Small update

October 8th, 2008

We have just released a small update for the xGPS Software (Version 1.0.1-3). All changes can be find in the Changelog page. For people which had problems for downloading large areas of the map, it should be now corrected.

However we would like to call attention to the change of the “GPS Enable” button. This button has now 3 modes: Enable GPS and Disable GPS in blue or in gray-blue. When the Disable GPS with blue background is displayed, it means that the map will follow your moves according to the GPS position. If the Disable GPS button is displayed without the blue background (with a gray-blue background as the other buttons) it means that the map will not follow your moves (i.e the blue pin will not stay on the center of the screen).

For the last xGPS modules we have in stock, we will probably open the orders the next week. Unfortunately there will be only 2 to 3 items to sell. So be sure to come on this blog or to subscribe to the RSS feeds to know when the orders will be open.

We also are finalizing our software to download the maps on the computer and then send it to the iPhone. The software will be released, first, in a beta version which not all the features available but it will be sufficient to download and send maps to the xGPS software. The software is written in JAVA so it will run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Maybe on other plateform but it will not be tested on.

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The store is open…

October 3rd, 2008

We have finally re-opened our store in order to buy xGPS License number to use with the iGPSD cable. We are very sorry for the problems we had. Now it is fully working and you can buy your license numbers from our store:

http://store.xwaves.net/

We have also released a small bug fix version of xGPS which correct the license input problem some of you have encountered and add the Hebrew language to the program.

For the Hebrew translation, we would like to thank Gal Brill.

This software requires a lot of time in order to be developped. If you like this software we really appreicate if you can donnate something to us using the button below. Thank you in advance.


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New release of xGPS Software

September 27th, 2008

We are proud to present to you the new version of xGPS Software numbered 1.0.1-1. It corrects a lot of bugs and adds the support for iPhone 3G GPS and iGPSD cables. For more information about the changes, go to the ChangeLog page.

This version has also the support to search for cities or locations. Please keep in mind that if you want to search for a street you HAVE to enter also the city name. Because the search is Google based, you will have to have an Internet connection to search for places. Other important improvement is the support for other languages in the interface (Italian, German, French and Dutch for now). If anyone is interested to translate this software in another language feel free to contact us.

For those who want to use the xGPS software with iGPSD cable (sold here: http://store.igpsd.com), they have to provide a license number in the software. For the people they have bought a cable before the 27th September 2008, they have to acquire the license number on our store: http://store.xwaves.net. For the other you should have received your license number along with your cable.

Unfortunately we have a problem on our store. It is not currently possible to place an order because of some problems in our payment system. It will be restored on next Tuesday. Any news about this problem will be posted here.

Concerning the hardware question, we will not produce anymore xGPS Modules but support will still be available for this product. However we have still a few pieces in stock and they will be sold when the time comes (in about one month). More information about this will be also posted here. However we have made a partnership with the iGPSD team to provide a powerful GPS solution with their cable and our software.

We will end this post by thanking all the people helping us to develop this software. We have 3 people working on the translations of the software and one on the graphic part. So we would gracefully thanks:

  • Suondmao (Website: http://www.suondmao.altervista.org) for the Italian translation, the xGPS Logo and other graphical parts.
  • Gerard for his Dutch translation
  • Difensiphone for the German translation
We will now concentrate ourselves on the maps drawing engine which will display the driving directions.
If you have any questions about the software, please read the pages here: http://store.xwaves.net/?inc=products&id=2 before asking.
Thank you all for your support.

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Status update

September 6th, 2008

We are happy to say that all orders have been shipped (or will be shipped on Monday as the weekend is not working days). If you don’t already have received a shipment confirmation email, you should receive by Monday. If you still not have received it on Monday, please contact us.

The xGPS and xGPS Util softwares have some known bugs which include:

  • The speed doesn’t get refreshed (or doesn’t work at all in some case). It is a software problem and NOT an hardware one.
  • The software sometimes says that the xGPS Module is disconnected although it is connected. It is also a bug in the software and it is not due to the xGPS Module.

Next week will be holiday week for us. We will still answer to urgent email, but support will be less responsive for a week. Then we will start hardly developing the xGPS software to get something really stable.

For the iGPSD customers, we are currently in touch with this team to make our software working with their cables / products. So keep you updated by reading this blog.

Thank you all for your interest in our project.

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First public release of xGPS

September 2nd, 2008

We finally get a more or less usable version of our xGPS software (we are late of 2 hours, yes :-) .

Before wanting to try the software, please make sure to understand the following sentences:

The current version of the software (1.0.0-1) is the first public alpha version. It means that not all the features are implemented and a lot of known bugs are present. You are entirely responsible to use this software.

The current version does not implement the driving directions or the possibility to search for a city. It will be implemented in the near future. The current version has also a problem with the detection of the xGPS module. Sometimes the button “Enable GPS / Disable GPS” disappear even if the xGPS module is connected. If you get that, you can relaunch the software if you want.

To download maps for using it offline, you can tap on Settings and then manage maps. Then you can select an area of the map and tap download to download it. Yes, we know that it is difficult to select an area without pushing the zoom buttons. It is being corrected :-) .

This version is just here for testing purpose and it is in either cases not supported. We will not answer to any question if the software doesn’t work.

The xGPS software is only compatible on firmware 2.0 and greater (2.0.1 and 2.02 etc…) and works only with xGPS Modules (you can also use it without a GPS).

To install it, add the following repository to Cydia (if you don’t know how to do it, just read the quick start guide of xGPS module again):

http://cydia.xwaves.net/

Then browse the Navigation category and select xGPS.

Concerning the shipment of the xGPS modules, we have still a little delay. We hope to finish to send all the orders by the end of the week.

Thank you for your interest in our project.

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xGPS Module User manual

August 30th, 2008

We have posted a new page describing how to use the xGPS Module. Before trying anything please read this page completly. The manual is available here:

http://store.xwaves.net/index.php?inc=products&id=5

If you are still in trouble to get your xGPS Module working, please contact us directly using this page.

The xGPS software (named xGPS 1.0p1) currently available in our Installer v3 (for firmware 1.x) repository is not compatible with the xGPS Module. A new alpha version of this software will be available on Monday 2nd September. Please note that this version will be available only to firmware 2.0 (or greater) users. So if you have not yet upgraded your iPhone or iPod Touch, consider to do it now.

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Shipping delays

August 26th, 2008

Unfortunately there are never only good news. We are experiencing some shipping delay due to a late shipment from our suppliers and some delay on the production line. First orders have been shipped today (Tuesday 26th August 2008). Some others will be shipped later on the afternoon. You will receive a shipment confirmation email when your order has been shipped. The current delay should be about one week (5 working days). We are very sorry for that. We are working day and night to make up for lost time.

Concerning the software we are making our best effort to try to release a very first alpha version with minimal features on the first of September. We cannot say more now, we simply don’t know more :-) .

Again, we are very sorry for the encountered delays. Thank you to be patient.

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Sold out…

August 9th, 2008

We are happy to announce that all our xGPS module are now sold. We want to thank you for yours orders. If you have not received your confirmation email within two days following your order, please contact us. People that have ordered a module will receive progress report of their order by email.

We are now focusing all efforts to release a working beta release of our software.

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Opening of the sales

August 1st, 2008

The 1st of August is here…

And the sales are now open. We had still a lot of work to do on our web interface used to sell the xGPS modules but you can already place orders on this website:

http://store.xwaves.net/

Videos and more photos will be posted on the above website in two days.

Please note that this blog is used to post progress report on the development of the xGPS module and software. All other information will be on the website above.

People that have placed a pre-order request will receive tomorrow a “gift code” to get a lower price. We thus ask these people to wait for tomorrow to place an order.

Thank you for your interest in the xGPS modules !

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Something in the air for tomorrow…

July 31st, 2008

Due to some last minute problems in our web servers we are obliged to postpone the opening of the orders to tomorrow. We are very sorry for this inconvenience.

Stay tuned and go back here tomorrow for amazing news.

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