On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 3:18 PM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]>wrote:
> Nice idea but is there really a market for it ? > > Are Tesco shops that huge that people can't find their way around > without GPS? > Mobile reception inside most ones I've been in is crap, never mind not > having line-of-sight to a satellite ... > Will people bother entering an entire list into a phone before they go > shopping, especially if they only need the essentials ? > Most regular shop-goers are women, and they know the exact location of > everything and the optimum route already. > > Colour me unconvinced. Even stuff like self-service tills haven't really > taken off. > > > Tbh i find it a rather daft idea, but it isn't GPS based. Read the article..they're using WIFI hotspots for location finding. A+ jml --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
