Get Turn-by-Turn Directions with the PocketC.H.I.P. Navigator

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With a GPS module and a few minutes hacking, transform PocketC.H.I.P. into an open source TomTom-like dashboard navigation system. Installs in seconds. No pesky automotive wiring necessary. Pencil stand not suggested (on your dashboard).

Ever since Scott got PocketC.H.I.P. working with a GPS module and the GPSd software, I’ve wanted to setup offline turn-by-turn navigation on PocketC.H.I.P.. While there are a handful of options in Linux, I ended up going with Navit.

Navit is in the Debian package repository, so it’s quite easy to install on PocketC.H.I.P.. But due to the enormous number of options, configuring Navit can seem daunting. After getting the basics setup on my PocketC.H.I.P., I shared my progress with Jose who helped me get the config dialed in. Keep reading after the break for full instructions, plus our config file.

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3 Great Community Created Tutorials: Install Quake II, Fluxbox, and MachineKit

Get Quake II on your PocketC.H.I.P. today!

Get Quake II on your PocketC.H.I.P. today. Crunch, Jerick, and Tina did!

Battle back an alien invasion in Quake II, customize your PocketC.H.I.P. desktop with Fluxbox, and control enormous machines with MachineKit on C.H.I.P., all thanks to the work of the community!

Community members Anthk, Bilejoni, and Machine Koder have you covered with all the details on how to install, configure, and use Quake II, Fluxbox, and MackineKit on C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P.!

Don’t wait until the next blog post, see it before it happens in the forum! It’s a vibrant community committed to sharing their knowledge of C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P., plus everyone is always happy to help when you have questions.

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Community Made: a C.H.I.P. Book, a DIY Telephone Switch, & a MicroSD DIP for PocketC.H.I.P.

Enough DIPs to make a stand!

Enough DIPs to make a stand! JKW’s Queso, and new TzatzikiDIP attached to C.H.I.P. & PocketC.H.I.P.

Another week, another batch of awesome C.H.I.P and PocketC.H.I.P. projects from the community. And this week there’s an extra special surprise –Neil Kolban released a C.H.I.P. book!

If you’re working on a cool project, make sure to share it with the community. And don’t feel like you have to wait to share until the project is finished. A lot of great collaboration is taking place in the forum and it’s the perfect place to brainstorm your next build.

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4 New Community Projects to Explore with Your PocketC.H.I.P.

3D print of marjoras_other_mask's first design

3D print of marjoras_other_mask’s first design

The NTC forum is full of Pocketeers pushing PocketC.H.I.P. to its full potential. The hacks are getting more frequent and more ambitions. If you’re looking for hacks to explore, the forum is a great place to start your adventure.

Just this week, Marjoras_other_mask shared a great case hack with a kickstand, FireflyII added a thumbstick-mouse for precision control, and debianUser and emuboy are trying out different window managers to radically change the user experience.

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Community Project: Emulate the PlayStation on Your PocketC.H.I.P.

Yopaz IceStar by Orion_

Yopaz IceStar by Orion_

We’ve already seen the Pocketeer community emulate the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Genesis, and even Virtual Boy on PocketC.H.I.P.! This weekend, limni figured out how to get PCSX ReARMed, a PlayStation emulator, working on PocketC.H.I.P..

Best of all, this is a project that only takes about twenty minutes and doesn’t require the official PlayStation BIOS to work.

Some of you older Pocketeers like me might remember back in 1994 when the PlayStation first launched. But that wasn’t Sony’s first attempt at breaking into the video game market.

In the late 80s Sony worked with Nintendo to develop a CD-ROM add-on to the Super Famicom (SNES). The product never made it out of R&D labs, but it gave Sony a bit of experience in developing a console. For more on the early history of the PlayStation and other Sony consoles, check out PlaystationMuseum.com.

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