Dana DeLouis wrote:
> All just rumors at this point of course...
>
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9956114-37.html
>
> I can see where Apple can take a Hugh advantage in terms of gps use.
> There are just tons of applications that can be made with this.
> For example, with the right software, lots of people can meet at a
> location via something similar to Garmin's Rino application.
> I know right now that my cell phone with "Free" Google maps & Traffic
> is much more informative than my paid service with MSN Traffic.
I have a Garmin Nuvi 260 for the car,
and a vintage Garmin GPS-12 for the trails.
I did have (for awhile) a Nextel i860 with Trimble Outdoors....
I too am wondering how the cellphone GPS application
compares to the singular GPS devices ?
When I had the Nextel i860,
the GPS app was a Java app, and slower vs the real thing.
I would expect the current crop of phones to be faster,
and they now have the turn-by-turn nav apps for when you need it.
It was interesting - with the Trimble Outdoors - to be able to pull up a map
and have it be street, aerial, or topo - just like now with Google et al .
SO - are the GPS vendors doomed when compared to the GPS apps appearing on
the phones ?
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