Re: Americans want a GPS navigator on their Cell Phone

dtong22@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Fabio,
>
> > Ipsos Insight released research today which suggests that Global
> > Positioning System (GPS) navigation could become the next "breakout"
> > cell phone feature. As part of a wider survey of more than 1,000
> > U.S. adults on technology and communications trends, nearly 9 in
> > 10 (86 percent) of 171 users of mobile devices that offer visual
> > display screens say that having a GPS navigation feature would be
> > either "very important" or "nice to have" on the next handset they
> > purchase.
>
> I am not surprised you got negative response in these two newsgroup
> which have been dominated by gps users who want only dedicated
> single-purpose, shockproof and waterproof (IEC 60529 IPX7 standards
> can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)gps unit.
>
> Cellular phone , no way.
> Mp3 players , no way.
> Browser, no way too
>
> They just do not see writing on the wall. Garmin knows what is
> happening and quietly joining (can't fight it anyway).

I think folks are fine with extra features in their GPS receivers, as
long as the GPS functionality isn't compromised.

So far, the PDA/GPS combinations I've seen so far don't measure up to
Garmin dedicated GPS in terms of GPS functionality.

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