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myrrh Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 19, 2004 Posts: 41 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 3:38 am Post subject: USB GPS for PDA? |
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I am thinking about buying a USB GPS for my laptop. For future reference, are there any PDAs that accept a USB device? |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 3:43 am Post subject: |
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Very few - Some of the Toshibas , and some of the Asus Mypals. Basically they need to have a USB host interface (most only have USB client) _________________ Lutz
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Pc-Mobile Frequent Visitor
Joined: 26/10/2002 10:38:36 Posts: 789 Location: Hong Kong
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: |
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You also need a driver, which you are unlikey to have any luck.
Even if you have that, your PDA is not able to power the GPS.
All in all, a USB GPS with PDA is not a practical/viable set up even if it works.
If you have not bought anything yet, and want to buy something that can be used with a PC and PDA. I suggest you get a serial GPS, or bluetooth.
Even if you PC does not have a serial port, it is better to get an additional USB>serial converter for PC use, rather than the other way round. _________________ Pc-Mobile
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 1077 Location: Chester-le-Street & York
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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Bluetooth dongles are quite cheap. I got mine for £30. Would you be able to use a bluetooth GPS via one of these? |
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