Comments on: MobileAction i-gotU USB GPS Travel & Sports Logger Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/21/mobileaction-i-gotu-usb-gps-travel-sports-logger-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: femke http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/21/mobileaction-i-gotu-usb-gps-travel-sports-logger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-59407 femke Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:19:24 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=32603#comment-59407 I’m thinking about buying the USB 120 igotu, but I have a few questions. The thing is, I was actually looking for a regular USB GPS mouse, when I came across the igotu whit its extra picture logging function. The website and reviews make pretty clear the igotu works as a normal GPS mouse, but no one ever mentions combining its two functions, at the very same time. My plan is to make a long road trip with GPS utility (navigation software) telling me where I am. During this trip I hope to come across some picture worthy sceneries. I will probably take pictures from the car, without wishing to disconnect the igotu to get it running on its battery. Can I later add locational information to a picture taken while the igotu is USB connected to the computer and used by the navigation software? If this is the case, does it work because the igotu still stores waypoints on its internal memory, which means it has to be cleared every now and then? Or is it actually possible to have two different software programs communicating with the GPS simultaneously? I’m thinking about buying the USB 120 igotu, but I have a few questions. The thing is, I was actually looking for a regular USB GPS mouse, when I came across the igotu whit its extra picture logging function. The website and reviews make pretty clear the igotu works as a normal GPS mouse, but no one ever mentions combining its two functions, at the very same time.
My plan is to make a long road trip with GPS utility (navigation software) telling me where I am. During this trip I hope to come across some picture worthy sceneries. I will probably take pictures from the car, without wishing to disconnect the igotu to get it running on its battery. Can I later add locational information to a picture taken while the igotu is USB connected to the computer and used by the navigation software?
If this is the case, does it work because the igotu still stores waypoints on its internal memory, which means it has to be cleared every now and then? Or is it actually possible to have two different software programs communicating with the GPS simultaneously?

]]> By: michelle http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/21/mobileaction-i-gotu-usb-gps-travel-sports-logger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-58829 michelle Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:59:38 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=32603#comment-58829 thanks Sam for the information. That's extremely helpful! thanks Sam for the information. That’s extremely helpful!

]]> By: Sam http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/21/mobileaction-i-gotu-usb-gps-travel-sports-logger-review/comment-page-1/#comment-58698 Sam Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:08:04 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=32603#comment-58698 It's only the included software which is Windows-specific, these have pretty standard interfaces and I know there is open source software which can talk to them as bluetooth GPS devices and I believe there's open source software which can read out stored waypoints. Aha: https://launchpad.net/igotu2gpx Some googling comes up with various geotagging software available for Mac & Linux (which can use the "gpx" output from the above program). With one of the automated programs, it's probably easier to just put the device into continuous logging mode instead of explicitly clicking for each shot you take, assuming its battery can hold out long enough. It’s only the included software which is Windows-specific, these have pretty standard interfaces and I know there is open source software which can talk to them as bluetooth GPS devices and I believe there’s open source software which can read out stored waypoints.

Aha: https://launchpad.net/igotu2gpx

Some googling comes up with various geotagging software available for Mac & Linux (which can use the “gpx” output from the above program).

With one of the automated programs, it’s probably easier to just put the device into continuous logging mode instead of explicitly clicking for each shot you take, assuming its battery can hold out long enough.

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