09-02-2005, 03:00 AM
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09-02-2005, 04:41 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2005
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This program is amazing. Take a look at the screen shots below. The download CAB file is a mere 49kb! Using a wifi connection, screen refresh takes about 3-5 seconds. (I also tried connecting using my BT cellphone for dial-up networking. Time to download a screenful of maps was 15-30 seconds.)
AFAIK, it is brand new and just a proof of concept. Basic features like panning are missing.
My biggest complaint, given that the name is "Virtual Earth", is that the program is false advertising. For non U.S. locations, you have to enter the lat/lon. At higher zoom levels, non-U.S. maps return error messages.
I don't know how to attach images here but I have uploaded them here:
http://forum.bargainpda.com/showthread.php?t=9951[/img]
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09-02-2005, 05:46 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2004
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c'mon, where is our Google Earth Mobile? 
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09-02-2005, 08:25 AM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I wonder if this is affiliated with this Pocket Earth. 
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09-02-2005, 08:44 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Originally Posted by ctmagnus
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Not one bit. Blue Point Studio created the Pocket Earth you linked to. The one being discussed in this thread is totally different.
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09-02-2005, 10:18 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 53
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Originally Posted by JMckie
AFAIK, it is brand new and just a proof of concept. Basic features like panning are missing.
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you can pan with the d-pad
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09-02-2005, 10:27 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Originally Posted by indiekiduk
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Originally Posted by JMckie
AFAIK, it is brand new and just a proof of concept. Basic features like panning are missing.
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you can pan with the d-pad |
In addition, pressing the action button zooms the map in a notch.
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09-02-2005, 01:36 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 15
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Thanks for the tips. I'm embarrassed that I didn't think to try the D-pad.
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09-02-2005, 04:13 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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Wow, very cool program! Looks like it will soon have GPS and find contact support. They are on the menu but greyed out.
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09-02-2005, 04:14 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 319
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Pretty slick. I can't really tell if it is doing pixel doubling or true vga, but it looks alright nonetheless.
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MSN Virtual Earth On-the-Go with Pocket Earth
Linear Mode
