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Originally Posted by gemniii42 View Post
This is due to the convergence of low cost chips, relatively simple design, and dropping price of LCD's, RAM, etc. Also the $$ are going to be in subscription services, like razorblades for razors.
Sirfstar III and other improved chips did the trick.

Previously you could spend upward to $1500 for a device but still have to wait like a schmuck and waive it around for 3 to 5 minutes to get a position. They were also no good in city "canyons" where people needed them most.
Not to mention these older "portable devices" were huge and heavy to accommodate batteries that would give them decent usability.

(This was more than 2 years ago though. 2 to 3 years ago you could get your GPS location from a $100 Nextel cell phone. )

$100 to $150 is about the right price point. Wayfinders upgrade, although priced right, I suspect will have to include features on par with these low cost units in order to compete. Currently it does not. Some of these units features far exceed Wayfinders.

Originally Posted by Me View Post
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Having been a Navicore/Wayfinder user since the begining on the N800 >>http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ead.php?t=6380

I have favorably reviewed and used the product since >>http://my.opera.com/yodude/blog/2007...e-screen-shots

So... while waiting for this "Wayfinder" upgrade I was hoping this app would have improved. It has not.

IMHO, a better alternative to purchasing the "Wayfinder" app for either the N800 or the N810 @ $129 for 36 months would be to purchase a stand alone car navigator for the same or less..

>> https://shop.wayfinder.com/productgr...id=81&catid=15

VS.

>> $129.00 or $99.00

You will get the features you want, quicker GPS fix, and although they are smaller screen sizes than the N800/10's, they actually show about the same size map when in the navigation mode.



VS.



No one has been a bigger fan of the Navicore/Wayfinder app than me on this site. However, if the tablets are to be a consumer device then IMHO, consumers should vote with their $$$'s and purchase alternatives until someone produces an app that utilizes the tablets full potential.

Wayfinder could have been so much more than this sophomoric effort that they have presented us.

Last edited by YoDude; 2007-12-22 at 19:08.