Comments on: Mercedes Owners Get The Hook Up From Google, Yahoo! http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/30/mercedes-owners-get-the-hook-up-from-google-yahoo/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:57:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: RAvneet http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/30/mercedes-owners-get-the-hook-up-from-google-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-391923 RAvneet Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:31:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/30/mercedes-owners-get-the-hook-up-from-google-yahoo/#comment-391923 I disagree with the above. The whole drawback with the GPS devices is the outdated maps. You cannot get a map update while you are driving (unless you have a big-pipe-internet-tube runnin'n in your car). This makes perfect sense in the above scenario, get someone to send you a updated map from Google/Yahoo, instead of relying on the GPS device's old map database. I have been in situation where going out to newly constructed townships & the GPS is showing an empty field! :) I disagree with the above. The whole drawback with the GPS devices is the outdated maps. You cannot get a map update while you are driving (unless you have a big-pipe-internet-tube runnin’n in your car).

This makes perfect sense in the above scenario, get someone to send you a updated map from Google/Yahoo, instead of relying on the GPS device’s old map database. I have been in situation where going out to newly constructed townships & the GPS is showing an empty field! :)

]]> By: Mike http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/08/30/mercedes-owners-get-the-hook-up-from-google-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-391713 Mike Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:24:39 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/08/30/mercedes-owners-get-the-hook-up-from-google-yahoo/#comment-391713 Personally this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. This feature would be great in less expensive cars, but not the high end cars. The reason being is that in my opinion most persons that own a Mercedes either has a GPS or has the money to purchase a GPS unit. Thus eliminating the need for this feature. This feature would probably be used more in cars where people couldn't afford GPSs but then they probably couldn't afford the option to have maps sent to their cars. They're trying to do the same thing as a GPS and I don't see it being very successful. Cool idea, but not really useful anymore. Personally this doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. This feature would be great in less expensive cars, but not the high end cars.

The reason being is that in my opinion most persons that own a Mercedes either has a GPS or has the money to purchase a GPS unit. Thus eliminating the need for this feature.

This feature would probably be used more in cars where people couldn’t afford GPSs but then they probably couldn’t afford the option to have maps sent to their cars.

They’re trying to do the same thing as a GPS and I don’t see it being very successful. Cool idea, but not really useful anymore.

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