* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Fri 01 Apr 2005, 14:57 CEST]:
>>> Why can't we have VoIP phones with built-in GPS receivers and a
>> Because GPS doesn't work indoors.
>
> GPS works anywhere where the satellite signals can be detected.
> http://www.u-blox.com/technology/supersense.html
> Obviously, signals get weaker when they have to pass through
> solid materials like building walls. But people are already
> working on more sensitive receivers.
>
> But, leaving that aside, if the IP phone has a battery
> inside it and if it can record previous GPS locations
> and if you move the phone outside to a new location, then
> it could remember the last GPS detectable location and
> use that when it connects to the net again.
Sure, why not put in a GSM receiver as well? You don't even need
a subscription or even a SIM card to make emergency calls. Or what
about a boiler plate, so your phone can make you a nice cup of tea?
That'd be useful, not having to get up in the middle of a conversation
anymore to get fresh tea.
-- Niels.
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The idle mind is the devil's playground
