluetooth, so they can start, stop, pause simultaneously. After shooting the video this app should combine as red/green and share via Youtube/Picasa."

That isn't practical since you would need two devices.

I am sure that soon we will see phones with 2 cameras on the back that would be able to shoot directly in 3D, but until then I can't think of a more practical way for videos. Android should be the best environment for this.
For photos you are right, it is possible to do it with just a single camera.

nice idea, but highliy impracticle. 3D video shooting has been around for decades and it's still just a WOW-factro technology. Even with all the TVs that are going to be released with 3D capabilities, you still need to wear those goofy glasses in order to see things right.
Just because YouTube is catering to 3D video technology does not mean that we will see cellhpones with two cameras on them.

with this out
3d cameras on cell phones shouldn't be too far..
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nickmgray said:
nice idea, but highliy impracticle. 3D video shooting has been around for decades and it's still just a WOW-factro technology. Even with all the TVs that are going to be released with 3D capabilities, you still need to wear those goofy glasses in order to see things right.
Just because YouTube is catering to 3D video technology does not mean that we will see cellhpones with two cameras on them.
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You don't need any kind of "special TV" to watch 3D images. The "goofy" glasses are available and are cheap enough (1.5-15$) to have them near your LCD TV or Monitor.
The world is moving much faster to the 3D technology. A recent example is Ice Age 3.
Back in year 2000, when I installed probably the first complete CarPC in Europe ( http://www.carstereo.com/installs/photo_gallery_album.cfm?home=yes&photoid=18833&galleryid=609 ) I heard very similar opinions that "it is not practical", and etc. Now it is something normal, available and you don't have to DIY.

When the TV came out, people called it "impractical" and a waste of time and that no one would sit on a chair to bother watching it.
When the PC came out, it was also called impractical and that nobody would want to use it.
When the G1 came out, I looked at it and thought to myself "damn that is one ugly phone, no one would ever want to use that." And my friends agreed with me.
Look at where we are now

Apps for Runners?

Hey all,
Are there any programs for runners that I can use for my fuze? Specifically, something like a GPS program that will track my route/distance/speed. I've heard this kinda thing exists for other phones, but not heard about this phone.
Thanks.

http://www.fuzemobility.com/go-for-a-run-or-a-bike-ride/

wish i woulda known this earlier
i bought a Nike+ for my ipod smh

truthfully there are a lot more of them:
http://www.fuzemobility.com/go-dogs-go-run-bike-walk-or-hike-to-this-app/
http://sportypal.com/Phones/WinMo
http://www.fuzemobility.com/use-your-fuze-as-a-pedometer/
sorry you had to resort to an iPod...I just puked a little thinking about it

Thanks! Just what I was looking for.

SportyPal is quite good, I'm using it for cycling(very good), but i read now on some thread that for running they have added to show the pace in real time with also all the other tools for measuring speed, distance, calories ...

try RUN.GPS, works very fine on mine.
Regards,
P.

+1 for SportyPal (sportypal.com). I use it to track my kayak trips down the rivers in the panhandle. It will overlay your path on an aerial photograph and has links with Facebook, so you can share it.

Sportypal is my program of choice. During the cross country season I can give my phone to one of my lead runners and track their pace during intervals and can also tuck it in my jersey pocket when I go on bike rides and have all that data at hand as well. Best thing? It's FREE!

check out endomondo. very nice and free.

AUTiger83 said:
+1 for SportyPal (sportypal.com). I use it to track my kayak trips down the rivers in the panhandle. It will overlay your path on an aerial photograph and has links with Facebook, so you can share it.
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I got an e-mail from them, that very soon they will have the option to choose the workout type from the phone as kayaking, rowing or some other interesting type of sports.

I dont think anyone mentioned G-Watch which I have found to be excellent for just what you described.
http://www.ageye.de/index.php?s=gwatch/about

Some new types of workouts are added:
skiing, rowing, horse riding, driving, flying, sailing, swimming, hiking, paragliding, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, surfing
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SmartRunner is one of the best applications for tracking, imho.

[VIDEO] Phone to Chromecast App Coming Soon?

"Google's $35 Chromecast fared well in our review, but something that could make it even more useful is the ability to stream pictures and video from mobile devices. Users have been able to work around that on PCs by entering info for locally stored files into the Chrome address bar, and now ClockworkMod developer Koushik Dutta is showing off a solution for mobile that closes the gap with AirPlay. Demonstrated in the video after the break, his Phone to Chromecast app can fling pictures or videos stored on the phone directly to the dongle -- apparently thanks to web server software he'd already created for Android. There's no specific word on the codecs or resolutions tested, but he reports videos work at full framerate "like magic." The only bad news? The preview SDK terms mean he can't distribute the APK without written permission from Google, so this demo is as close as we're getting for now."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMIsMjms_Zw
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Let's just hope either Google agrees to push it through! Sounds awesome though.
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WANT!!!

hasenbein1966 said:
WANT!!!
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:good: Let's see how long it takes google to approve this!

hasenbein1966 said:
WANT!!!
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could only take month

Do you guys think Google will actually approve it though?

Could this be integrated as a general 'share' feature with other apps like gallery, quickpic, etc?
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Do you guys think Google will actually approve it though?
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My fear is that if they don't approve it, and it gets released anyway, Google will take steps to block it to appease content providers like HBO, Vudu, or whoever else they're trying to get onboard.

Outstanding........

hope google will approve this

So this would be similar to Samsung's AllCast? I know allcast uses DLNA while this uses a webserver, but functionally it would offer the same ability.
It seems with this method it could be easier to connect with and cast networked shares.
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Chromecast now in Wal-Mart !!

Yesterday I was in my local Wal-Mart electronics department and look what I found... I haven't found any articles online AT ALL about Wal-Mart getting the Chromecast, so they may have JUST GOTTEN it yesterday..anyway, check out your local Wal-Mart if you wanna pick one of these up!
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I looked at my local Walmart on Thursday and there was no Chromecast with the Roku products.

Next time you're there, I'm very curious to know what serial numbers they have... and whether they are of the format 3xxx101xxxxx or something different.

Just look on their site. If one is avail at a store near you the site will tell Ya. Then head on down to check the serial. It's 2013

bhiga said:
Next time you're there, I'm very curious to know what serial numbers they have... and whether they are of the format 3xxx101xxxxx or something different.
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Back to WalMart today. Might have missed them the other day as they were in a special cardboard floor display at the end of an isle.
Must have been over twenty of them, mostly 3A's but there were around six or so that were 3802 and 3807 but I didn't pry out the three that were in separate pockets! :laugh:

Of course its now in WalMart, that where all worthless old technology goes.

SalTNutz said:
Of course its now in WalMart, that where all worthless old technology goes.
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Like this?
http://www.walmart.com/ip/T-Mobile-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Smartphone-Black/24414621
Your mileage may vary, my Chromecast is far from worthless.

While I would never buy a computer from Wal-Mart, lots of people buy TVs and other consumer stuff there.
Chromecast in Wal-Mart means more market penetration (I recently noticed the TV ads for Chromecast), and now they're finally making active strides for outside development with a hackathon at Google HQ.
Looking at the serial numbers alone, we have at least 30M Chromecasts produced, and that's using a conservative calculation of 10K units per first-four range, but there should definitely be more than 10K per, as the final 5 positions are definitely alphanumeric.