GPS on the way

[thoughtfix]

According to FedEx, my bluetooth GPS receiver should arrive on Monday.
I wrote my intentions in my blog:

http://thoughtfix.blogspot.com/

Give me suggestions on other things you'd like me to try and I'll report back with my results.

[thoughtfix]

Oh sure!
As soon as I order it, THIS happens:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/25/government-turns-up-volume-on-gps/

[michaelalanjones]

I saw a Nokia GPS device today in CompUSA. It was $199. I wonder if this will get any support on the 770. It would be cool. But if it will be obsoleted by the gov't, then frigg that.

[thoughtfix]

Current GPS technology won't be obsolesced by this upgrade. The satellites and receivers up there will be just fine for navigation and trip planning. If I understand this properly, this will take the accuracy level from "within yards" to "within feet."

[gareth]

GPSDrive seems to work very well, except that sometimes the cursor moves off the screen because the maps loaded are still 1024x768.

Don't bother with the Nokia GPS receiver - there is no good reason to get one and other makes have superior specifications.

Gareth

[thoughtfix]

Gareth: Can I load superhuge map images? Would that work?

[Chainsaw76]

No, all images all have to be a specific size.

-Jason