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Hello World
This entry was written by clarque, posted on May 27, 2007 at 2:08 pm, filed under General. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.
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25 responses to “Hello World”
John commented on May 29, 2007 at 8:33 am
The download and install plugin link took me to the Garmin products page. I am running firefox on a windows 2000 machine. Looking for ward to trying out the plugin.
Gregory Wexler commented on May 30, 2007 at 8:42 am
Well - this is definately a welcome opportunity for those of us in the mobile community looking to execute on some mobile/GPS projects. Thank you Garmin.
MustangDan commented on May 30, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Tried to doownload latest version ofGarmin Communications plug-in API w/windows vista premium and recieved error code 603..will check back later. Have new nuvi 360 and was going to look at Content toolkit butttttttt will wait…bye for now………dan c.
Jon commented on May 30, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Do you plan on opensourcing the browser plugin so that the growing Linux community can help get it working on our platform as well?
Sabre23t commented on May 31, 2007 at 12:52 am
This certainly looks interesting. I’m especially interested in the MotionBasedWeb Services, Content Toolkit, and Garmin PeerPoint Messaging System. Will checkout this site further.
Arnulf Sortland commented on May 31, 2007 at 8:49 am
Where can I find description of the binary format for Garmin POI’s ?
I want to add it to my site, as I have done with TomTom .ov2
Roar Alte commented on May 31, 2007 at 9:52 am
Why base developement only on Windows system? Remember all the great programmers using Linux-based systems out there.
developer.connect commented on May 31, 2007 at 2:11 pm
We are very focused on adding mac support right now. Unfortunately for us Linux users, there is currently no good business case on the table for supporting this platform.
Aaron Linville commented on May 31, 2007 at 3:08 pm
I’m really looking forward to the Communicator plugin for Mac. I can’t wait to get started coding up apps for it. It’s good to see Garmin using modern tools like SVN and JDoc.
AM commented on May 31, 2007 at 10:09 pm
I tried to download the fleet management interface developer kit [FMI.zip] from link on the http://developer.garmin.com/lbs/fleet-management/ page, however, the file is blank! thanks.
clarque commented on June 1, 2007 at 10:19 am
We fixed the broken link to download the fleet management interface developer kit. You should be good to go. Sorry about that.
Jay commented on June 9, 2007 at 7:36 am
Just got into this. Cannot find prototype.js. A test version of yours appears to need it.
Thanks!
hazem commented on June 26, 2007 at 6:27 am
How can I view the waypoints on googlearth
moxie commented on July 2, 2007 at 5:27 pm
This is certainly a great development in the LBS area. GPS vendor opening up the walls will great help the location based development. Garmin is ahead of the game now. Wait to see what the others such as TomTom will do.
Shashi Kumar KB commented on July 11, 2007 at 2:15 pm
What will be the LBS coverage on world wide basis. Well Garmin has its way not to bother what Tom and Dick do.
Charles Curley commented on July 16, 2007 at 12:26 pm
The business case for Linux is very simple: you want developers, you go to Linux. Windows is loosing developer share, and Linux is gaining it. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/02/mswindows-share_1.html
If you want GIS/GPS applications developers, go to Debian.
ungureanu adrian commented on May 15, 2008 at 3:53 am
How can I disable Fleet Management interface ? I tried 0xFFFF command (10 1A 02 FF FF 5F 10 03) from documentation, and it doesn’t work
spr0k3t commented on June 21, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Looking for better Linux support. I can’t register my nuvi due to the windows/mac only plugin.
Igor commented on June 24, 2008 at 11:05 am
Linux support should be great anyway! I use two Garmin devices: Nuvi 610 and GPSMAP 60CSx but still have to ask my friend to update the firmwares under windoze…
Well, published specs of firmware update stage could be enough at least for me.
Bob Igo commented on July 10, 2008 at 6:42 pm
I’m looking for Linux support, too. I wanted to get map updates, but I can neither register nor use the Windows-only Firefox plugin from Linux. My 750 has an SD card reader. Can I do a map update with an SD card?
TractorGeek commented on July 18, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Another vote for some degree of linux based support. Hearing that you guys released the source code for the nuvi 5000 absolutely drove my decision to purchase the device. I only assumed some basic sync/update tool would be available… I’ll eventually work something out, but simple out-of-the-box map update support would have been a nice gesture.
And for yet another compelling reason to offer linux support despite its less than stellar market share, let me ask you this: who exactly do your marketing folks think the “influencer” within your customer’s peer is when it comes to high end devices? That is, who are the people most like to influence a potential customer’s purchasing choices? When it comes to this most coveted form of advertising–word of mouth marketing–respected peers always matter…and there’s always that one guy who can be found on every floor of every office in every business park throughout the entirety of the corporate world… the one token, lovable, resident geek to whom most everyone defers for gadget, software, and electronic related advice and whose off handed comments around the water cooler can influence high end gadget purchases of those in the office for entire shopping seasons. And this is the guy…the one guy in fifty who’s using linux…and he’s a guy who holds more influence over customers buy decisions than you could ever hope to achieve.
Megan commented on August 28, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I really want to buy a Garmin Nuvi, but I can’t fork over the cash for it when I know there is no linux support. I can’t imagine buying a GPS unit and not having the ability to upgrade the firmware. Just a .deb or even a nice tar would push me right over the line! Please, Garmin, I want you to have my money. Why won’t you take it?
Michael commented on October 9, 2008 at 1:49 am
I would very much enjoy a Linux version of Garmin communicator firefox plugin. I really have to go out of my way to download geocaches from geocaching.com to my Legend HCx. If there are any fixes anyone knows about, it would be much appreciated.
Kevin commented on November 1, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I am also a Linux user and would really like to see Garmin provide support for Linux users. Hopefully us posting here is the start of a good business case
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