Navigation Kit

[pwfenton]

I've posted a few items about the N800 and the Navigation Kit in particular on my blog... http://digitalflotsamwp.podshow.com

[YoDude]

Great review... How about a link for where it can be bought.
I was on Navicores site this AM and there was no mention of it or maps of the US.

[pwfenton]

Thanks. As far as I know it's not available yet as a U.S. retail product. The one I am playing with is a prototype, although it sure looked retail ready to me. It's my understanding that they are considering changing to a better car mount than the one that came with mine (and I have no real complaints at all about the one I have). The maps they are using come from a company called "Tele Atlas". I hadn't heard of them before, but so far they are the ONLY map company that shows the street I live on... which blew me away (I've lived here a year in a new development and I'm still not on any other map service).

I'm expecting it will cost around $300 when it's finally available but I'm not an authority. Mine came with the software and maps on both an SD card, and a CD-ROM.

[SD69]

Great review... How about a link for where it can be bought.
I was on Navicores site this AM and there was no mention of it or maps of the US.

Available in a month or so


Navicore also announced extended map coverage for Navicore Personal 2007 by introducing maps of North America, Australia, the Middle East and South Africa. Extended map coverage can be used with all Navicore Personal 2007 compatible devices running on Linux (Nokia 770 Internet Tablet and Nokia N800 Internet Tablet) and Symbian S60v3, S80 and UIQv3 operating systems. Compatible Symbian devices include, for example, handsets like Nokia E62 and Nokia N75 among over 30 other supported handsets.

http://www.navicoretech.com/Corporate/Press/news/en_GB/n800_announcement/

[TA-t3]

The maps they are using come from a company called "Tele Atlas". I hadn't heard of them before,
TeleAtlas is one of the biggest providers of maps for navigation systems. They are behind the maps for at least half of the more well-known navigation devices and systems out there, that's my impression anyway although I don't have any hard numbers. Among them are TomTom and ViaMichelin, for example.

EDIT:Quote etc. added.

[YoDude]

^not to mention they are used by logistics companies world wide...

I'm expecting it will cost around $300 when it's finally available...

Yeeesh! I hope not. That would be a pretty expensive car mount if it is...

From what it sounds like it is Navicore Personal for the N800 (the 770 version is $149 Euros or $190 US) and a decent BT, GPS receiver for another $70 US.

I could do with out the mount and would like to pick up the program as a stand alone using my existing receiver.

[TA-t3]

I've posted a few items about the N800 and the Navigation Kit in particular on my blog... http://digitalflotsamwp.podshow.com

As a user of car navigation systems for some years I've found that they're all pretty much the same as long as you follow their directions. What would be great to know is how the N800 navigation system handles recalculations.. this is where you separate the good ones (e.g. TT) from the bad ones (e.g. the Hertz in-car system I tried a few years back). The problem is that 1) the maps are often inaccurate when it comes to one-way roads, non-motorized roads and so on (e.g. where I live, where _none_ of that info is in the TeleAtlas maps), and 2) it's easy to miss the correct exit when driving in unfamiliar, congested areas (as I did many times when I found myself driving in the Washingon DC area).

All systems will detect that you didn't follow the directions, but a good navigation system will almost instantly come up with a new, good route that you can follow, without having to turn around if it can be avoided. A bad system will either just insist that you turn around and go back, or eventually recalculate a new route for you, taking several minutes to do so. An example of the first is TT, an example of the latter is that Hertz system I used. This is what I usually look for when I read a car navigation review. ;)

[SD69]

The Navicore system is good. I think it will be less than $300, and there will be probably a bundle with the N800.

[nspeer]

Can't wait to get North America maps on Navicore. Wonder what they will charge for the software only (I have a GPS already)?

[fldude99]

Any recent word on when the Navicore maps will be available for North America?

[pycage]

As a user of car navigation systems for some years I've found that they're all pretty much the same as long as you follow their directions. What would be great to know is how the N800 navigation system handles recalculations.. this is where you separate the good ones (e.g. TT) from the bad ones (e.g. the Hertz in-car system I tried a few years back). The problem is that 1) the maps are often inaccurate when it comes to one-way roads, non-motorized roads and so on (e.g. where I live, where _none_ of that info is in the TeleAtlas maps), and 2) it's easy to miss the correct exit when driving in unfamiliar, congested areas (as I did many times when I found myself driving in the Washingon DC area).

All systems will detect that you didn't follow the directions, but a good navigation system will almost instantly come up with a new, good route that you can follow, without having to turn around if it can be avoided. A bad system will either just insist that you turn around and go back, or eventually recalculate a new route for you, taking several minutes to do so. An example of the first is TT, an example of the latter is that Hertz system I used. This is what I usually look for when I read a car navigation review. ;)

Navicore takes at most a few seconds to recalculate the route after you took the wrong turn. Don't worry about getting lost! :)

[TA-t3]

Hey, that's good! :)

[fldude99]

I inquired as to the availability of Navicore for NA..here is their reply:

thank you for contacting Navicore.
The Navicore North America-maps software for Nokia 770/N800 Internet
Tablets will be probably published in week 12, and it should be
available in stores during the week 13-15.