Comments on: The Commoditization of GPS & the Golden Age of Location-based Services

By: Twitter Wants to Capture LBS Mojo – GigaOM

Twitter Wants to Capture LBS Mojo – GigaOM — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:25:37 +0000

[...] co-founder Biz Stone revealed in a blog post today, signaling that the micromessaging site wants to hop onto the hot location-based services trend (a topic that will be featured at our upcoming Mobilize 09 conference) under way. Twitter users are [...]

By: iPhone is Boosting Demand For Location-Based Services

iPhone is Boosting Demand For Location-Based Services — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:01:37 +0000

[...] mobile phone makers to tiny startups that develop mobile apps. With Apple having shown the way, suddenly everyone is showing a renewed interest in location-based services, said Ted Morgan, Skyhook founder and [...]

By: LBS Startups to Keep on Your Map

LBS Startups to Keep on Your Map — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:04:22 +0000

[...] Higginbotham | Tuesday, March 31, 2009 | 5:04 PM PT | 0 comments Now that GPS chips are becoming must-have hardware on cell phones, location-based services for mobile devices have finally arrived. They’re even infiltrating the [...]

By: How To Fix The Pricing Problem for Location Based Services « Ads Sanrego

How To Fix The Pricing Problem for Location Based Services « Ads Sanrego — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:33:43 +0000

[...] also told me that LBS is for real this time, citing GPS chips in most phones, the carrier excitement about delivering such services, user [...]

By: mark slater

mark slater — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:06:34 +0000

so no mention of RFID? no of these technologies – no matter what device are accurate enough to close an audit loop – locations want to participate in this ecosystem too you know. its just amazes me that the LBS approach has people wandering around like zombies trying to manipulate a cluggy application. RFID can deliver a level of accuracy that could create personalization on a scale (15 feet or less) that allow places like restaurants and clubs to participate directly in the understanding of their traffic (user preferenced ofcourse).

By: SXSW: Loopt on Solving the Pricing Problem for Location Based Services

SXSW: Loopt on Solving the Pricing Problem for Location Based Services — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:47:48 +0000

[...] also told me that LBS is for real this time, citing GPS chips in most phones, the carrier excitement about delivering such services, user [...]

By: At SxSW, Location Awareness is The New Black

At SxSW, Location Awareness is The New Black — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:47:27 +0000

[...] of the iPhone and its user interface to create a new kind of user experience. (Related Post: The Commoditization of GPS & the Golden Age of Location-based Services) [...]

By: LBS: A Dream Continually Deferred - GigaOM

LBS: A Dream Continually Deferred - GigaOM — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:01:46 +0000

[...] it. To recap, LBS services need three main things: a way to get location (which we have thanks to GPS chips and even the ability to triangulate using Wi-Fi networks), software that can make sense of [...]

By: Loopt Deal Means Lower Costs for Location Data - GigaOM

Loopt Deal Means Lower Costs for Location Data - GigaOM — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:29:34 +0000

[...] that GPS chips are becoming standard in phones and more carriers, handset makers and developers are introducing mobility onto their platforms, [...]

By: Dash Charts a New Course, Cutting 2/3 of Workforce - GigaOM

Dash Charts a New Course, Cutting 2/3 of Workforce - GigaOM — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:39:50 +0000

[...] which is why I always thought Dash was a nifty idea. But I felt that as a hardware maker they had an uphill battle. As I wrote back in June, Dash “can’t play the hardware game and may need to partner with [...]

By: Apisphere » Blog Archive » The Commoditization of GPS & the Golden Age of Location-based Services

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:18 +0000

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By: Apisphere » Blog Archive » The Commoditization of GPS & the Golden Age of Location-based Services

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:18 +0000

[...] Read the complete blog entry here. [...]

By: Cell-phone Navigation Is Finding an Audience - GigaOM

Cell-phone Navigation Is Finding an Audience - GigaOM — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:46:55 +0000

[...] Higginbotham, Friday, July 25, 2008 at 11:46 AM PT Comments (0) Garmin and TomTom may need to guard their backs in the portable navigation device market. Americans are increasingly using their cell phones for navigation, according to data from [...]

By: How iPhone Could Resurrect Wireless Chip Makers - GigaOM

How iPhone Could Resurrect Wireless Chip Makers - GigaOM — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:24:31 +0000

[...] is one such technology gaining in popularity on high-end phones. The iPhone has it, and many software companies are actively trying to make programs and offer [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:55:32 +0000

Soon, everybody will have a GPS device as today everyone has a cell phone, or like 10 years ago, everybody had a watch! Baybe, all these things will be put together, just like a GPS watch:

http://www.selectagps.com/GPS-Watches-n_35.html

or a GPS cell phone:

http://www.selectagps.com/BlackBerry-Curve-8310-d_B000WP91XK.html

By: June 27: What’s Interesting Today - GigaOM

June 27: What’s Interesting Today - GigaOM — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:23:27 +0000

[...] Will Slow Navigation Device Sales. We’ve said this before, and In-Stat makes the case using hard numbers. Sales of personal navigation devices rose to 30.7 [...]