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| Apple iPhone 3GS with GPS : Compass aware applications |
Posté le 09 novembre 2009 à 13:52:00 par gpspassion. EN - Smartphone GPS
Source : Gpspassion
Updated November 9th, 2009
When the iPhone 3GS was announced last June, many of us dismissed the "S for Speed" claim as a clever marketing ploy and decided to pass on upgrading our 3G. The addition of a compass was of more interest on paper but having experienced them on various GPS handhelds over the years I wasn't impressed...
...until I saw a screenshot this summer of the "direction cone" in the Google Maps application and confirmed the dismal performance of the GPS chip in the 3G, so I had to test the 3GS. Well I'm "stumped", by the massive overall performance increase, and also by the usability of the compass, Apple and Google did it again ! More details in the List of Compass aware applications of the SmartphoneGPS.com forums.
Posted June 8th, 2009 - The keynote at the Apple Developper 2009 Conference (WWDC 2009) has just ended and there are several items of GPS interest : iPhone 3GS : S for Speed, the fastest iPhone in the 3G format, it includes a compass, iPhone OS 3.0 : enhanced GPS support and last but not least, TomTom for iPhone : compatible with 3G and 3GS, full turn by turn navigation with an optional active car holder. Let's stay tuned for more, in the meantime you can use the iPhone 3GS with Compass and TomTom topic of the "GPS and Mobile News" forums to discuss...
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Posted July 15th, 2008 - The iPhone 3G, aka v2, is now available and the GpsPasSion Team is already on its case, "GPS wise". Paul takes a look at the (limited) way GPS works in the only Mapping/Navigation related application available for now, Google Maps Mobile, and shares some screenshots, Dan found some interesting links discussing when location is GPS, GSM or WiFi based, and I tried to get a fix with it in downtown London behind a window...
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In other iPhone GPS news it now appears that Apple is reversing course on disallowing the creation of "Turn by turn Navigation" as Product Director Greg Joswiak, puts the delays on account of "some murky complicated issues", whatever that means...however there is now hope for full featured GPS on the iPhone. You can use this topic of the "GPS and Mobile News" forums to discuss.
Updated 4PM - This just in, Reuters is reporting that TomTom have ported their application to the iPhone and will be selling it to consumers. More about that here in the forums. Posted June 9th, 2008 - 2PM - High tech living legend and Apple boss Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 3G during his keynote address at the WWDC 2008 in San Francisco. In addition to 3G, the big news for the second generation iPhone is its built-in GPS module with GSM and WiFi Assistance. Like the recently announced HTC Diamond it will not ship with full featured GPS navigation software but will rely instead on a customized version of Google Maps Mobile. While GMM comes in handy around town to locate local addresses and stores and view A to B routes, it lacks dynamic GPS guidance to compete with Garmin or TomTom AIOs...
 ... The iPhone platform is certainly powerful enough for full visual and vocal guidance, so maybe Google will upgrade their software or Nav N Go will release the iGo 8 port they've been showing at trade shows. In the meantime you can use this topic of the "GPS and Mobile News" forums to discuss.
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