Do you use GPS? It is free. It cost dunno how many billions to create. Lots of smart scientists needed too. Well according to these:
http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/history.html
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/gps/gps_hist.htm
http://www.maps-gps-info.com/gps-history.html
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=458
http://www.topcontierra.com/support/reference-center/gps-history-snapshot
Reagan and later Clinton made it accessible for civilian use. FREE. To benefit mankind.
Not every nation is so generous. I think if Sing owned the GPS, it will surely make people pay every time they use it. And increase the cost every few years too. The attitude is so different. So are we really a first world country? ha....ha....you decide.
It is such a waste if you don't use it. If you own a late model Nokia phone, you can tap into almost all the countries' maps. FREE. Courtesy of Nokia. Very detailed. I know. I loaded the Sing and Malaysia maps. Comes complete with navigation. You can even choose the voice telling you to turn left or right. Choose from multiple languages. Can choose male voice or female voice. Can even choose Cantonese, if you want.
You know, add up the cost of all the maps that is being given free and you just imagine what good deal you are getting.
Before Google Maps and Nokia OVI cracked open the GPS map market, the GPS-device-manufacturers were charging a lot (say, > hundred dollars for each map)
All you need to complement your mobile phone is a Bluetooth GPS Receiver with a good GPS chipset like SIRFStar III. About $100Sing. It will gather the GPS position and send to your handphone using Bluetooth.
Or buy the new Asus-Garmin A10 (Android).
You can also buy tried and tested Garmin 60CSX or any other good brand/model if you are into hiking or geocaching ( a kind of modern electronic GPS treasure hunt game for adults).
If driving , then go Tom Tom, Garmin, Holux, etc....put on car dashboard.
http://www.nps.gov/gis/gps/history.html
http://support.radioshack.com/support_tutorials/gps/gps_hist.htm
http://www.maps-gps-info.com/gps-history.html
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=458
http://www.topcontierra.com/support/reference-center/gps-history-snapshot
Reagan and later Clinton made it accessible for civilian use. FREE. To benefit mankind.
Not every nation is so generous. I think if Sing owned the GPS, it will surely make people pay every time they use it. And increase the cost every few years too. The attitude is so different. So are we really a first world country? ha....ha....you decide.
It is such a waste if you don't use it. If you own a late model Nokia phone, you can tap into almost all the countries' maps. FREE. Courtesy of Nokia. Very detailed. I know. I loaded the Sing and Malaysia maps. Comes complete with navigation. You can even choose the voice telling you to turn left or right. Choose from multiple languages. Can choose male voice or female voice. Can even choose Cantonese, if you want.
You know, add up the cost of all the maps that is being given free and you just imagine what good deal you are getting.
Before Google Maps and Nokia OVI cracked open the GPS map market, the GPS-device-manufacturers were charging a lot (say, > hundred dollars for each map)
All you need to complement your mobile phone is a Bluetooth GPS Receiver with a good GPS chipset like SIRFStar III. About $100Sing. It will gather the GPS position and send to your handphone using Bluetooth.
Or buy the new Asus-Garmin A10 (Android).
You can also buy tried and tested Garmin 60CSX or any other good brand/model if you are into hiking or geocaching ( a kind of modern electronic GPS treasure hunt game for adults).
If driving , then go Tom Tom, Garmin, Holux, etc....put on car dashboard.
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