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Rauer

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These android devices are amazing.
All of my phone contacts have their addresses attached to their contact cards which means that the Sat Nav automatically has them. The device has google maps and google search which means finding places is great.

You have a fairly decent music player (But Winamp is on Android now and that looks awesome) that I'm going to input via Aux

You've basically got a Sat Nav, Internet Device, Map Device, Series of Dials and Boost logging along with everything else you can do with a smart phone and its like £200 and you can mount it into your car!

I'm going to look at making some sort mount that will go infront of the CD player or some sort of Dash mount. I'm undecided to be honest!

So if you squint your eyes it's like you have an iPhone!
 

CJRamze

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Essentially their exactly like the IPhone however their more developer friendly.
I personally perfer the interface, Their faster at browsing the web (proven)
Some have bigger screens and better cameras
And their sold by all big phone providers and not just apple...

I've never liked Apples attempt to get everyone to use exactly the same thing.
Oh, And the Sat Nav uses google maps... so its free :)
As is most of the other software.
 

Rauer

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Essentially their exactly like the IPhone however their more developer friendly.
I personally perfer the interface, Their faster at browsing the web (proven)
Some have bigger screens and better cameras
And their sold by all big phone providers and not just apple...

I've never liked Apples attempt to get everyone to use exactly the same thing.
Oh, And the Sat Nav uses google maps... so its free :)
As is most of the other software.

You can use google maps for sat nav,

Why drive something like a golf when you can drive a golf....... Why use something like an iPhone when you can use an iPhone! Lol
 

CJRamze

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The integration you see on IPhone for Sat nav on google maps isn't the full one we see on android.
Theres a whole list of reasons android phones are superior to Iphone however to most people it doesnt matter but the Iphone is shinier so people love it...

Check this out Rauer
NSFW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

Why have a phone like an iphone thats not an Iphone? Because it doesn't have torque :) And most things are free!
 

CJRamze

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Brilliant! Hahaha tbh I do know that technologically it's not as good but IMO it looks cool as f*ck and I am a bit of a poser! Hence why I have an iPhone! But I also think all the menus flow better on the iPhone

Theres no doubt they have a more polished interface and they look nicer (I love the look of the IPhone)

But personally the Google integration I find very good and Googles Application rules are quite relaxed so more stuff (Good and bad) can get onto the app market
EDIT:
Anyway... Torque application!
 
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CJRamze

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Ouch!
Thats pretty darned expensive.
Atleast its out there, Maybe you could try it and we could stick the Topics for alternative Fault finding and error code clearing!
 

Rauer

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Ouch!
Thats pretty darned expensive.
Atleast its out there, Maybe you could try it and we could stick the Topics for alternative Fault finding and error code clearing!

Lol it is expensive but it's the price you pay for a set up without faults as aoudad yourself everything is vetted through apple first !
 

t32er

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i went to vodafone to get a Iphone and left with the HTC desire after playing with them both for an hour, even the sales guy said he was gutted he got the Iphone 2 weeks b4 the htc came out, best phone iv had, since having it iv converted 3 ppl at work, my mrs and her bro in to getting them, 1 guy at work (i call him ME ME) has an iphone and he used to be I this I that (hence the ME ME name) after having little "net races" and things like this he has stopped talking to us about his phone LOL he failed on his phone out shining mine, more so when i got the 2.2 update (it did mash my pic msging and my camra up for a spell though) and now im on 2.3 its so much better as it all works again...
any who back on toppic, im just about to get the bluetooth interface, a dongle for the lap top, a holder for the phone that also lets me use the camra, ideal on track etc and down load the app, all this for less than 30 quid, and i was guna shell out for a liquid gauge LOLLLLLLOOOOOOLLLLLL
 

predo

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off topic - I have Desire since very first weeks it came out on TMobile and I love it everyday. If only battery life was better but thats "feature" of all smartphones...
 

t32er

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predo, get the task killer, i get my bat lasting 3 days at least with no charging.... it enables you to see whats running and you can turn all the stuff off that you dont need, i got mine the day after it came out
 

t32er

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iv just found some thing out, the bluetooth device can be used with windows phones, some how you load the stuff from the cd to the phone and bang its done, dont need the app for them...
bring on the Ifone 5, we will just need to spend a few mins updating to android 2.4 lol only messing, each to there own, after all some ppl like astra VXR's, some like the old focus RS... this is what makes the world tick every one is diffrent
:headhurt: but HTC rule....and are the best ;)
 
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CJRamze

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CJRamze any chance of meeting up and trying your dongle in my TDI?

Your a Filthy bugger.
Oh...

Of course :)
I live next to Prospeed, When are you free? I'm working from home till new years no rush though I work in C'Diff aswell

I dont have an android phone on me at the moment.
Actually my mrs has one so if you want to like guarentee I has it at the time let me know in advance :)