I didn't even think to do that since I don't need Washington or California at the moment.Betsy the Quilter said:Have you downloaded a sample? Wait, I can do that...
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Use your Kindle's GPS.kreelanwarrior said:Too bad I can't hook up my Kindle with that to my iPhone with GPS...
Oh darn. I forgot the smiley thingy again.kreelanwarrior said:Hmmm, does the Kindle actually have GPS, though? I thought it just approximated its location based on the proximity to cell towers when connected to Whispernet...?
LOL! But I was serious - gadget-mania!Jeff said:Oh darn. I forgot the smiley thingy again.
Yes, Mike. I was jerking your chain. That's my way of saying hello, nice to see you.
There's a thread here somewhere that Harvey started. It goes into some detail about how the GPS tracking works.kreelanwarrior said:Actually, I think the Kindle *does* have a rudimentary locational ability, at least with Googlemaps.
Now you've gone and done it - I'm gonna have to find it...Jeff said:There's a thread here somewhere that Harvey started. It goes into some detail about how the GPS tracking works.
It was Leslie:kreelanwarrior said:Now you've gone and done it - I'm gonna have to find it...![]()
Leslie said:Here are the GPS shortcuts:
It seems there is a location capability (GPS?) in the CDMA module. The following shortcuts are programmed inside the browser.
Alt-1 show current location in google maps (cellphone tower receiving the call).
Alt-2 find gas station nearby
Alt-3 find restaurants nearby
Alt-4
Alt-5 find custom keyword nearby
Alt-D dump debug info to the log and toggle highlight default item
Alt-Z toggle zone drawing and show log
Like I said, I haven't really played with this so I am not an expert at all. Just posting the info.
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Dori said:I just did this and used 1/4 of battery charge to find my house.
Yeah, we'll have to go around with our Kindles plugged into a 12-volt car battery - that should give us at least another 10 minutes! Ha!Dori said:I just did this and used 1/4 of battery charge to find my house.