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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / December 2007Popular GSP Devices
...Today, GPS is used by people from all walks of life and advances in technology have made possible integration of GPS receivers into all types of handheld devices, even modern day cell phones come equipped with GPS receivers. To better understand GPS, it is important to understand how GPS works... http://gadgetsupdates.googlepages.com/popular_gsp_devices <snip spam> And some of us still know how to read a map. ><snip spam> > >And some of us still know how to read a map. Yeah, but ya tried to refold that sucker?<G> Seriously, there is much to be said for simplicity and orienteering has much to be said for it. But have you seen the stuff these GPS units can do? They're INCREDIBLE! Just keep the maps handy for when the terrorists figure out how to destroy our infrastructure. (9-11 was but a minute view of how we can be disrupted by terrorism.) Also remember to keep and know how to use your sliderule' cause, EMP will also destroy your calculator. >> And some of us still know how to read a map. > > Yeah, but ya tried to refold that sucker?<G> Hah! I buy open-flat wirebound maps these days. I do have to put tape flags on pertinent pages when I'm on long road trips so that I can keep moving (unless I'm on IH35 or I10 or another long leg on a single road). I do wish there was a better method for city grid maps such as Mapsco, but I suppose unless I want to succumb to trendiness and get a GPS I'll deal, the way I have been for years. > Seriously, there is much to be said for simplicity and orienteering > has much to be said for it. But have you seen the stuff these GPS > units can do? They're INCREDIBLE! In theory my phone has GPS capability. In practice I could probably terminate my (recently renewed with spiff new phone) cellular contract because the phone's firmware does NOT in fact support anything more than locator service so the carrier can find me at Big Brother's behest. Supposedly the firmware update is coming out sometime in Q1'08, but I'm not holding my breath. > Just keep the maps handy for when the terrorists figure out how to > destroy our infrastructure. (9-11 was but a minute view of how we can > be disrupted by terrorism.) If that happens I'm going to be glad I have a storage pantry and a well-stocked freezer. I will stay home and tend my knitting and mind the house with both shotguns loaded and the 9mm for backup. > Also remember to keep and know how to use your sliderule' cause, EMP > will also destroy your calculator. That'll be DH's job. He's the geek who learned how to use a sliderule before Newton invented Gravity, I'm just the cook and housekeeper. > ...Today, GPS is used by people from all walks of life and advances in > technology have made possible integration of GPS receivers into all > types of handheld devices, even modern day cell phones come equipped > with GPS receivers. To better understand GPS, it is important to > understand how GPS works...http://gadgetsupdates.googlepages.com/popular_gsp_devices I would have to think long to come up with another gadget as useless for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those whose hobby is collecting the latest electronic gizmo. On Dec 27, 3:46 am, jennyjenny <meetjennyje...@gmail.com> wrote: > ...Today, GPS is used by people from all walks of life and advances in > technology have made possible integration of GPS receivers into all > types of handheld devices, even modern day cell phones come equipped > with GPS receivers. To better understand GPS, it is important to > understand how GPS > works...http://gadgetsupdates.googlepages.com/popular_gsp_devices I would have to think long to come up with another gadget as useless for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those whose hobby is collecting the latest electronic gizmo. I guess its as useless as HD TVs, MP3/video players or cell phones. Couldn't do without any one of those though. Only if the GPS devices would have information on avoiding high crime areas, high speed chases in progress, rerouting paths avoiding disasters like falling trees, land slides, road blocks, etc. > I would have to think long to come up with another gadget as useless > for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those > whose hobby is collecting the latest electronic gizmo. It has reduced stress tremendously when driving in big cities I do not know, regardless of the country. Finding booked hotels is a breeze with it. I used mine in southern Italy on Sicily, northern Italy, Finland, Austria, Czech Republic - a definite advantage. Regards Viktor > > I would have to think long to come up with another gadget as useless > > for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Regards > Viktor A road map is not subject to satellite signals fading out, does not require batteries and costs about $10.00 >A road map is not subject to satellite signals fading out, does not >require batteries and costs about $10.00 It's a good backup to have, but a road map cannot be safely read while driving, it cannot tell you where you are unless you can find an exit or cross street, it cannot plot out a route for you, to compare to two is like comparing a bicycle to a car, they can both technically do the job of getting from point A to point B, but a car sure makes a lot of trips a whole lot easier. I hate fiddling with maps, I have difficulty finding my location on them, and my short term memory is lousy so I have to pull over, examine the map, and write down a list of turns to take and then follow those. If the old fashioned way works for you, great, but I *love* GPS navigation, I'd choose it over any other gadget I own besides my PC. Anyone who cannot find a use for a GPS has probably not tried driving in Seattle, which is a convoluted mess of one way streets, dead ends, and gridlock. Prices have come down to the point that one can pay for one in gas savings alone. > >A road map is not subject to satellite signals fading out, does not > >require batteries and costs about $10.00 [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > gridlock. Prices have come down to the point that one can pay for one in gas > savings alone. Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. >Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. Sure they can, they give verbal directions as you go. Clearly you've never actually used one. > >Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. > > Sure they can, they give verbal directions as you go. > > Clearly you've never actually used one. That's listening to directions. Not reading a display. I'm wondering if you have used one. >> >Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That's listening to directions. Not reading a display. I'm wondering > if you have used one. You can play with semantics all you'd like. Doesn't alter the validity of James Sweet's point that a GPS can be used safely while driving, whilst a map cannot. AC  SignatureEmail: echo 36434455860060025978157675027927670979097959886449930P | dc On Dec 28, 8:23 pm, "James Sweet" <jamessw...@hotmail.com> wrote: >Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. If a driver cannot read the display of the GPS, I wonder how he/she can read the spedometer etc on the dashboard and whether he/she is still fit to drive a car. My GPS-display is on the dashboard, it does not distract me from watching the road at all. It is not one of these old expensive radio-inbuilt devices somewhere down under. Viktor > Nor can a GPS map be safely read while driving. It can't be studied, but it is easy to glance at it for information. It is particularly useful to glance at it when entering an intersection. Mine shows a map of the intersection, and shows just which road I'm to turn to. I don't have to search for a sign with the road's name. Road maps don't usually have detailed views of intersections, and you can't glance at them easily. >I would have to think long to come up with another gadget as useless >for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those >whose hobby is collecting the latest electronic gizmo. I borrowed one briefly, for those of us who live in convoluted areas and often have to get to unfamiliar destinations, a GPS navigator is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Not every city is a nice tidy flat grid layout. >> ...Today, GPS is used by people from all walks of life and advances in >> technology have made possible integration of GPS receivers into all [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > for most drivers. They do make excellent christmas gifts for those > whose hobby is collecting the latest electronic gizmo. I wouldn't want to do without it when I'm driving into unfamiliar territory.
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