Comments on: Cell-phone Navigation Is Finding an Audience http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/ The Business of Technology Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:46:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Mary http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-900830 Mary Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:44:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-900830 Forgot to give you guys the web site, LifeInPocket.com Let me know how it works for you guys! Forgot to give you guys the web site,
LifeInPocket.com
Let me know how it works for you guys!

]]> By: Mary http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-900829 Mary Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:42:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-900829 LifeInPocket is the beat mobile phone GPS navigation I ever used. It's free, easy to download and user friendly. The address sync capability (with Yahoo, GMAIL, Outlook etc) allow you to use those addresses for navigation by single click. Their Power Saving Mode makes battery life much longer. I use their location messaging to replace text messaging which also saved a lot of money. My family and friends have been using it for over a year since their early beta. This FREE service is much better than all the paid services I ever used. LifeInPocket is the beat mobile phone GPS navigation I ever used. It’s free, easy to download and user friendly.
The address sync capability (with Yahoo, GMAIL, Outlook etc) allow you to use those addresses for navigation by single click.
Their Power Saving Mode makes battery life much longer.
I use their location messaging to replace text messaging which also saved a lot of money.
My family and friends have been using it for over a year since their early beta.
This FREE service is much better than all the paid services I ever used.

]]> By: Cell Phone GPS Navigation Is Gaining Traction | BerryReview.com » http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-891033 Cell Phone GPS Navigation Is Gaining Traction | BerryReview.com » Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:00:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-891033 [...] If your interested in seeing how mobile navigation is taking off check out the press release on ComScore and the analysis by Stacy on GigaOM. [...] [...] If your interested in seeing how mobile navigation is taking off check out the press release on ComScore and the analysis by Stacy on GigaOM. [...]

]]> By: DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Friday Links: Santa Clara and Wi-Fi, Zen Mosaic http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-890813 DailyWireless » Blog Archive » Friday Links: Santa Clara and Wi-Fi, Zen Mosaic Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:15:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-890813 [...] Gigaom says that navigation from cell phone units is finding its niche . . . at last. Read it here. [...] [...] Gigaom says that navigation from cell phone units is finding its niche . . . at last. Read it here. [...]

]]> By: Rupert Goldie http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-890733 Rupert Goldie Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:34:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-890733 Mike Puchol is right, battery life is going to become a huge issue for all the fancy new mobile apps. GPS, 3G data and running applications all draw lots of power, and at the end of the day the main reason you have your phone is to make and receive calls and SMS. This is an even bigger problem when you are travelling as access to power is harder and the communications need is often higher. The Travel Journal application we have built at ekit tries to work around this by using cell id data collected through the network for position and SMS for messaging, but this is pretty coarse and not useful for navigation. Mike Puchol is right, battery life is going to become a huge issue for all the fancy new mobile apps. GPS, 3G data and running applications all draw lots of power, and at the end of the day the main reason you have your phone is to make and receive calls and SMS. This is an even bigger problem when you are travelling as access to power is harder and the communications need is often higher.

The Travel Journal application we have built at ekit tries to work around this by using cell id data collected through the network for position and SMS for messaging, but this is pretty coarse and not useful for navigation.

]]> By: Mike Puchol http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-890624 Mike Puchol Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:13:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-890624 That would be fine if I didn't depend on my mobile to make and receive calls, for which it needs a battery that can last at least one day. Turn on the GPS on any mobile device and watch it die in 3 hours or so. Of course you can argue that there are chargers and suction-cup stands and the works for mobiles, but it's not exactly ergonomic to have to wrench your phone into the car and back out every time you drive around. GPS on the mobile is really great for occasionally finding out where you are, where you are trying to get (once you are near, not 5 hours drive away), or extra information such as local cinemas or restaurants. If you want a device that actually gets you from A to B reliably, get a TomTom or similar navigator. That would be fine if I didn’t depend on my mobile to make and receive calls, for which it needs a battery that can last at least one day. Turn on the GPS on any mobile device and watch it die in 3 hours or so. Of course you can argue that there are chargers and suction-cup stands and the works for mobiles, but it’s not exactly ergonomic to have to wrench your phone into the car and back out every time you drive around.

GPS on the mobile is really great for occasionally finding out where you are, where you are trying to get (once you are near, not 5 hours drive away), or extra information such as local cinemas or restaurants. If you want a device that actually gets you from A to B reliably, get a TomTom or similar navigator.

]]> By: Dhirender http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-890572 Dhirender Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:46:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-890572 A photographer friend who travels extensively has found navigating using his phone a Godsend. Once features like Loopt become more common, it would be fantastic for someone like him to keep track of his team in a foreign country. A photographer friend who travels extensively has found navigating using his phone a Godsend.
Once features like Loopt become more common, it would be fantastic for someone like him to keep track of his team in a foreign country.

]]> By: Paul http://gigaom.com/2008/07/25/cell-phone-navigation-is-finding-an-audience/#comment-890519 Paul Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:38:52 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=15518#comment-890519 Just spent several days navigating around foreign cities using a Blackberry and Google's map application. Even without GPS accuracy it was a great help. Now Google and Yahoo need to integrate mobile GPS apps with calendar and contact list information to make this easier (fewer keystrokes). Been talking about it for 10 years now... not hard, folks... Garmin will suffer for this, but they're a well-run company and will think of something. Not sure phones are the answer. Just spent several days navigating around foreign cities using a Blackberry and Google’s map application. Even without GPS accuracy it was a great help.

Now Google and Yahoo need to integrate mobile GPS apps with calendar and contact list information to make this easier (fewer keystrokes). Been talking about it for 10 years now… not hard, folks…

Garmin will suffer for this, but they’re a well-run company and will think of something. Not sure phones are the answer.

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