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Posted by Sunshine on June 16, 2010, 9:29 pm


wrote:

>wrote (with clarity & insight):
>>wrote:
>>>Just cause you've got a big dome doesn't get you off the hook for
>>>using it.
>>If I live to 100 I'll probably never understand what that means.
>Many people act as though simply having a human brain separates them
>from the rest of the apes but I argue that one must actually use it.

Heh, so that's what a big dome is. Thanks. ;-)


Posted by H@n Zijsp@n on June 17, 2010, 3:14 am


> wrote (with clarity & insight):
> >wrote:
> >>Just cause you've got a big dome doesn't get you off the hook for
> >>using it.
> >If I live to 100 I'll probably never understand what that means.
> Many people act as though simply having a human brain separates them
> from the rest of the apes but I argue that one must actually use it.

:-)))

Posted by maceda on June 17, 2010, 7:42 am


> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:21:17 -0700 (PDT), colinh
> >>...and built-in maps...
> >Updateable at the usual Garmin extortionate prices, presumably v. the
> >"free" smartphone updates
> That's a dumbass argument. You really think "free" has no cost? You
> really think ~$80 for a continent's worth of routing data is
> expensive?
> Just cause you've got a big dome doesn't get you off the hook for
> using it.

Sorry your English doesn't understand the implications of words in
quotes

Posted by Wayne R. on June 18, 2010, 11:32 am


On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:42:19 -0700 (PDT), maceda

>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:21:17 -0700 (PDT), colinh
>> >>...and built-in maps...
>> >Updateable at the usual Garmin extortionate prices, presumably v. the
>> >"free" smartphone updates
>> That's a dumbass argument. You really think "free" has no cost? You
>> really think ~$80 for a continent's worth of routing data is
>> expensive?
>> Just cause you've got a big dome doesn't get you off the hook for
>> using it.
>Sorry your English doesn't understand the implications of words in
>quotes

Yes, it does.

Posted by Figaro on June 22, 2010, 6:46 am


> (End User) - if you're someone who needs navigation capabilities even whe=
n
> you don't have cellular connectivity, and are looking to streamline to on=
e
> device (instead of carrying both a smartphone and a GPS receiver), the ne=
w
> Garminfone might be just the ticket.
> The successor to the rather lackluster Nuvifone (the original Garmin/Asus
> navigation handset for AT&T), the Garminfone for T-Mobile (Amazon:http://=
xrl.us/Garminphone) has been enhanced with the Android operating
> system (version 1.6 Cupcake) that allows you access to a wider variety of
> apps as well as a sleeker design (and CNet calls it a "complete package" =
of
> cell phone and GPS device). Like HTC does with its Sense overlay, Asus an=
d
> Garmin provide a UI overlay that makes navigation more prominent on the h=
ome
> screen, but also includes a widget app on the right side of the screen th=
at
> can take you to five customizable home screens.
> But for this Android phone, the big draw of the Garminfone is its Garmin
> navigation software and built-in maps...
> Continued:http://xrl.us/Garminphone2

Garmin did a commendable job of incorporating GPS into Palm PDA (iQue
series) but failed miserably with the new mobile wireless platform.
Whether it will survive in the face of competitions from FREE Google
Maps mobile app, FREE Nokia Ovi maps, etc. by charging $100 for its
maps is open to question.


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