Gps. Pas. Sion Forums - Holux GPSmile 5. Posted by vonnieglen in the original thread : For the benefit of the other newbies here..
Windows CE included with the GPSmile and many similar Personal Navigation Assistant devices, Windows CE . Core is stripped down to the bare minimum.
Once "unlocked" most other Windows CE mapping programs will run, but I haven't found any Windows CE programs that will run using their normal installation routines. The installation routine for a typical Windows CE application will stall and report that the device is not supported. The challenge is to find the missing dlls and extensions to Windows CE and cobble a solution together that will run off an external memory card.
People have been doing this with many other devices. When I want to play an MP3, a video file, display a picture or read a txt file, I reboot without the card containing the renamed CEdesktop. For convenience and added versatillity I am hoping to get TCPMP, Adobe Acrobat, and a few other applications and games running from CEdesktop.
I have spent the last couple of days working on it. It has been an education, but I don't have the expertise of others here, so I haven't made a lot of progress. Despite this the GPSmile has quickly become one of my favorite electronic trinkets. I just discovered something quite simple, but that has solved my rebooting issue when wanting to play media files. To use the programs included on the device using CEdesktop just navigate to the Resident. Flash. 2 folder using either the My Computer icon or Windows Explorer and double click on MP3.
MP4. exe, Reader. IMAGEView. exe to run these programs. You can also double click on Holux. Shell. exe to get to the normal interface, but so far I have to reboot to get back out of it.
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By default Windows CE hides the . You can also place a card with the original mapping software on it in the slot and start and stop it using it's executable Holuxnavi. I have renamed Smart. Go. exe. Then of course I placed the ce. Desktop. exe in the root directory of the card and renamed it Holuxnavi. Desktop. Unfortunately, every time the device is turned off and on with the switch on the back, or with the reset button on the side.. I assume that this is reverting to settings in ROM.
It would be nice to figure out a way to save the changes and have them accessible with just a button push or two. I have been able to install the TCPMP (Multimedia Player) by copying the TCPMP program directory from my Sprint PPC- 6. Pocket PC onto the 2. GB SD Card I am using in the GPSmile. I then create a shortcut by navigating to TCPMP. CE explorer and clicking on File / Send to desktop as shortcut. High resolution AVI's and MPGs can run a little choppy.
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I installed the GAPI for handheld PCs program and enabled graphics acceleration, but it didn't help much if at all. I am just very happy to have TCPMP installed. The GPSmile will now play nearly every multimedia file I put on the SD card. I will be trying other applications. I am hoping to get acrobat reader installed next, and some type of calculator, language translator, and scheduler, along with a few games.
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I have got the GPSmile doing everything I had originally hoped for. The simplest way for me to install programs has been to install them to my PPC- 6. Pocket PC and then copy the program directory to the card that I am using in the GPSmile. Some programs need a couple of DLLs copied into the program directory as well. Unfortuately that solution is problematic for those without a Pocket PC.
Fortunately a Pocket PC can be emulated on a Windows XP or Vista computer. I am still working on that solution, but there are other ways to go about this as well. Here is a link that gives a little more info on getting other programs to work: http: //www. I have several SDcards. I have movies and Television programs stored on some cards and Navigation software and Apps on others. Locally 2 gig cards have been on sale for as little as $8 US with a rebate. When we need to use the GPS we pop in a card with the navigation software.
When we want to keep the kids entertained we pop in a card with TCPMP and video or games.
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It feels great with its matt rubberised finnish and has a little weight to it, giving it a real feel of quality. It will look great in any vehicle and the design will lend itself to some great discreet installs. In the box.. Two mounting options are included, a plug and play option which consists of a windscreen sucker mount that holds the supplied laser detector. A dashboard mount that sits on any horizontal flat surface giving a more permanent install. There is an optional vertical surface mount available as well.) If you use either the vertical or horizontal mounts you will need the optional laser extension cable and laser detector mount if you wish to continue using the Laser detector.
A single power cable comes off either of the mounts. The mounts are in two parts, and when the two parts come together you get a cradle with all the connections on that you then slot the Pogo Alert + on to. This means when you remove the Pogo Alert + all the cables stay plugged into the cradle). The power cable has a cigarette lighter plug fitted for easy power connection, if you were to hard wire it we would suggest you have fitted a power socket under the dashboard rather than cut the plug off, this then keeps the protection fuse in line. The Pogo Alert + has a second power option it also has an internal rechargeable battery.
How they fitted a battery in the case only they have the answer, but it lasts for 8 hours so they say. It was nearly 4 days of normal driving before I needed to charge it. I shut it down fully between each drive) You also get a USB update cable, alcohol wipe and instructions. The instructions are worth a read as the Pogo Alert + has a whole host of features. In use.. No wires and simple to take on and off After taking about 5 minutes to install it in a position where it could be seen in the car we decided to have a play with the Pogo Alert + and see what settings we needed to change. The touch screen O'LED display is simply stunning, O'LED is the way to go, it is crisp, clear and shows great detail. The Pogo Alert + has great looking icons for the functions and the warning screens are very informative, they have clearly thought about how the information in given on the screen.
Although I have seen no claim to a fingerprint proof screen it appeared to resist finger prints very well. It remains readable in bright light conditions.
Its easy to navigate around and very logical. There are plenty of options to play with and the all important factory reset if you need it, we did. Just a few of the options We decided to leave the Pogo Alert + on all the factory default settings, most likely the right thing to do, but soon ended up reducing the volume, it has got plenty of volume to play with and we just found the default setting was a little high for our tastes. You can adjust the volume for all the alerts separately, this is quite a cool feature. Satellite lock is quick and we were on our way. Our first journey covered 1. A roads and Motorways with lots of camera options.
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Xchange file or a CSV (Excel) file. A great use for this is for businesses, give your employee a Pogo Alert + speed camera alert system to protect their driving licence and also know where they have been in the last month or more in great detail.
The Pogo Alert + stores the most recent 9. The detail is very good, it even showed where I stopped for a 1. Radar Tracking, Radar Alert. This feature records any event alerts that the remote radar head or laser head trigger on, for example a police officer fires a laser gun at you, it records date, time, speed and position and then places this data on Google Earth as a KML file. This is a handy feature as the GPS is deadly accurate and you are then able to compare if the data the police have is correct and if it is not I guess you could appeal with a good solicitor. Other options There is a remote GPS antenna option if you need it. There is a optional radar detector head that will be available in 2.
I will have more information when this is available. I am told that you will be able to connect a laser jammer to the Pogo Alert + at some point to combine your systems. Software and Updates I think this may be a first, the software is installed in the Pogo Alert +, not on a CD Rom or for download. You simply plug in the Pogo Alert + into your PC or MAC, the PC or Mac will then see it and then you run the software off the Pogo Alert + to install it on to your computer. In effect the Pogo Alert + acts as a memory stick and you can see the files.
I found this handy as I could just download the journey files and save them in a safe place. Installing and running the software is simple and requires no computer skills, updates are a simple click and go and so is downloading the journey logs etc. They provide software for both a PC and a MAC, all though at the time of writing this review it will not run on the latest MAC OS, nor can you view the journey logs on any MAC.
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