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Re: Blue tooth fairy?
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Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:24:15 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, John Brost wrote:
> Steve,
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> Have you popped in the CD that came with it? Maybe something in there will at
> least give us a shot at figuring out what GPS chipset it is using. I'd be
> interested in knowing the specs for it.
My-Life: update...
The CD itself says "GPS Bluetooth V1.1". There is nothing in any of the
programs to suggest a manufacturer.
I can't get any of the programs that came with it to work. They all come up,
and appear to function, but don't read any data from the GPS module. I wrote a
program to read the comm port, and the GPS data IS coming in, so the hardware's
working, and I really don't care about the software.
After reading through all the documentation, and everything on the CD, I found
documentation for one of the programs that refer to a Sony GPS. Of course, this
program doesn't seem to work with this hardware, so I doubt it's made to go
together.
The only marking on the GPS module says "GPS" and has a picture of a satellite.
So, even if I do figure out any specs, I won't be able to tell you how to get
your own...
As it stands now, I have NO idea where it came from. There was no bill, or
credit card charge. I've talked to all my friends (who know I want one) and no
one knows anything. I'll see about visiting my neighbors, to see what they say.
On another note, I got an interesting call last night. It went something like
this:
me: "Hello"
girl: "Hello, this is Kate. Is this Steve?"
me: "yes"
girl: "I just read the story in Wired magazine. Nice story."
me: "thanks..."
girl: "Do you like work for LEGO?"
me: "No. Not really"
girl: "oh. That would be fun. Do you have a lot of LEGOs?"
me: "yes."
<other small talk>
girl: "Wow. You're like a local celebrity. You're like Bob Rohrman." (a local
car dealer)
me: "hmm. maybe."
girl: "Wow. Thanks for talking to me. Bye"
me: "bye"
mans voice in background: "did he sound annoyed?... <click>"
me: hmm. I may need to change my phone number... Or, maybe Kate is the
Blue-Tooth-Fairy...
life is good.
Steve
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| In lugnet.org.us.laflrc, Steve Hassenplug wrote: <snip> ?... <click>" (...) Steve has groupies... Some even want to hug him... Bad groupies!! Bad!!! Dave K (19 years ago, 26-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| Steve, Have you popped in the CD that came with it? Maybe something in there will at least give us a shot at figuring out what GPS chipset it is using. I'd be interested in knowing the specs for it. John (19 years ago, 23-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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