[News] TetherGPS brings GPS navigation to Nook Color, in a manner of speaking

[rico2001]

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The smart folks over at ComptonSoft are looking to provide a GPS receiver to your mobile device in a rather unconventional way. TetherGPS links up your Android phone's GPS to the Nook Color by means of WiFi -- either on the same network or via a WiFi tether -- because the Nook Color is lacking in the standard usable Bluetooth department. After connecting the two devices, it makes a second link by running a TGPS server on the phone and a TGPS client on the Nook. The two devices are then intertwined in a blissful, all-you-can-GPS buffet of routes and roads. For the most part, the Nook's location-aware Android applications, such as Google Maps, will draw from this connection for location data and use it as if there were a GPS receiver on board. TetherGPS is up for grabs for $2.99 on the Android Market, and there's also a free "Lite" version for those who only need GPS for five minutes at a time -- we'll assume you know who you are.

Source: TetherGPS brings GPS navigation to Nook Color, in a manner of speaking -- Engadget

Awesome, one step closer to brilliance.

 

[darmeen]

Very cool idea...now if I just had an android phone! lol

 

[avi]

one step closer to awesomeness

 

[mightytalldude]

It works! Money well spent. Now can someone recommend a windshield holder for my Nook?

 

[xaueious]

That's really cool, but maybe too many gadgets to bring in the car at the same time...

 

[chmoto]

That is pretty cool but it does seem a little excesive. I mean, if you have a phone with turn by turn nav doing a few extra steps to get the nook set up seems like a watse. Until a car dock comes out for the nook you could always make the wife hold it! lol

 

[faceman]

Very cool idea...now if I just had an android phone! lol

How do you sleep at night? ;/

That is pretty cool but it does seem a little excesive. I mean, if you have a phone with turn by turn nav doing a few extra steps to get the nook set up seems like a watse. Until a car dock comes out for the nook you could always make the wife hold it! lol

Only if you want to have your nook broken across your head.

 

[RASTAVIPER]

I already connect Nook to my symbian phone to get internet access at work .only thing missing now is to find a way to do that for GPS.
BT connection still seems the best way though as I already own an external receiver .
Ndrive is waiting ..

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[Jaxidian]

It works! Money well spent. Now can someone recommend a windshield holder for my Nook?

I stumbled upon this app yesterday and that was exactly my thought. I was actually planning on creating such an app but no need to now.

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[kabbie1882]

I tested this app over the weekend. The turn by turn google nav was awesome on a big screen.

 

[AnimaTechnica]

hmm -if i read this correctly, unless your phone supports infrastructure or hot spot, you need to enable adhoc on the nook - can someone verify?

 

[kabbie1882]

hmm -if i read this correctly, unless your phone supports infrastructure or hot spot, you need to enable adhoc on the nook - can someone verify?

I have never "enabled" adhoc. I just use my access point on my Vibrant.

 

[AnimaTechnica]

thanks - i would assume then your vibrant supports infrastructure - my droid 1 does not