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GPS Tuner v5.4

Apr 28, 2008 gps navigation, software 1 Comment


GPS Tuner is an off-road navigation software for Pocket PC devices. Today they announced that they’re releasing v5.4 which adds a few nice extra features to the older version.

  • ‘Open Street Map’ has been added as online map source
  • ‘Google Topo (Terrain)’ has been added as online map source
  • Suunto X9i data format(.sdf) handling (Import and Export) has been added
  • Automatic map rotation in 90 degrees has been added (instead of flipping 180 degrees)
  • Built-in camera photo can be taken and added to waypoint directly
  • Waypoints can be exported via TXT output module

GPS Tuner Standard v5.4 cost $34 with one-year free upgrade. Without the free upgrade you can get it as cheap as $24. There’s also another version called GPS Tuner Geo v5.4 which adds area calculation as a feature and also one year of free upgrades: $48.

GPSTuner offroad navigation

Dec 28, 2006 gps navigation, reviews, software 1 Comment

gps-tuner-494.jpgGPSTuner is an off-road navigation software for Pocket PC devices. While regular navigation systems maybe able to get you to the beginning of the trail, GPSTuner gives you the ability of navigation where the roads end. GPS Tuner is designed for hiking, geocaching, boating, flying, driving and many other sporting activities. The software costs $34 for Standard (1Year Free Upgrades),
$24 for Basic (no Upgrades), and $48 for GEO (Area calculation plus 1Year Free Upgrades). There’s a really nice review on MobiliySite if you are looking for such a software.

The only downside which most users might be concerned about is the lack of bundled maps. While there is a global map provided, it is a very low resolution picture, and should only ever be used to confirm that your GPS reflects you are located in the correct country. You can of course zoom-in to confirm your location relative to your city’s approximate location, but herein lies the another downside to the program: because the map is a raster image (just a JPG picture), it pixelates more and more the further you zoom in, where as a vector-based map would provide more and more details the further-in you zoomed.

GPS Tuner version 5.0 for pocket PC is out

Jul 7, 2006 gps navigation, software 1 Comment

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GPS Tuner is software that installs nicely on your PDA with Pocket PC or Windows Mobile 5 operating system. It is basically a measurement and tracking tool that can be very handy during geocaching. It lets you record and manage high precision way points, as well as geocaching files, tracks and routes. It also features a digital compass so you can navigate to a waypoint or walk along a route. Previous versiosns of the software cost between $24 and $48 depending on if you wanted 1 year free upgrade and needed area calculation function.

System requirements:

  • 6 MB RAM for program and additional 10 MB (at least) for maps
  • Latest .NET Compact Framework »Download it free…
  • GPS Receiver (Bluetooth, Compact Flash or Serial GPS Mouse)

The new version (5.0) is still in beta but the screenshots are very promising. This version has a new user interface, new map handling function that supports large JPG files, a configurable trip computer, and much more…
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