Try searching for an application called Phone Alarm.

It enables one to keep the backlight on all the time.

I'm using it without any problems at all.

Or you could try using gpsproxy2.2a. There is an option to flag permanent backlight on.

can my o2 atom exec use gps ..?? how ar ..?

yes u can. just buy a BT GPSr.....geting cheaper nowadays & install either Mapking 10.2 (~RM2xx) or the free Garmin Que & GPS proxy...pls visit malsingmaps for more detail

wow looks like the members here are increasing

yea yea indeed. lol, help promote GPS. just a few months ago noone was talking bout it

how does a GPSr look like ar .. heeh noob ar .... izit big ??

The Holux GPSlim 240, one of the hottest model at the moment.

Retailing at around RM 400+ per unit.

It is bcoz CNY is coming, everybody need a GPS to travel mar...!

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Added on February 10, 2007, 12:08 pmRm400...? Last time I ask somebody from Lelong it quote me RM550 ler!!!

This post has been edited by ksgam: Feb 10 2007, 12:08 PM

was wondering wether can use gps with O2 mini or not? Any software issue? Anyone with mini using it? Pls help as i'm a noob at this

u shudnt have any problem. check malsingmaps.com's forums, i believe got people using d

Now price drop already. Someone is selling at lelong for 360 only.

RM 360 for Holux GPSlim 240?

Yes. Same person at malsingmaps "Nobitaamon".Check under trading section.
Very good price. Too bad I already have 2 gpsr if not definately would like to get 1.


This post has been edited by easirider: Feb 22 2007, 09:26 AM

i just bought another holux for 350 at lyn too..

After scrutinising the posts in this thread, im posing this question to either Stimix or Easirider, since they are the most knowledgable in here. But i'd appreciate it as well if anyone else who had further insights on my planned setup, to chip in with their opinions as well.

Im planning to pair the Sony Vaio UX with Garmin Mobile 10, for my walkabouts and travels, both within Malaysia and abroad while im away at work. Is this combination a viable one, or are there any other alternative?What navigation/mapping software should i use with this combo?



The whole setup would probably look like this:-

but would not use a standard laptop largish screen, instead the Vaio UX's own screen.

Also, when it comes to the need of having GPS navigation for both inside Malaysia (for normal traversing around KL nd such) as well as abroad ( examples of places i go would be Australian cities like Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as well as European destinations like Frankfurt, Zurich and Paris, plus Tokyo/Kansai and Shanghai ), what would be, in your opinion, the best navigation software to use in such circumstances, and do the maps readily available, either free or purchasable? Mind you, i most probably would be using public transportation or walking while in these cities while im nightstopping at these places, unless i am vacationing, which would mean i would be around driving while im in these cities.

Either way, i figure the best option on this would be to tether a Bluetooth-enabled GPSr to a laptop. The Vaio UX is perfect for this as it is very mobile, with 5 inch screen running on Core Solo at 1.2Ghz, weighing a mere 700grams. I mean, why not use what you already have , right?

Im very new when it comes to this, although my work involves working with them all the time, but they are translated in a very different way. Thank you in advance for any suggestion, from either Stimix or Easirider, or anyone who have further insights on this.

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Added on February 23, 2007, 6:38 amAddendum: Just to add, i would probably be dividing my time in the very near future between back here in KL and California, specifically Orange Country. But i figure, it would not be difficult to procure American maps to go with the mapping/navigation software that comes with the Garmin Mobile10, right? Thanks again, for any inputs on this.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 23 2007, 06:39 AM

I'm personally not sure about Garmin, how good the maps are overseas etc etc.

But the more famous softwares overseas are Tom Tom navigator, and Mapking. (or Kingmap some call it)

u gotta pay for the software, and maps are downloadable online.

U can use either those two or Garmin with your planned combo above.

What about Garmin's own nRoute? Isnt that a good option?

I have got myself the Garmin Mobile10X, works absolutely flawless with my Nokia N93i preloaded with the Maps application. Was driving down back from purchasing the unit from Starlite in Seremban 2, and the sensitivity is awesome! Tons better than PSP GPS addon.

Next would be getting this to work with nRoute/MapKing/TomTom/whatever mapping software that works, installed in the Vaio UX, and also finding out to see if i can get the Linux equivalent of such app for my Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.

Would Google Earth Plus work on this?

erm....i think u shud PM stimix. lol, he's a GPS freak. always on the road.

Got nRoute running. Got Nokia's own Maps software running. Got MapKing3D running on my Vaio UX. Life is good. Going to Frankfurt later tonight, gonna see how the free Nokia maps fare there, as well as the nRoute app.