I have no idea how much a cell phone with a compass costs. I don't see why it would be expensive if there were enough of a market to micro machine it like all those tiny mirrors. GPS(bearing) and an accelerometer (both widely accepted as desirable) can act like a compass - as long as there is occasionally enough motion to get a bearing and calibrate the accelerometer to north. Even if you only have tower triangulation, this method should still work - all you would need to pay for is the accelerometer. The accelerometer should be almost free from micro machining economies of scale.
Anyway is the android team going to provide a simulated compass function so folks with phones housing only an accelerometer, who can't read a map, can still use it to find a lost child in a crowd? Or any other geo destination? Who knows these answers? Thanks, Ed --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
