Comments on: The GPS Compass http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-gps-compass-16-09-2009/ Gadgets, Geek Gadgets, Cool Gadgets, Technology News, Gadget Geeks Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr Grumpyhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-gps-compass-16-09-2009/#comment-224436 Mr Grumpy Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=23965#comment-224436 Natty design, but not a new idea. All the mainstream consumer GPS manufacturers have been producing things that will do all this (and more) for nearly a quarter of a century (check out the Magellan NAV1000 and Trimble Transpac, and Garmin 50, for instance).And for heaven's sake know what you are talking about. A "sat nav" just means "satellite navigator". GPS is the Global Positioning System -- including thirty odd satellites, ground control stations etc.The thing you probably have in your car combines a GPS receiver with GIS (Geographic Information System.)And a digital display gives data in digits (Doh!) This one appears to be a "quasi analogue" display -- i.e. a representation of a moving needle.But what the hell. This is the internet. Accurate information not required. Natty design, but not a new idea. All the mainstream consumer GPS manufacturers have been producing things that will do all this (and more) for nearly a quarter of a century (check out the Magellan NAV1000 and Trimble Transpac, and Garmin 50, for instance).

And for heaven’s sake know what you are talking about. A “sat nav” just means “satellite navigator”. GPS is the Global Positioning System — including thirty odd satellites, ground control stations etc.

The thing you probably have in your car combines a GPS receiver with GIS (Geographic Information System.)

And a digital display gives data in digits (Doh!) This one appears to be a “quasi analogue” display — i.e. a representation of a moving needle.

But what the hell. This is the internet. Accurate information not required.

]]> By: Slrmanhttp://www.geeky-gadgets.com/the-gps-compass-16-09-2009/#comment-26575 Slrman Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:07:46 +0000 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/?p=23965#comment-26575 Another totally useless device. Almost any standard GPS will do this by telling you which direction you are facing. And as far as giving directions, if you enter your destination, it will always point you in the correct direction. But it may not take into account things like buildings, mountains, etc. Or, if a sea, islands, reefs, continents, and so on. Another totally useless device. Almost any standard GPS will do this by telling you which direction you are facing. And as far as giving directions, if you enter your destination, it will always point you in the correct direction. But it may not take into account things like buildings, mountains, etc. Or, if a sea, islands, reefs, continents, and so on.

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