It seems to me I heard somewhere that K wrote in article
:
>PeterL wrote:
>> On Nov 5, 8:40 am, "singlemalt" wrote:
>>> Recently, during a car trip in France my son stated that on the next
>>> car trip he was going to take a portable GPS device. I was thinking
>>> about getting him one for Christmas but am a complete dunce about
>>> this sort of thing. I would be interested in any information,
>>> experiences, etc regarding such you may have to offer. Not only
>>> which product but what about the software, ease of use, etc. Any
>>> help appreciated. TIA, J.
>> See Cnet for reviews:
>> http://www.cnet.com/1770-5_1-0.html?query=gps+review&tag=srch%3Ba
>There are portables and there are hand-helds, and they are different beasts
>in th GPS world. If you son will have a car, then a portable will be fine.
>If he'll be hiking or bicycling, a hand-held will be more useful.
>Whatever type and brand you choose, you may have to buy the software to
>allow it to work in a different part of the world, and the level of detail
>is sure to vary between regions.
And if a high level of detail is not important, there are GPS
applications for smart phones these days, since many phones have GPS
built in. My golf app says it's accurate to less than five yards, but
it doesn't do Google maps with street information--but the built-in
navigation application shows my one-block street about 2.0 cm (around
an inch) with surrounding streets. It also gives voice directions.
Two drawbacks I've noticed: not enough volume in noisy circumstances,
and some phones have poor battery life between recharges.
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Don Kirkman
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