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iPad as a GPS Device ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1091716" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>There seems to be a bit of confusion about exactly how the iPad does its GPS magic.. (see for example <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-ipad-does-it-have-real-gps-updated-yes-and-no/5898" target="_blank">Apple iPad: Does it have 'real' GPS? (updated: yes and no) | ZDNet</a>) Having said that I have tried a couple of map apps on the iPad and run the locate my iPad/iPhone feature several times just to see how close it came to my location.</p><p></p><p>Overall the accuracy has been pretty good though I have never used a dedicated GPS for comparison.I have had it come as close as say maybe 100-200 feet and less in some locations. I used the map application recently when out of town to navigate to a few stores I hadn't been to in a long time and the directions were dead on. Amazed the guys at the home center btw.</p><p></p><p>Here's a mini look at some of the apps that are out <a href="http://www.gpsreview.net/ipad-gps-navigation-preview/" target="_blank">iPad GPS Navigation – Preview GPS Review</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1091716, member: 131855"] There seems to be a bit of confusion about exactly how the iPad does its GPS magic.. (see for example [url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/apple-ipad-does-it-have-real-gps-updated-yes-and-no/5898]Apple iPad: Does it have 'real' GPS? (updated: yes and no) | ZDNet[/url]) Having said that I have tried a couple of map apps on the iPad and run the locate my iPad/iPhone feature several times just to see how close it came to my location. Overall the accuracy has been pretty good though I have never used a dedicated GPS for comparison.I have had it come as close as say maybe 100-200 feet and less in some locations. I used the map application recently when out of town to navigate to a few stores I hadn't been to in a long time and the directions were dead on. Amazed the guys at the home center btw. Here's a mini look at some of the apps that are out [url=http://www.gpsreview.net/ipad-gps-navigation-preview/]iPad GPS Navigation – Preview GPS Review[/url] [/QUOTE]
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