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iPhone, iPod Touch Get GPS-like Capability

Started by Guest_scaramonga_* , Jan 16 2008 06:53 AM

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#1 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 06:53 AM

images/news/apple.jpgApple CEO Steve Jobs announced major software updates for its iPhone and iPod Touch devices. iPhone users now can send SMS messages to multiple people and iPod Touch users get access to several applications that have been available on the iPhone: Mail, maps, stock quotes, notes and weather reports.

Most significantly, however, is the addition of a GPS-like positioning feature: Rather than using a GPS receiver, Apple consulted with Google and Skyhook Wireless to come up with a technology that uses triangular Wi-Fi and cellular beacon layouts to determine the location of a device. iPhone users will be able to take advantage of the new feature through the free iPhone software upgrade 1.1.3, while people who already have purchased an iPod Touch will have to shell out an extra $20 for the upgrade. All new iPod Touch devices will come with the positioning feature without extra cost.

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So Apple updated the iPhone and the iPod Touch to have some new features including a quasi-GPS like capability.

So how good is it? Well, for you guys, I sacrificed and bought the $20 update to my iPod Touch. You can read my 5 minute review below.

Brad's 5 minute review at JoeUser.com

A bit of a damn cheek asking for $20 when the later devices will have it anyway! <_<

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#2 TheBearLT

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Posted 19 January 2008 - 10:18 PM

scaramonga, on Jan 16 2008, 08:53 AM, said:

bit of a damn cheek asking for $20 when the later devices will have it anyway! :giggle:

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Riiiip Oooofff

For Extra 40$ (20+40=60$) you can get decent GPS, why to Mess with that whole Apples cr@p

btw. You can make this "GPS".. though you can't call it GLOBAL in any way.. from any mobile phone.. Why to use Wi-Fi (Wi-Max or what ever they use), we can use mobile phone stations, if Telephone service providers would be ok with that.. (now you should pay to get Coordinates)

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#3 Tweak

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Posted 20 January 2008 - 02:14 AM

Cant you load up google maps and get a somewhat decent amount of info on how/where to go?, not the same thing (not real time turn by turn) but free and I can do that from my phone which costs less than the iPhone although it does much more and emulates the look of the iPhone as well.

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#4 TheBearLT

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Posted 20 January 2008 - 12:36 PM

Tweak, on Jan 20 2008, 04:14 AM, said:

Cant you load up google maps and get a somewhat decent amount of info on how/where to go?, not the same thing (not real time turn by turn) but free and I can do that from my phone which costs less than the iPhone although it does much more and emulates the look of the iPhone as well.

Yep.. but At least iPhone looks like it's made from 'one hundred percent pure awesomeness' (logan) :giggle:

Right ?

It's like the Zippo, you remember when Zippo Blu was coming ? they made such a big deal of it.. Like come on, it is just a lighter.. (btw I like Benzine Zippos better)