Tag Archives: GPS

Cyclemeter ~ version 4.1, 09/07 1

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Brand-Cyclemeter Automatic Stop Detection senses when you have stopped moving and attributes time automatically to stopped time, so that your elapsed time and other statistics cover only when you are moving. Elapsed time will continue to increase until the stop is detected, and then will roll back to when the stop started. Note: Off by default, turn on in Settings.

Thanks to Steve Kusmer of Abvio LLC! He asked me to check out Calendar Sharing, also in this update.

Background.

SPOT Messenger ~ There is a new one of those in town too. 2

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delorme_pn60

Nope, not the SPOT II, but even newer than that. It is called the DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator. DeLorme and SPOT have teamed up to give us what they say is a ruggedized handheld GPS with all the famous DeLorme street and topo maps included, plus the ability to type and send one-way messages. BROL Thread [started by BROL Member VikB—his piece].

So, if you have $550.00 [MSRP] burning your pockets, head off to a local retailer and get yourself one. Amazon.com has them for $510 and REI at the MSRP.

The other new-in-town gadget is the Garmin Edge 800. I have a couple of pieces on it as well.

  1. New Gadget ~ The Garmin Edge 800
  2. Garmin Edge 800 In Depth First Look Review ~ DC Rainmaker

SPOT II Messenger got to play yesterday 8

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Charlotte2Fayetteville

I took SPOT with me on the trip to Charlotte and turned on its tracking feature for the return trip. I could not get it to come on earlier—took the battery cover off and moved the batteries and it worked. I seem to have a battery tightness problem.

Anyway, here is the trip graphic from my SPOT Adventures Page. My plan is to have my tour travels there for you to see. History will be retained and photos [uploaded to Flickr] will be geotagged. Stay tuned…

A SPOT Messenger II for Zeke 3

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SPOT II Messenger Cecil “Zeke” Yount, my cycling friend and recent host, from Waynesville, North Carolina picked up a second SPOT II Messenger today from the Asheville, North Carolina REI Store. The one he got yesterday did not work—not one of the recalled units. Zeke is not about to embark on a cycling odyssey [like Poiter "Pete"  Heal] on any type, nor is he about to circle the USA in his camper. He is headed on vacation and will share his whereabouts. I now await a SPOT email from Zeke’s new unit.

I ordered mine 04/09/10 from Amazon.com and still await shipment. I find none locally. One store still awaits receipt of the SPOT II. It looks like REI may have to be my emergency source.