09-05-2002, 07:00 PM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Probably the most comprehensive location based system ever
http://www.brains-n-brawn.com/default.aspx?vDir=nosink
This system uses GPS, Google, Messenger and a few other systems and API's to keep you about as up to date as you can be. "It uses a PocketPC with a CompactFlash to overlay your current position on maps generated from MapPoint .NET. Then, it will notify you through Pocket MSN Messenger if you walk close to a restaurant/store that is running a lunch special/sale, with a link to view the ad on Pocket IE. Also, it will show you other users that are nearby on the map and allow you to initiate a chat with them through Pocket MSN Messenger."
Thanks to Jimmy Dodd for the link.
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09-05-2002, 07:21 PM
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09-05-2002, 07:46 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 116
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I wonder what kind of looks I'd get if I walked around with all those devices in my hands and wires going everywhere. :lol: I woud most certainly need a scottevest
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09-05-2002, 08:06 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 382
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Not the most elegant solution that I've seen, but WOW! That is some pretty neat stuff they've got going on.
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09-05-2002, 08:50 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 65
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I would think that this would be even more cool with one of the XDAs
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09-05-2002, 11:04 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 735
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Nice setup!
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09-06-2002, 12:52 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 72
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I just got a GPS unit and it's one of the best toys I've ever had. Solutions like this seem really killer for mobile devices.
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09-06-2002, 01:13 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 123
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Bob S
I would think that this would be even more cool with one of the XDAs
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Better yet, the HP 928 WDA. The only wire you would have is to the GPS antenna.
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09-06-2002, 02:45 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 112
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Now if we could just get a bluetooth GPS! Does anybody have a bead on GPS receiver with bluetooth built in?
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09-06-2002, 03:38 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 105
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Hmmm, nice bit of kit, but also a lot of money to get something which is next to useless
'walk past a restaraunt and be informed of a special offer'
Please people think about that for a moment, you'd deserve a doin over from the geek police for informing your friends where you got that info from.
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