On 30 Oct 2014, at 15:44, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
On 2014-10-30 13:36, Anton Aylward wrote:
On 10/30/2014 02:03 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Say, I'm on a long trip, find me a rest place with gas and coffee in the route, or at most 500 meters away. Tell me if they are chains or independents and which. Or tell me of changing weather events on any part of the route, like this route is going to have snow, choose another?
Yes that needs something like the ancillary features of google maps and an internet connection. A phone/tablet is nice for that when out walking but you can do that on a wifi connected laptop as well.
But the beauty is that it doesn't weight a ton. You can actually carry even a big tablet around while you walk. Not a laptop (and mine doesn't have gps).
These phones have been designed for this, it is their niche market. Applications on the move. A laptop is designed for "work". Different niche.
Record my route with speed, height, location, email it to me. Automatically tell somebody of my location or ETA. Gosh, they could do wonders, and they do naught.
You don't need the internet for that. There are many routefinder apps and perhaps some can tie into the phone's SMS.
Yes, on phones and tablets, yes. My comment above was about the TomTom hardware gadget (the one I know and use). It is completely closed, no ecosystem.
-- Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)
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