SIBS bargain

[peter2407]

I was at the boat show last weekend, so apologies to those who may have missed this bargain:

Memory-Map DVD with charts of the whole of the UK and Ireland is on at £30 rather than the former £50 plus p&p. Plus, I didn't realise that it has a Chartplotter capability (obviously your PC/Laptop needs a GPS input, available from Maplins at £20, or on t'internet for less), plus it is fairly decent for passage planning as it has route/waypoint functions.

So, my laptop that is Windows 7, has pretty good battery life anyway, ie 8 hours + (a Packard Bell Butterfly from PC World 8 months ago at £450-ish, and build quality is very good) is now a pretty decent Chartplotter (in a clear plastic bag, I would even bring it on deck). Add to that that the Memory Map app can go on a Smartphone that runs Windows Mobile/Pocket PC, many of which have better battery life that some handheld dedicated chartplotters, and you are away. Plus, you can send your PC/Laptop routes, Charts etc to your GPS enabled mobile (but DO make sure that your mobile has REAL GPS rather than Mobile Cell Triangulation, as the accuracy is poor when coastal and non-existent when further out)

Compare that to the iPhone ....

 

[bitman]

x10

android & navionics for €19

 

[Coaster]

android & navionics for €19

Could you elaborate please? As a beginner with an HTC phone relevant guidance will be gratefully received.

 

[Haven't-a-Clue]

If you have 2.1 OS on your phone, go to android market and look for Navionics UK-Holland and have your c/card ready. It cost me £23.99 (£19........I didn't see that, damn, where). Make sure you've got 3g connection or wifi and away you go. I do think it's rather good and well worth having as a back-up c/plotter............or in my case being, shall we say, of a somewhat impecunious nature, my only c/plotter.

Oops, sorry, forgot.................arrrrr, me 'earties.

 

[Ubergeekian]

I was at the boat show last weekend, so apologies to those who may have missed this bargain:

Memory-Map DVD with charts of the whole of the UK and Ireland is on at £30 rather than the former £50 plus p&p.

Oi! I already pointed that out!

At the moment you get a dual licence, Windows and iPhone, in each pack. They hope to have an Android version as well by Christmas. They didn't know if it worked with Wine under Linux: since I'm planning to get an Android phone soon I'll wait till that version comes out and then start experimenting with Linux.

 

[pvb]

Oops, sorry, forgot.................arrrrr, me 'earties.

 

[GlennG]

The iPhone version of Navionics is £15. Works on any iPhone *except* the first version with the metal case.

Or the iPad version of Navionics at £26.50. Need an iPad 3G for the GPS, but it works without any signal. Fantastic chart plotter. Just needs a waterproof case.

Both of these are good for backups but don't interface to your other electronics such as AIS, DSC or telling George where to go. Nor are they optimised for working in the dark. However, when going around the back of Sheppey in the narrow ditch they call the Swale, or heading into Ramsgate when it's thick fog with a cross-tide... brilliant.

 

[Lady Campanula]

Oi! I already pointed that out!

At the moment you get a dual licence, Windows and iPhone, in each pack. They hope to have an Android version as well by Christmas. They didn't know if it worked with Wine under Linux: since I'm planning to get an Android phone soon I'll wait till that version comes out and then start experimenting with Linux.

Do I catch a whiff of a 'Lakesailor'......?

 

[BlueChip]

I was at the boat show last weekend, so apologies to those who may have missed this bargain:

Memory-Map DVD with charts of the whole of the UK and Ireland is on at £30 rather than the former £50 plus p&p. Plus, I didn't realise that it has a Chartplotter capability (obviously your PC/Laptop needs a GPS input, available from Maplins at £20, or on t'internet for less), plus it is fairly decent for passage planning as it has route/waypoint functions. ....

Best wait until the LBS in January before buying this, there is a new version coming with AIS plotting capability and updated charts.

 

[Ubergeekian]

Do I catch a whiff of a 'Lakesailor'......?