Comments on: GPS adoption low, we blame Google Maps http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:42:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: New software offers context-based mobile web browsing | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-181719 New software offers context-based mobile web browsing | BlackBerry Cool Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:54:40 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-181719 [...] on support for BlackBerry now that Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms are just about done. Last week we got a comment from someone telling us how their software was bypassing data rates for LBS [...] [...] on support for BlackBerry now that Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms are just about done. Last week we got a comment from someone telling us how their software was bypassing data rates for LBS [...]

]]> By: Patent by RIM shows caller's location | BlackBerry Cool http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-180977 Patent by RIM shows caller's location | BlackBerry Cool Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:08:54 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-180977 [...] could make location-based services more visible to the general public, and maybe bring adoption rates up. I still remember that talk we had with BlackLine when they said that the number one call made [...] [...] could make location-based services more visible to the general public, and maybe bring adoption rates up. I still remember that talk we had with BlackLine when they said that the number one call made [...]

]]> By: BlackberryBeard http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-180540 BlackberryBeard Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:33:03 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-180540 Google maps has certainly taken care of all my LBS needs however I have a relative who plugs in her destination into her windshield GPS unit and blindly follows it without any awareness of where she is. Sigh... Google maps has certainly taken care of all my LBS needs however I have a relative who plugs in her destination into her windshield GPS unit and blindly follows it without any awareness of where she is. Sigh…

]]> By: Simon http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-180525 Simon Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:16:19 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-180525 Browser-based GPS sounds like a good way of getting around the data issue. How long do you think until a BlackBerry version of your software is ready? Browser-based GPS sounds like a good way of getting around the data issue. How long do you think until a BlackBerry version of your software is ready?

]]> By: GPS adoption low, we blame Google Maps - BlackBerryForums.com : Your Number One BlackBerry Community http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-180519 GPS adoption low, we blame Google Maps - BlackBerryForums.com : Your Number One BlackBerry Community Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:48:04 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-180519 [...] 02:48 PM Location-based services become kind of a moot point when Google?s around, huh? GPS adoption low, we blame Google Maps | BlackBerry Cool BlackBerry Cool - the voice of the BlackBerry [...] [...] 02:48 PM Location-based services become kind of a moot point when Google?s around, huh? GPS adoption low, we blame Google Maps | BlackBerry Cool BlackBerry Cool – the voice of the BlackBerry [...]

]]> By: Peter Cranstone http://www.blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/gps-adoption-low-we-blame-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-180503 Peter Cranstone Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:53:48 +0000 http://blackberrycool.com/2007/08/15/005378/#comment-180503 It's low because you have to pay for it. We solved the problem of bypassing the carriers. We simply read the GPS data port and then embed the lat/long into the outgoing web page request. As long as you have a data plan you can stream GPS coordinates all day long using nothing more than HTTP. It's all integrated into the browser so you can now do real time GPS enabled search (amongst a host of other things). On the server side we took the Apache module we invented (Mod_Gzip) and turned it into Mod_Mobile... so now any Apache server can enable their Web 2.0 services to be extended to any mobile device regardless of network carrier. Screen shots etc plus how it works can be found on our web site (http://www.5o9inc.com) Cheers, Peter (Oh yes... we're working on the Blackberry version :) It’s low because you have to pay for it. We solved the problem of bypassing the carriers.

We simply read the GPS data port and then embed the lat/long into the outgoing web page request. As long as you have a data plan you can stream GPS coordinates all day long using nothing more than HTTP.

It’s all integrated into the browser so you can now do real time GPS enabled search (amongst a host of other things). On the server side we took the Apache module we invented (Mod_Gzip) and turned it into Mod_Mobile… so now any Apache server can enable their Web 2.0 services to be extended to any mobile device regardless of network carrier.

Screen shots etc plus how it works can be found on our web site (http://www.5o9inc.com)

Cheers,

Peter
(Oh yes… we’re working on the Blackberry version :)

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