Comments on: How Location-Based Services could help ARM-based MIDs

By: Chippy

Chippy — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:52:03 +0000

This is good news! Thanks Placido.

By: PlacidoDomenech

PlacidoDomenech — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:36:00 +0000

Windows 7 put in x86 the facility of Location services. So no need for COM configuration, etc.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:09:31 +0000

I think the desire/demand for location aware apps on the PC/laptop will be more of a driving force for GPS in PCs/laptops than turn-by-turn. With the rise in the number of laptops purchased as a primary machine, because of the power and portability, and the wide-spread use of social networking, it makes sense that we would want our laptops to know where we are and use that data.

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:23:44 +0000

problem is that i’m not sure how a increase in resolution will help on a physically small screen. at some point the lines will just before a blur anyways.

By: animatio

animatio — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:16:03 +0000

well screen resolutions are growing, at least on recent gps-, 3g-, wifi-, buetooth-enabled mobilephones too. the same is valid for browser apps. and – these smartphones mostly can be used as mobile wifi/bluetooth/usb 3g routers for pc’s too. and location sensitive services already can be found more and more. especially for tourism, outgonig/sightseeing, shopping.

By: turn.self.off

turn.self.off — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:34:12 +0000

i question the need for cpu and screen space when it comes to gps apps.

sure, if one wants to draw large maps, that may be the case, but what if one do not?

do one really need a map to do turn by turn navigation?

why not show a list of addresses to head to? especially of one is doing it pedestrian style to find some shop or event?

like say “head north to corner of X and Y”, “head down Y towards Z”, and the list goes on.

and the initial processing of the list can happen on a could server. one uploads ones current location and where one wants to go, and the server spits back a path, complete with coordinates the hand held device can check against and of outside of the expected area, request a new path to same destination based on current location.

also, i recall mozilla working on a system for getting gps data to google and other map sites via firefox, turning any browser into a potential gps software.

By: Steve 'Chippy' Paine

Steve 'Chippy' Paine — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:34:22 +0000

New article: How Location-Based Services could help ARM-based MIDs http://cli.gs/uMjd2b