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What is a HOLOX?
« on: 22 July 2018, 17:25:02 »

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?

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #1 on: 22 July 2018, 17:40:54 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #2 on: 22 July 2018, 17:42:18 »

You have helped enormously, Albs; at least I now know what it isn't!  :y 8)

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #3 on: 22 July 2018, 17:45:38 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #4 on: 22 July 2018, 17:47:44 »

Suppositiry for an uphill gardener?  ???

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #5 on: 22 July 2018, 17:52:27 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #6 on: 22 July 2018, 17:58:18 »

It keeps flashing at me, but my PC doesn't report any activity.

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #7 on: 22 July 2018, 18:01:37 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #8 on: 22 July 2018, 18:04:32 »

It keeps flashing at me, but my PC doesn't report any activity.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3qYgVryyw
a bar of soap may be more useful ;D
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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #9 on: 22 July 2018, 18:05:39 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #10 on: 22 July 2018, 18:06:22 »

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.....

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #11 on: 22 July 2018, 18:07:37 »

What nasty things could it do to me/my PC, Doctor?

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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #12 on: 22 July 2018, 18:08:48 »

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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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #13 on: 22 July 2018, 18:10:25 »

So....it's a GPS unit. But you knew that already  ;D
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Re: What is a HOLOX?
« Reply #14 on: 22 July 2018, 18:13:33 »

But what can I use it for - apart fom the said suppository?!

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