Hackable In-Car GPS Unit? 208
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timothy
from the what-I-want-is-an-r2-unit dept.
from the what-I-want-is-an-r2-unit dept.
gigne writes "I'm in the market for a new, in-car GPS/sat nav. I am preferably looking for one that has live, up-to-date traffic information and route planning that doesn't make you want to cry. I'm not quite dumb enough to drive off a cliff, but something that doesn't even try and lead me to watery doom is preferable. The only thing I absolutely must have is the ability to hack it. It would be preferable if it ran GNU/Linux, but given a convincing argument, I would be swayed to another OS. Without wanting the Moon on a stick, what is the best device that would offer a decent modding community and a good feature set?"
Ask Microsoft (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Uh, it's called Windows Mobile (Score:5, Funny)
I believe that's called making your windows GPS function like a proper GPS ;)
Re:Proprietary Issues (Score:5, Funny)
It is perfectly legal to do whatever you fucking want with an electronic device you own, at least in most countries.
Excellent. I shall now go around bludgeoning people with my keyboard.
Re:Proprietary Issues (Score:5, Funny)
You're the guy who wants to go bludgeoning people with his keyboard, aren't you?
Moon on a stick (Score:4, Funny)
Disclaimer: No I haven't.
Re:Proprietary Issues (Score:5, Funny)
I hope that is an IBM Model M keyboard, otherwise you will just end up breaking your keyboard.
Re:Get a TomTom. (Score:1, Funny)
I have the 720, and it is great.
P.S. Hey Slashdot, can we get an edit button!
I wish Slashdot had an "Edit" button that when clicked would say "quit being lazy and proofread."
Re:Proprietary Issues (Score:4, Funny)
Hey, what me and my girlfriend do in the privacy of our bedroom is no business of yours!
Re:Proprietary Issues (Score:5, Funny)
Your faulty navigational display sends your mother-in-law off a cliff.
That's not faulty, it's working precisely as intended.
Re:navigon (Score:3, Funny)
I have a Navigon 2100, which runs WinCE but it is quite hackable. The whole OS and related data is stored on an SD card; you can simply plug it into an SD reader, replace the files, maps, everything.
Interesting... so if you can replace the maps, any idea what program would convert OpenStreetMap [osm.org] data to the appropriate format for the Navigon? I have one of these useless doorstops (thanks to the absolute crap map data that it ships with) and i'm trying to rehabilitate it, since Navigon's support told me to go fuck myself (in those words).
Hey Hans! (Score:2, Funny)
I didn't know Hans Reiser could still post on /.!!!