hackable GPS?

Kristian Hermansen kristian.hermansen at gmail.com
Fri Feb 9 16:19:21 EST 2007


On 2/9/07, Tom Metro <blu at vl.com> wrote:
> While you could always attach a GPS receiver with NEMA output to a
> laptop running open source navigation software, having the GPS unit
> itself run Linux opens up some additional possibilities for a hackable
> portable device. It also might mean an end to the proprietary map file
> formats and communication protocols that force customers to buy map
> software from the GPS manufacturers.

TomTom already does this:
http://www.tomtom.com/page.php?Page=gpl
-- 
Kristian Hermansen

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