Wireless access to geocaching info
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Wireless access to geocaching info
Just wanted to move the wireless discussion to a separate thread (from the gc.com.au ideas), since it's taken on a mind of its own.
To kick things off, I've added a poll to gauge interest and the potential scope of this idea.
To kick things off, I've added a poll to gauge interest and the potential scope of this idea.
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PDAs
The PDA world is getting very complicated right now with lots of new technologies screaming ahead and trying to become the standard.
In a nutshell, brands to keep an eye on: Palm, Sony, Nokia, others?
Features, "does it have" and "do you want": Bluetooth, Internet access, 3G, built-in phone, memory size, ergonomics vs physical size, resolution/colours, geocaching friendly features/interface, other built-ins like mp3, camera, gps etc. etc...
Other issues: Cost (up front + mobile + internet and related), durability ...
Based on what I've seen in the last week, I think I'll get a new phone in a couple of months, and it will probably have the small amount of PDA-like functionality that I expect to need regularly.
On the Java front, I was looking at very basic info for the latest NSW caches on a mobile phone last night and emailing links to selected caches to myself.
This is gonna be fun ...
In a nutshell, brands to keep an eye on: Palm, Sony, Nokia, others?
Features, "does it have" and "do you want": Bluetooth, Internet access, 3G, built-in phone, memory size, ergonomics vs physical size, resolution/colours, geocaching friendly features/interface, other built-ins like mp3, camera, gps etc. etc...
Other issues: Cost (up front + mobile + internet and related), durability ...
Based on what I've seen in the last week, I think I'll get a new phone in a couple of months, and it will probably have the small amount of PDA-like functionality that I expect to need regularly.
On the Java front, I was looking at very basic info for the latest NSW caches on a mobile phone last night and emailing links to selected caches to myself.
This is gonna be fun ...
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I've got a 6310i and a Sony Clié, but haven't been able to figure out how to get them to talk via IR yet. Then again, I haven't really had a need to - I carry compressed versions of all my 'not found' cache pages linked from a html index on my Clié. Saves carrying around a sheaf of paper!
Now, if I could get this functionality out of CacheMonkey somehow, I would have the perfect preparation program!! *hint, hint*
Now, if I could get this functionality out of CacheMonkey somehow, I would have the perfect preparation program!! *hint, hint*
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Pesky - No worries, your project and mine don't overlap ... yet. I plan on getting the Java stuff going first, then implementing WAP using some of the same code base. I don't know how much time I'll allow for any of it, so go crazy and we can bounce ideas off each other.
Rats - Sharing phone #s is a good idea. I've built up a little collection already. Mine can be found in WP2 of my Jumble cache ... or you can just PM me .
Rats - Sharing phone #s is a good idea. I've built up a little collection already. Mine can be found in WP2 of my Jumble cache ... or you can just PM me .