http://www.locationawhere.com/27/08/2007/companies/nokia-500-pnd Location Matters Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.locationawhere.com/27/08/2007/companies/nokia-500-pnd/comment-page-1#comment-11 Ben A Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:59:00 +0000 http://www.locationawhere.com/?p=12#comment-11 yeah I remember bringing this up with a bunch of folks at CTIA this year and they all seemed content with allowing Bluetooth to your cell phone to be the path to the internet for PNDs for the near future at least. Given how much other thought has gone into making these devices super intuitive and easy to operate, not baking in connectivity directly into the device does surprise me a bit, but I can also understand some of the complexities and challenges of doing it that may make it un attractive yeah I remember bringing this up with a bunch of folks at CTIA this year and they all seemed content with allowing Bluetooth to your cell phone to be the path to the internet for PNDs for the near future at least. Given how much other thought has gone into making these devices super intuitive and easy to operate, not baking in connectivity directly into the device does surprise me a bit, but I can also understand some of the complexities and challenges of doing it that may make it un attractive

]]> http://www.locationawhere.com/27/08/2007/companies/nokia-500-pnd/comment-page-1#comment-10 chris ackermann Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://www.locationawhere.com/?p=12#comment-10 A bit disappointing that the world's #1 mobile phone supplier left a wireless modem out of this device. By overlaying wireless connectivity (CDMA, EDGE, UMTS, Wi-FI) on top of these devices, we'll see a whole new set of dynamic content and services that provide a much richer navigation experience. Still waiting for my Dash... A bit disappointing that the world’s #1 mobile phone supplier left a wireless modem out of this device. By overlaying wireless connectivity (CDMA, EDGE, UMTS, Wi-FI) on top of these devices, we’ll see a whole new set of dynamic content and services that provide a much richer navigation experience. Still waiting for my Dash…

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