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Wednesday, March 14, 2007
GPS saves the day...
Or at least the LBS market. GPS is the only technology with enough precision and with total operator independence, to save the (so far) stuttering independent LBS efforts. A-GPS adds the reaction speed normal GPS lacks, but then we are back to operator dependence.
The key issue now is that there are too few phones with integrated GPS, and even though GPS modules have decreased substantially in price, are still not on the top 10 list of "must-buys" of the average consumer.
Tom mentions power consumption as an issue, but many uses of GPS are not continuous, e.g. geotagging for photo sharing/blogging, so the increased power consumption can in many cases be unnoticeable.
Enquirer: GPS is the future for mobile phones
Tom Hume: LBS and GPS: I was wrong, wrong, wrong
I concur.
The key issue now is that there are too few phones with integrated GPS, and even though GPS modules have decreased substantially in price, are still not on the top 10 list of "must-buys" of the average consumer.
Tom mentions power consumption as an issue, but many uses of GPS are not continuous, e.g. geotagging for photo sharing/blogging, so the increased power consumption can in many cases be unnoticeable.
Enquirer: GPS is the future for mobile phones
Tom Hume: LBS and GPS: I was wrong, wrong, wrong
I concur.
