Wireless GPS?

[Dennis Pogson]

When are we going to see a wireless gps that will connect to my new Centrino
laptop?

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[Dave Baker]

When are we going to see a wireless gps that will connect to my new Centrino
laptop?

Got Bluetooth? If so, look at the Delorme Blue Logger.

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[Dennis Pogson]

Got Bluetooth? If so, look at the Delorme Blue Logger.

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No Bluetooth, just the Centrino's 802.11b protocol from the Intel
Pro/Wireless 2100 network connection. This is what Centrino is all about,
but I suspect that Bluetooth has a considerable marketing/technology lead on
Centrino at the moment.

Laptops with the Centrino technology are now being sold in huge quantities,
but as usual, the peripherals manufacturers don't seem to have caught up.

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[Dave Baker]

Laptops with the Centrino technology are now being sold in huge quantities,
but as usual, the peripherals manufacturers don't seem to have caught up.

You an always pick up a bluetooth dongle & plug it into your USB port -
doesn't take up much room & will give you your wireless connectivity. I
picked one up for less than US$50 if I remember correctly.

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[John Proctor]

No Bluetooth, just the Centrino's 802.11b protocol from the Intel
Pro/Wireless 2100 network connection. This is what Centrino is all about,
but I suspect that Bluetooth has a considerable marketing/technology lead on
Centrino at the moment.

Laptops with the Centrino technology are now being sold in huge quantities,
but as usual, the peripherals manufacturers don't seem to have caught up.

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Dennis,

802.11(a) (b) or (g) are networking protocols. These are complex
connection and connectionless (datagram) protocols even though mostly
implemented in silicon these days. OTH Bluetooth is a simple protocol
which replaces wire connections (e.g. printer, instrument and yes GPS
type connections). Think of it as a wireless USB and you have it. There
are several GPS's and instruments that connect via B/T and given the
cost of setting up a B/T connection on a laptop with USB (D-Link B/T
USB dongle) is trivial. This is the way to go. Centrino is purely INTEL
marketing wank!

 

[Dennis Pogson]

Dennis,

802.11(a) (b) or (g) are networking protocols. These are complex
connection and connectionless (datagram) protocols even though mostly
implemented in silicon these days. OTH Bluetooth is a simple protocol
which replaces wire connections (e.g. printer, instrument and yes GPS
type connections). Think of it as a wireless USB and you have it.
There are several GPS's and instruments that connect via B/T and
given the cost of setting up a B/T connection on a laptop with USB
(D-Link B/T USB dongle) is trivial. This is the way to go. Centrino
is purely INTEL marketing wank!

That was my impression too John!

Dennis.

 

[Me]

This is the way to go. Centrino
That was my impression too John!

Dennis.

Yep, Intel just couldn't come to market, two years late, and say
"We have that too, .... Now!" so they invented Centrino, by putting
802.11X all in silicon, and sticking it in their chipsets.


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