09-03-2021, 08:30 AM | #1 |
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GPS on Eink device?
I've always thought that GPS on an Eink device would make a handy hiking map.
I actually retrofitted a B&N Glow3 with an internal GPS module, but the signal capture was so miserable it was hardly worth it. I have a Poke3 now which has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 which has the GPS/GNSS receiver built in, but I don't think it has an antenna and the software doesn't seem to acknowledge that GPS exists. I thought that the Xiaomi InkPalm 5 (smart phone format) was pretty cute, but I don't know if that has GPS either. To be really useful the device should have a magnetometer for orientation. Does anybody know of any GPS enabled devices? |
09-03-2021, 09:02 AM | #2 | |
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09-03-2021, 12:23 PM | #3 |
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It's a shame this one never saw the light of day:
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09-03-2021, 01:33 PM | #4 |
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I feel like there are many devices that use a b&w LCD display would be better if they used e-ink. But those LCD displays are undoubtedly a lot cheaper than the e-ink display. Garmin's inReach Mini has a transflective memory-in-pixel display, which is always on. I didn't search for long about it and I don't know if it does grayscale or just b&w. Also, for the GPS market (e.g., Garmin's products), I'd guess that most buyers prefer a color display.
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09-03-2021, 03:28 PM | #6 |
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There was a Russian smartphone with LCD on one side and eInk on the other.
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09-03-2021, 07:57 PM | #7 | |
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09-03-2021, 11:49 PM | #9 |
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I still have a functional dedicated Garmin GPS with a reflective color LCD screen, readable in full sun. Must be 12 years old. It has the topo data on a mini SD card (mostly for hiking trails, but it also has some highways and roads for context).
I don’t really see why eink would be any better, it isn’t going to be able to pan and zoom very well. You can always find or make some shade to read a regular phone display, and that’s what the hiking map apps are designed for. |
09-06-2021, 09:38 AM | #10 |
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I use both Osmand + (hiking, cycling) and Sygic (car) on my Boox Poke 3 (A2 Mode), with the GPS / Beidou / Glonass data coming from my Unihertz Jelly 2 via Bluetooth.
It works excellently and the map updates are carried out smoothly. |
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