10 Ways to Use Your New GPS

   Today, GPS devices are now portable - they can not only be fitted in
your car, but also come as hand-held devices the size of a cell phone!
If you have a GPS device, or are planning to get one, here are a just
a few things you can do with it...
http://personaltechinfo.googlepages.com/10_ways_to_use_your_new_gps

  sophialorra@gmail.com wrote:


What's the difference between the handheld GPS receivers of today and
the handheld ones that were available ten years ago? Are you suggesting
that old ones used vacuum tubes and weren't portable? :p

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 Timberwoof wrote:

Several things:
My old Garmin eMap was not waterproof; my new Garmin Venture is
waterproof. My old eMap could locate to within about 22' if it could
clearly "see" at least 5 satellites, and it was useless in the forest
where there was heavy cover or tall buildings blocking the "view". My
Venture routinely achieves 10' accuracy, has no problems with heavy tree
cover (or roofs) and does so much faster than the old GPS. There's other
reasons, but you get the idea.

 In article


Not only that, but "they are now portable - they can not only be fitted
in your car, but also come as hand-held devices the size of a cell
phone."  }: ) That's the implication I thought was a bit odd.

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Timberwoof wrote:

  The idea of a non-portable GPS would be novel, indeed!

  I bought my first handheld GPS 14 yrs. ago.  It was powered by 4 AA
batteries and easily fit in the palm of my hand.  Sure, there have been
improvements over the years, but I don't think size or portability was ever a
problem.

John

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