If you don't need a GPS that's great but I find them really useful. Yes, maps and a compasses are really useful but they are quite bulky and you need the right one. Thanks to the FreeRunner I've now got localised, street level maps for a large part of the work (OSM[0]) in my pocket. In addition to this I don't even have to work out where I am and what direction I am moving in.
I'm also looking for a mount for my bicycle handlebars so I'll have a full bike computer with me when I'm riding - speed, direction, time and distance will all be displayed for me along with the map. If I think of anything else I want to hand I could either implement it myself or ask the tangoGPS guys. And they are *so* much fun in planes :) Tim [0] http://www.openstreetmap.org/ On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Ken Restivo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 12:38:07PM +0300, Mikko Rauhala wrote: >> ti, 2008-07-29 kello 20:53 +0200, Marcus Bauer kirjoitti: >> > I'm a huge Openstreetmap fan but until OSM is ready for routing this >> > will take at least five more years, probably ten. >> >> That's probably true _if you drive a car_ (though even for that it can >> be a handy help, especially in areas that don't happen to have lots of >> turn restrictions, though you of course don't want to just blindly drive >> listening to it anyway). >> >> Us others want navigation too and are considerably less hampered by >> OSM's current lackings. 'course, there are other projects than TangoGPS, >> but it seems otherwise nice so one would like it to include this as >> well. As long as I'm not coding it, it's not my call, of course :] >> >> PS: Kudos for your work and all, but with all your hyperbole, jumping to >> conclusions, accusations of lying and stuff, you might want to take a >> step back for a breather if you want, you know, people to bother to >> listen to you instead of just wanting to rant wildly. >> > > I have a really dumb question: > > What is the point of having GPS anyway? > > I don't travel much, so perhaps that's why I just don't get it. > > If I'm navigating around a strange city, though, a hardcopy map is plenty > good. > > I spend most of my time walking or taking public transport, within a very > short radius, in an area I already know very well. I'm just not getting > what's cool or exciting about GPS. > > -ken > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community