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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Bigron on 22 July 2018, 17:25:02
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I'm not being rude! I was at a boot sale this morning and saw this bar-of-soap shaped thing and wondered what it was/did. The vendor had no clue eother, but it was on;ly pennies, so I bought it - the sun must have got to me!
It has a mini USB in put and light up a bit, but that's it: any clues, gents?
Ron.
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I think its not as bad as a 'b o l l o x, but apart from that I cant help. :D
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You have helped enormously, Albs; at least I now know what it isn't! :y 8)
Ron.
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It's a paperweight Ron :y
though it could be re-purposed, at minimal cost, to become a door stop ;D
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Suppositiry for an uphill gardener? ???
Ron.
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When you google it .it comes up as a bluetooth gps receiver whatever that may be ? Never heard of one myself either ?
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It keeps flashing at me, but my PC doesn't report any activity.
Ron.
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Ssomeone more up on modern technology may be able to tell you what its for but ive not seen or heard of one. Maybee somethi g to do with a sat nav or something With it saying gps ?
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It keeps flashing at me, but my PC doesn't report any activity.
Ron.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3qYgVryyw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3qYgVryyw)
a bar of soap may be more useful ;D
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Are you soft in the head ???
You buy an unidentified gizmo, from a car boot vendor, and actually plug it into your computer... :o
I can only hope that your computer isn't connected to tinterweb :-\
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I thought that I was being stupid for asking the question, but I'm glad I'm not alone in my ignorance!
Well, if the vendor didn't have a clue as to its function, I suppose it will have to remain a mystery.....
Ron.
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What nasty things could it do to me/my PC, Doctor?
Ron.
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Are you guys thick, or what? The Holox BT541 uses the Skytraq Venus 521 chipset which supports AGPS. Skytraq provide a free AGPS download application for Symbian and Windows. Time to lock, and typical accuracy are very good when AGPS is used (can be a bit tempramental without it). Early firmware versions had problems with track drift (firmware is upgradeable, but difficult to find the latest version). The BT541 has a motion detector (sounds like a ball bearing in a box) that allows the device to go into a low power mode when not moving. This can give a battery life of many days depending on usage.
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So....it's a GPS unit. But you knew that already ;D
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But what can I use it for - apart fom the said suppository?!
Ron.
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Well, for a start, your computer hasn't even noticed it...
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Are you guys thick, or what? The Holox BT541 uses the Skytraq Venus 521 chipset which supports AGPS. Skytraq provide a free AGPS download application for Symbian and Windows. Time to lock, and typical accuracy are very good when AGPS is used (can be a bit tempramental without it). Early firmware versions had problems with track drift (firmware is upgradeable, but difficult to find the latest version). The BT541 has a motion detector (sounds like a ball bearing in a box) that allows the device to go into a low power mode when not moving. This can give a battery life of many days depending on usage.
;D ;D ;D
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But what can I use it for - apart fom the said suppository?!
Ron.
Ermmmmm.......nowt. You can watch the three lights. If you get all three, you win a coconut. ;D
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[/quote]But what can I use it for - apart fom the said suppository?!
Ron.
paperweight
door stop
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I think I know its function - it has enabled you all to take the Michael Bliss out of me! :-[ :-[ :-[
Ron.
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I think I know its function - it has enabled you all to take the Michael Bliss out of me! :-[ :-[ :-[
Ron.
It clearly states that internet forum members will "extract the urine" in the manual , which you clearly haven't read . ::)
fortunately, the only computer equipment old enough to hack or communicate with your pc is safely under lock and key at the British Museum, so don't panic :y
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I,ve got an old road atlas you can borrow Ron lad. ;)
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If you paid more than 50p you were robbed. :o
But here are three indispensable, I can't manage without it, uses:
1. Of all the suggestions I've seen so far on here, this is the best one. With your house windows open in the hot weather, use it as a door stop to stop any cooling breeze from slamming a door shut. :y
2. During the winter plug it into your laptop and the 0.1W of mighty heat will help keep your house as warm as toast. ;D
3. Finally, when you go on long bike ride and get lost in the middle of nowhere, plug it into your laptop, the GPS will show you where you are so you are no longer lost won't work and you will still be lost, but if you keep cycling for long enough, you will eventually reach the sea somewhere as we are an island. ;D
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I think I know its function - it has enabled you all to take the Michael Bliss out of me! :-[ :-[ :-[
Ron.
It clearly states that internet forum members will "extract the urine" in the manual , which you clearly haven't read . ::)
fortunately, the only computer equipment old enough to hack or communicate with your pc is safely under lock and key at the British Museum, so don't panic :y
I HAVE read it, thoroughly, and inwardly digested it: I have been fully compliant with the strictures of that Space Corps Directive since I jouns the Forum, so I do know exactly what to expect.....and you didn't disappoint! :y 8) :P
Ron.
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The HOLOX manual Ron
you have NOT read the HOROX manual ;D
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The HOLOX manual Ron
you have NOT read the HOROX manual ;D
In the interests of things on the internet having to be accurate, do you mean HOLOX or HOROX?
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The HOLOX manual Ron
you have NOT read the HOROX manual ;D
In the interests of things on the internet having to be accurate, do you mean HOLOX or HOROX?
touche :y
obviously, Ron knows how to make Horlicks
it's written on the back of the jar ;)
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Are you guys thick, or what? The Holox BT541 uses the Skytraq Venus 521 chipset which supports AGPS. Skytraq provide a free AGPS download application for Symbian and Windows. Time to lock, and typical accuracy are very good when AGPS is used (can be a bit tempramental without it). Early firmware versions had problems with track drift (firmware is upgradeable, but difficult to find the latest version). The BT541 has a motion detector (sounds like a ball bearing in a box) that allows the device to go into a low power mode when not moving. This can give a battery life of many days depending on usage.
I was just going to say that :y
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Is it a HOLOX 321 or HOLOX 541 Ron? ???
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It doesn't say - no markings except for the name.
Ron.