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  • Apple i phone any good for MTB / computer GPS tasks ?
  • Highlandlogger
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    Mrs Loggger has been showing off her new i phone all week. Having initially dismissed it, I now quite fancy one myself – any thoughts ?

    Is there a good mounting kit/ waterproof case to turn it into a useable MTB tool ??

    Posted 13 years ago
    The-Trail-Builder
    Free Member

    I got the 3gs when i could have got the 4 but i didnt like the 4. tbh i thought it looks like a normal touch screen mobile, so i went for the 3gs in black and i love its sleek curved back and feels nice in the hand 🙂 All i did was download the IOS 4.1 software and now has the same software as the 4 now…………

    As for the MTB tool its pefrect 🙂 Download all the apps you want like Gps and stuff like on the go repair info apps and a attachment you can get for the handle bars and off you go 🙂 thats what i do, i got the apps- got the bar attachment and a nice ccase with a screen pretecter and its all sorted 😀

    Go for it best phone on the market and a good little toy toooo 🙂

    Posted 13 years ago
    DickBarton
    Full Member

    OutFront is apparently pretty good

    Posted 13 years ago
    CountZero
    Full Member

    There's Viewranger, Memorymap and Memorymap Free, UK OS, which doesn't have route tracking but gives you free 1:10k mapping for the whole UK. Anquet are developing an app for the iPhone as well. iPhone 4 really is the one to go for; more RAM, faster processor, stronger case. I cracked the case on my 3G by dropping it on the headphone plug, the 4G socket goes straight into a steel frame. There is a handlebar mount made by Dahon which is weatherproof. Reviews have said that it can pop open on rough ground, but a thick rubber band keeps it closed, and it's not too expensive, IIRC.
    I've got Viewranger on mine, and as I already had the full set of 1:50k maps for my old N95, it's easy to copy across any maps via wifi, then you can add 1:25k maps OTA, plus European and US maps as well. Panoramic display for Viewranger has yet to be added, but updates are coming all the time.
    Edit Here's a nifty mount I found, a bit of clingfilm over the phone and wrapped underneath if it rains would keep the weather out.
    http://www.fommy.co.uk/view-full-page.asp?skuno=88677
    Correction, it's UK Map for the free 1:10k mapping, and there's Motion GPS as well.

    Posted 13 years ago
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