Thread: Vote for the N810 Winner!
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IntrepidAnitpodean2 is offline IntrepidAnitpodean2
2007-11-19 , 19:50
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Originally Posted by TTgowings View Post

#1-SunWalker2007-I think this one most holds up to the reason the contest was created, and you'd def not want to carry around a full sized laptop on your journey, even an EEE PC would probably be too bulky, I think with an N810 and an extra battery pack or two and maybe a solar charger in your backpack would do you a fine job.

I believe in the instance that Sun outlined in his video, he would be able to make the most use of the N810 and be able to promote and show the most people on his journey's of it's great features and portability.
Cheers TTgowings. That's my entry. You're right about the EEE PC. I considered it but it is far too big. When you're talking about 6 months and 2000 miles of walking every gram counts. I'm not as ruthless about weight as some hikers, who would cut their would tooth brush in half, but I try to make savings where I can. If it's alright with other forum members I'll add a little more about my trip, shoot me an email if bringing this up here is out of line. I only found out about the contest right near the end so I didn't plan out my video as well as I could have.

I'm a software developer and plan to write a little onboard app to convert the GPS data my logger is recording on to it's microSD into Google Earth's KML format. I'll then transmit these home as soon as I get to a town (up to 5 days between towns) and it'll appear on my site so people can track me as I go. I'll be taking photos too (I wish I could carry a DSLR but the weigh far too much). They'll be geotagged an uploaded to places like Flickr and Panoramio so those armchair travelers will get to see the countryside of Japan.

Power is obviously going to be an issue. With cutom batteries as Nokia has (i.e. not AAs) I can't just go into some tiny little store and buy a new one. Since I'll be writing into it every night, and turning the WiFi on when I reach civilisation I doubt one full charge would get me from town to town. I used a Solio charger for my iPod this year and there is a cable to charge Nokia phones so I should be able to use that to keep the N810 going for longer. My trail name on the PCT was "SunWalker" because of the solar panels on top of my pack.

The other obvious benefits of the N810 include a pocket translator until I get fluent in Japanese, I could use it for booking accomodation in the next city (not that I plan to hit many cities). Looking up Wikipedia articles on places I am considering visiting and loading it with Japanese Topo maps so I can navigate my way around the hillside where I'll be blazing my own trail. I didn't mention those things in my video because I just sort of thought they were obvious, that's what a internet tablet is for.

Yeah so that's me, fingers crossed I'll be updating you on my progress from the trail.