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It is using the GPS chip in your device to know location, direction and speed. For most devices the gps electronics are part of the cell phone chip, so the non cell iPads won't know location and the same for the older iPod touch devices. That has been changing as I recall on newer model devices so that even without cell chip the device still has gps capability. Read the fine print for the device.
Remember cell technology is different than gps technology but what makes the smart devices great is so much capability in one device. Cell, gps, inclinometer, compass, accelerometer. It is amazing technology. Truly Star Treck!
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(08-22-2014, 12:40 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Saw my son in laws Android 5 last night. Holy cow that thing will do everything but wipe your mouth after dinner. Crazy the amt of info in that thin little phone.
It's amazing what they're doing these days...
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Just the beginning I suspect.
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^^^^ +1. Not a place for "philosophising" but having grown up in a house with a wood stove, chip heater, kerosine fridge and a wireless for entertainment (think Superman and Hop Harrigan serials), I couldn't agree more.
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What is a kerosine fridge?
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(08-22-2014, 10:40 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: What is a kerosine fridge?
'Kerosene' refridgerator
Runs using kerosene for fuel....
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I'll be darned. Never seen anything like that. When I was little we had a fridge that used a huge block of ice. Guess that's where the term Ice Box came from and what we called ours even after we got an electric "ice box".
Probably goes a long way towards explaining why I don't understand fax machines or cell phones lol.
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Ferret, you should stick with your morse code key pad and carrier pigeon.
