GPSy Blog http://www.gpsy.com/blog/ GPSy® corporate blog for news and information about our leading Macintosh GPS solution. en Copyright 2009 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:49:07 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification GPSy for iPhone in development We wanted people to know that we've been approved in the iPhone Developer Program and we're actively working on porting a version of GPSy over to the iPhone. We're excited about this new development and look forward to being the premiere iPhone GPS tool.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2008/10/gpsy-for-iphone.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2008/10/gpsy-for-iphone.html Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:49:07 -0500 Dash GPS There is a lot of interest in the new Dash GPS unit that Amazon.com is now selling. What's new about the Dash compared to similar units from TomTom or Garmin is that it supports bidirectional communication with a central server. This lets it do things such as look up local gasoline prices, download traffic data -- as well as do Yahoo searches and upload current congestion information.

If anyone can suggest what GPSy can do to interact with the Dash, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

The GPSy Team

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2008/04/dash-gps.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2008/04/dash-gps.html Dash GPS Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:08:59 -0500 Meta: Blog temporarily down this weekend Sorry everyone, a server upgrade this weekend temporarily disabled the blogging feature of our website. We're now back up and running!

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/08/meta-blog-tempo.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/08/meta-blog-tempo.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:56:13 -0500 Info: Garmin Point-of-Interest (POI) downloader released Garmin has released a beta of their point-of-interest (POI) download software for Mac OS X: http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3497

As with all beta software, take care!

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/05/info-garmin-poi.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/05/info-garmin-poi.html Tue, 29 May 2007 11:32:59 -0500 GPSy X and Pro X minor update
We've released a minor upgrade and bug fix release to GPSy X® and GPSy Pro X® to our website. The feature list for GPSy X 3.40.2 includes:

Enhancements

  • Added support for receiving the display image from newer Garmin units.
  • Added support for certain USB serial devices, possibly including some Magellan eXplorist units.
  • When calibrating a map, GPSy now prompts with the text from the previous calibration point, which makes entering close data points much easier.
  • Improved data transfer support for various Garmin units.
  • Added an option to ignore GeoTiff data to allow manual calibration of corrupt GeoTiff files.
  • Set proper default NMEA-0183 baud rate.
  • Clearer error message when old GPSy license number is entered in GPSy X.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed NMEA issue which caused problems displaying speed and heading for come GPS units.
  • Fixed problem loading GPSy map calibration files.
  • Fixed bug in map calibration process that could trash memory.
  • Fixed bug which caused some error message to say "error".
  • Fixed memory trashing bug when loading GeoTiff maps.
  • Fixed memory trashing bug rarely seen when closing map windows.

You can download the new versions from our main website. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/05/gpsy-x-and-pro.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/05/gpsy-x-and-pro.html Fri, 04 May 2007 23:11:34 -0500 Info: Garmin WebUpdater for Mac released Garmin has released a Mac beta version of their WebUpdater for handheld GPS units. All it will do is update your firmware to the most recent release, but that's better than nothing. If you want to transfer waypoints or routes, it still looks like you'll have to use GPSy®.

Unfortunately, it truly is a beta, the WebUpdater crashed when I tried to update my Nüvi 660.

Updated 2007.04.17: Allory Deiss let me know that v2.0.0.2 beta was released last night. I tried it out with my Nüvi and it worked!

Updated 2007.04.18: Actually, I spoke too soon. The Garmin webupdater worked -- but trashed the map files on my Nüvi. I had to send it back to Garmin to get it fixed. So don't use the alpha version of the Mac webupdater with your Nüvi units!

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/04/info-garmin-web.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/04/info-garmin-web.html Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:22:05 -0500 Info: Amazon firesale on Garmins One of our customers dropped us a line to let us know:

Just to let you know that Amazon is dumping Garmin Streetpilot c320, 330, 340, and some other units as well. I am talking $700 off here. New models must be coming out soon.

Thanks Steve! Just a quick note that Garmin USB support is currently in late-alpha, e-mail us if you want to be on the beta list.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/03/info-amazon-fir.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2007/03/info-amazon-fir.html Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:51:53 -0500 Garmin USB native support I wanted to update people on the status of the Garmin USB closed alpha test. We're making good progress on building support for Garmin USB units. We had wanted to move into open beta by the end of the summer, but there are some issues that are coming up that we want to take care of before more public trials.

We know people are waiting with anticipation for Garmin USB support -- we should have it before soon, it's our top priority right now. So hang in there -- and THANK YOU to all of our active alpha testers for all of their hard work.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/08/garmin-usb-nati.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/08/garmin-usb-nati.html Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:52:25 -0500 GPSy X and GPSy Pro X minor updates GPSy X and GPSy Pro X have been updated to versions 3.40.1 and 1.20.1, respectively. The download pages are updated so you can obtain them now if you like. Here are the relevant enhancements and fixes.

Enhancements
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- Support for horizontal and vertical scroll wheels, trackpads, etc.

Bugs Fixed
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- Problem downloading waypoints from Garmin Foretrex
- Problem downloading waypoints from Garmin GPSMAP 76
- "Save Info" checkbox disabled in TFW Info Dialog
- Problems calibrating maps in some coordinate systems
- Preferences panel sometimes resets serial port setting
- Updated email contact info

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/08/gpsy-x-and-gpsy.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/08/gpsy-x-and-gpsy.html Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:36:03 -0500 GPSy X is golden! The big news is of course that GPSy X 3.40 and GPSy Pro X have both shipped! Please visit our main webpage to download and purchase the software!

Yippeee!!

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/05/gpsy-x-is-golde.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/05/gpsy-x-is-golde.html Wed, 24 May 2006 18:13:04 -0500 <![CDATA[GPSy ® X Beta 9 uploaded]]> GPSy X 3.40 beta 9 and GPSy Pro X 1.20 beta 9 have released. Beta 7 had a nasty bug which affected uploads and downloads with some GPS units.


GPSy Pro has been uploaded to the Pro registered website.

As usual, if you encounter anything, please let us know at <beta (at) gpsy (dot) com>.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/gpsy-x-beta-9-u.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/gpsy-x-beta-9-u.html Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:31:02 -0500 <![CDATA[Announcing GPSy® icon contest winner: Bart Jansen]]> We're pleased to announce the winner of our icon competition. We received many great submissions but Bart Jansen's design struck us with its simplicity and elegance. We'll be using them for our new GPSy X® and GPSy Pro X™ releases.

As the grand prize winner, Bart will be receiving a free copy of GPSy Pro X™ as well as a brand new GPS unit (he hasn't told us which one he wants yet).

All of the runner-ups will receive a free copy of GPSy X®. If you haven't been contacted by us and you submitted an entry, please let us know.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/announcing-gpsy.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/announcing-gpsy.html Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:44:23 -0500 GPSy X FAQs Here are some common questions we're getting about our upcoming release:

When?
We're aiming for mid-April, we hope!

What versions of Mac OS X will you support?
We're supporting Mac OS X 10.3 and above. We unfortunately had to recently drop support for OS X 10.2.8 and below. Apple is slowly migrating APIs in a direction that makes it difficult to support the older releases. We're hoping that the benefits of directing it toward 10.3+ will outweigh the negatives of losing support for some machines.

Bluetooth?
We hope to support all Bluetooth units that reveal themselves as serial ports on the user machine. So far, our beta testers have reported compatibility with a broad variety of OEM units so far.

Garmin USB units?
The new Garmin units with USB seem to be using a different protocol and aren't reporting themselves as serial ports in the USB driver. We're working on USB support and while it may not make it for the mid-April release, we should have it working relatively quickly.

How much?
We're planning to charge a nominal upgrade fee from GPSy to GPSy X or GPSy Pro to GPSy Pro X.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/gpsy-x-faqs.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/04/gpsy-x-faqs.html Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:47:05 -0500 GPSy X beta 7 released GPSy X 3.40 beta 7 and GPSy Pro X 1.20 beta 7 have released. These are the final candidate releases before we go golden (which we expect in early April).


GPSy Pro has been uploaded to the Pro registered website.

As usual, if you encounter anything, please let us know at <beta (at) gpsy (dot) com>.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/03/gpsy-x-beta-7-r.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/03/gpsy-x-beta-7-r.html Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:22:25 -0500 GPSy X Beta 4 uploaded GPSy X beta 4 and GPSy Pro X beta 4 have been uploaded to web site. We've managed to knock out a bunch of bugs that have been affecting users.

GPSy Pro has been uploaded to the Pro registered website.

As usual, if you encounter anything, please let us know at <beta (at) gpsy (dot) com>.

]]> http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/01/gpsy-x-beta-4-u.html http://www.gpsy.com/blog/archives/2006/01/gpsy-x-beta-4-u.html Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:02:53 -0500