how hard is it to put GPS in that iTouch??
why? why?
how hard is it, for company in the magnitude of APPLE, to release a satisying product to the market which will include as many features as possible on it's debut date.???
one that will not lose it's value like a pair of socks after 3 months on which 'they' of course release anoter version with just one improvent (either memory upgrade or a one/two features they could have included 3 months ago without skipping lunch times? does it really worth it ?
i want to see an iThing that will be have kick ass hardware which will compliment at least one year forward tech wise, would be able to download new features AND will have slots (yes with an "s"!) for memory so we can upgrade memory as we see fit ( oh and while making those please make sure we can take them with us to iThing II the following year.
In that case i woule start growing memory, buy a memory farm, grow memory , become a brand flash memory APPPLE IQ you still making money AND happy buyers.
that being said? anyone knows something about GPS/Navigation feature for the iTouch ?
how hard is it, for company in the magnitude of APPLE, to release a satisying product to the market which will include as many features as possible on it's debut date.???
one that will not lose it's value like a pair of socks after 3 months on which 'they' of course release anoter version with just one improvent (either memory upgrade or a one/two features they could have included 3 months ago without skipping lunch times? does it really worth it ?
i want to see an iThing that will be have kick ass hardware which will compliment at least one year forward tech wise, would be able to download new features AND will have slots (yes with an "s"!) for memory so we can upgrade memory as we see fit ( oh and while making those please make sure we can take them with us to iThing II the following year.
In that case i woule start growing memory, buy a memory farm, grow memory , become a brand flash memory APPPLE IQ you still making money AND happy buyers.
that being said? anyone knows something about GPS/Navigation feature for the iTouch ?
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I can see future versions of iPhone using mobile-phone masts to obtain user location but that's about it.
Apple does a small number of features well. If you want a does-it-all-badly product look elsewhere.
It's "iPod touch". Not. That. Tough.
If I hear or read "iTouch" one more time...
It's "iPod touch". Not. That. Tough.
that's merely the tip of the iceberg of the incorrectness of his spiel too.
For the record, most cellular "GPS" isn't actually satellite-based GPS. The smallest true GPS packages are about the size of a thumbnail, which is actually a reasonable amount of real-estate in embedded electronics.
Also, I don't want multiple memory card slots in a phone. I'd rather keep the size and weight down.
There is no reason why a future iPhone shouldn't have at at least all the features of my Nokia N95, including GPS.
Are you sure your N95 has a satellite GPS transponder?
Are you sure your N95 has a satellite GPS transponder?
I'm not quite sure enough to bet a finger, but the following facts tend to suggest that my N95 does have a satellite GPS transponder:
- whether or not to use cell sites to enhance the accuracy is configurable
- GPS works without a SIM card installed
- the number of satellites to which a connection is established is displayed
- when GPS is enabled, battery life is less than half what it is with GPS off
I'm not quite sure enough to bet a finger, but the following facts tend to suggest that my N95 does have a satellite GPS transponder:
- whether or not to use cell sites to enhance the accuracy is configurable
- GPS works without a SIM card installed
- the number of satellites to which a connection is established is displayed
- when GPS is enabled, battery life is less than half what it is with GPS off
Sounds like it does. However, I took a look at the N95, and it's a bulky thing. I wasn't very impressed. Comparing it to the iPhone isn't very productive.
For the record, most cellular "GPS" isn't actually satellite-based GPS. The smallest true GPS packages are about the size of a thumbnail, which is actually a reasonable amount of real-estate in embedded electronics.
Quite. Surely this is the point of having Google Maps in the iPhone. Position given by triangulation between phone masts is sufficient to tell you where's nearest to get calamari.
Quite. Surely this is the point of having Google Maps in the iPhone. Position given by triangulation between phone masts is sufficient to tell you where's nearest to get calamari.
No arguments here. I think it's quite clever to use the cellular baseband for location purposes, given that it doesn't take a lot of computation and doesn't require the powering (or implementation) of an alternate receiver.
why? why?
how hard is it, for company in the magnitude of APPLE, to release a satisying product to the market which will include as many features as possible on it's debut date.???
Actually for Apple this appears to be very hard to do. If you want a reasonable feature set, in consumer friendly packaging Apple is not the vendor to o to.
one that will not lose it's value like a pair of socks after 3 months on which 'they' of course release anoter version with just one improvent (either memory upgrade or a one/two features they could have included 3 months ago without skipping lunch times? does it really worth it ?
Actually, with respect to memory Apple is right on the bleeding edge. If there is one thing I find hard to fault them with is the secondary storage in its line of iPods. About the only lagging unit is the shuffle.
i want to see an iThing that will be have kick ass hardware which will compliment at least one year forward tech wise, would be able to download new features AND will have slots (yes with an "s"!) for memory so we can upgrade memory as we see fit ( oh and while making those please make sure we can take them with us to iThing II the following year.
I've become convinced that Apple simply doesn't know what they have in the way of the Touch and iPhone. In any event Apple has never been about offering feature rich hardware, at the same time it is hard to understand how the iPhone and Touch wouldn't be considered leading edge hardware.
As far as memory card and even a swappable battery I have to agree that Apple is bit out of touch here. Batteries need to be swappable for the obvious reasons. The memory card issues are highly variable, as frankly my personal preference would be larger internal storage. A slot for a common memory card format wouldn't hurt though.
In that case i woule start growing memory, buy a memory farm, grow memory , become a brand flash memory APPPLE IQ you still making money AND happy buyers.
that being said? anyone knows something about GPS/Navigation feature for the iTouch ?
Unfortunately for this variant of the Touch Apple has limited the device in the extreme for media play. This of course sucks. Frankly I'm not sure if Apple will get it together with this product line and the potential it has. I would love a unit with GPS and a few other features. Frankly the ideal Touch would have enough memory to store my music and maps of the entire world.
I'm not a big fan of integrations with Google maps as that is only useful when you are near infrastructure. Since some of the most interesting places in this world are far from the network, uncached Google maps would be worthless. Instead I'd like to see Apple reach an agreement with Google that would set up a protocol that would keep a Touch type device constantly updated. I'm seldom lost in developed areas but knowing where you are in the bush can be very useful.
In any event the Touch is an obvious platform for these sorts of new technologies. Much of what was impossible a year or two ago is now in the realm of a possibility with the right manufacture.
Dave