Using the iPod touch for turn by turn directions without GPS or ATT wireless Not having GPS or ATT data on the iPod touch can be a limiting factor, especially when you want to use google maps for a trip… or is it? Well, I’ve written that GPS should be coming very soon, but I came across this post by 3amJosh where he shows how you can store turn… Read More
How to get GPS for the ipod touch As most of you know, lately I have been writing about GPS logging apps for the iPhone for biking, running, sailing, or whatever. But what if we do not have the iPhone or we have the ipod touch? Are we doomed to look on in envy as you iPhone users get to wallow in GPS… Read More
Review of Fitnio as an iPhone running computer I’m not a runner and I’ve stopped my regular runs a few years ago. But a reader pointed out Fitnio to me, so I thought I would give it a shot on a run instead of biking as normal. Fitnio is like most other free GPS loggers out there I have used; but what is… Read More
iPhone GPS loggers for golf Well sure, why not? I was in Sacramento today to play golf with my father and brothers and tried Path Tracker for a hole. Why didnt I keep it running for the whole round? I forgot my car charger. Do’h. 🙂 Worked pretty well although it did not place me on the green propery. My… Read More
Review of TrailGuru as a bicycle computer At last count, I think there are around 7 or 8 iphone applications you can use for GPS logging. I have not tried them all, but I did give TrailGuru a try. I tested TrailGuru on the ebike on a short ride to the grocery. Like Path Tracker (reviewed here) the iPhone takes a GPS samples and… Read More
Review of Path Tracker as an iphone bike computer I did a survey of the various navigation apps out there and decided to give Path Tracker a try. It was only 99c. Path Tracker is not like TrackThing where you get a graph and stats on the iphone. Instead, data is uploaded to a website as with GPS Tracker. Except I never could get… Read More
GPS before and after 2.1 update using TrackThing while bicycling I said I would take a ride on Friday, and I did. I just have not had time to write anything up till now. I took a short ride with trackthing lite on before the iphone 2.1 update and after hoping the GPS will work better and my graphs would be more stable with less… Read More
iphone as a bicycle computer? Yea! I did a ‘maintenance ride’ today and thought I would try out a new iphone app I downloaded last night called TrackThing. I basically turned it on, put it in the small pouch on the back of the bike and took off, ibiking if you will. {UPDATE} Since writing this post I have reviewed a number… Read More