RE: [Aus-soaring] GPS for the masses / Taiwanese GPS invasion ?

2004-07-10 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 02:21 PM 10/07/04 +1000, you wrote: Has anyone seen the inside of a Garmin?? I recently saw a Garmin 12 opened up. Most of the price must be in the software, because there is not much in the way of bits and peaces in there. SDF Most of the price is the markups actually. A GPS may consist

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS for the masses / Taiwanese GPS invasion ?

2004-07-09 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 11:26 AM 9/07/04 +1000, you wrote: It is amazing to see Garmin and the other US-based GPS vendors being given a bit of competition from the Asian electronics manufacturers. Not all that amazing is it? Chipsets are available and the GPSmart uses the SirfStar II. If the thing retails for

[Aus-soaring] GPS for the masses / Taiwanese GPS invasion ?

2004-07-08 Thread Jason Armistead
One of my colleagues pointed out to me a GPS being advertised in the latest Super Cheap Auto catalog. At $149 ($50 off the RRP) would be hard to ignore if you are a bush walker or 4WD enthusiast. See http://www.fortuna.com.tw/GPSmart.htm Not a bad list of features, but a bit vague on how the

Re: [Aus-soaring] GPS for the masses / Taiwanese GPS invasion ?

2004-07-08 Thread Mike Borgelt
At 11:26 AM 9/07/04 +1000, you wrote: One of my colleagues pointed out to me a GPS being advertised in the latest Super Cheap Auto catalog. At $149 ($50 off the RRP) would be hard to ignore if you are a bush walker or 4WD enthusiast. See http://www.fortuna.com.tw/GPSmart.htm Not a bad list