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Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Hello, as a user experience consultant new to the world of GPS, I'd like to gather your feedback to help me understand this filed a little better.
1) What is it that you like best about your G ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Hello,
it seems that I have to explain this a bit.
I work in user experience consulting. What we do is analyse electronic devices and services (like web sites WAP phones, con ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
Views: 8119
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
@ hollis_f
I don't quite understand your hostility.
Asking open questions does not mean you haven't done your homework. In my job, it is essential in order to not pre-determine th ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
Views: 8119
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Thanks for responding dg!
Are you using a combined device, i.e. a PDA with an attached GPS receiver (jacket, cable, BT) or a standalone device? |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
Views: 8119
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Thanks Stevie and Mike for your comments!
@ MikeB, you said that you had a high affinity to maps and navigation even before having a GPS. Do you think that is typical among "early adopter ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Mike,
by "GPS tracking devices for kids", do you mean simple GPS things to be used by kids (so that they do not get lost when on their own) or GPS devices that allow parents to track the where ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
Views: 8119
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Bonze said that GPS is a "male technology": anyone here to counter this assumption?
Which makes me think... Would you say that there is an age bias among GPS users? For example, ... |
Topic: The User Experience of GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 20
Views: 8119
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: The User Experience of GPS |
Mike,
for kids to be tracked with GPS, there would have to be a wireless link from the kid to the parent, wouldn't there? Is this via mobile phone technology or something else? |
Topic: Mobile phones integrate/substitute GPS |
Maceo
Replies: 2
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Mobile phones integrate/substitute GPS |
In the US, location technology in mobile phones will be mandatory for carriers to include in order to allow positioning people in an emergency ( http://www.fcc.gov/911/enhanced/ ). In t ... |
Topic: Mobile phones integrate/substitute GPS |
Maceo
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Forum: News And Latest Information Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2003 8:04 am Subject: Mobile phones integrate/substitute GPS |
From the specs I have seen, A-GPS is a mixed bag compared to GPS, though: accuracy is not quite as high as with a dedicated GPS receiver, but fixes happen faster (<10s) and reception indoors a ... |
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