Pat Logsdon
04-05-2005, 03:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.franson.com/gpsgate/' target='_blank'>http://www.franson.com/gpsgate/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Franson Technology has released Franson GpsGate, a Windows and PocketPC utility that lets you run many GPS applications using a single GPS. You can create any number of virtual serial ports, simulate a GPS, and log and replay GPS data. Without Franson GpsGate, it's necessary to shut down one application before beginning another. With Franson GpsGate, you can share one GPS among several applications. Simply create additional virtual serial ports, and most NMEA-enabled GPS applications can connect to them."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/logsdon_20040404_gpsgate.gif" /><br /><br />Pretty cool, right? The software also features a built-in simulator - you input a series of waypoints, and GPSGate will simulate travel along that route. You also get data logging functionality and the ability to hook into USB devices and LANs. The <a href="http://www.handango.com/ampp/store/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&jid=6A1658FF4DX939ED755FC2D57AF79BC1&platformId=2&productType=2&productId=124411&sectionId=0&catalog=30&topSectionId=-1">full version of the software is $29.95,</a> and you can pick up a 14-day trial for exactly no money at all. Now you'll just need to find a situation where you'd need to use your GPS with more than one program at the same time.