[ale] Why no hackable GPS

[Atlanta Geek]

Is zzzphone a scam. I have not yet seen someone actually get their
hands on the thing. A lot of websites are suggesting it is a scam
however they always reference microsoft saying that the phone is not
really a licensed windows mobile device.

2009/3/17 Ned Williams <nedj10 at gmail.com>:
> Android does not store maps, it references google maps for map info.
> One should note the g1 is not the only android platform at this point. Both
> the openmoko and zzzphone handsets both can and in the case of the zzz ship
> with android. Both of course have gps chipset.
>
> Ned
>
> On Mar 17, 2009 12:10 AM, "Brian Pitts" <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:
>
> Christopher Fowler wrote: > > Does anyone realize what is required to do map
> updates? > > http://...
>
> I would much rather start with the freely available street maps [0] and
> participate in a community effort to update them [1]. Compared to
> StreetAtlas, the community isn't doing too bad.
>
> [0] http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap
> [2]
> http://blog.fortiusone.com/2008/12/12/openstreetmap-vs-googleteleatlas-street-coverage/
>
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> All the best,
> Brian Pitts
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