Comments on: Asus R50A UMPC does GPS, wins CES award http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-does-gps-wins-ces-award/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:48:31 -0500 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-does-gps-wins-ces-award/comment-page-1/#comment-530765 Jeff Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:11:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/11/19/asus-r50a-umpc-does-gps-wins-ces-award/#comment-530765 I think the point about the R50A is that it is likely the beginning of a new breed of connected navigation devices. GPS devices without Internet connectivity will soon become unacceptable to consumers. They will soon expect software to be position aware and mobile devices able to support location based services. See http://gpstekreviews.com/2007/11/28/asus-r50a-ultra-mobile-pc-with-integrated-gps-%e2%80%93-ces-2008-honoree/ for some more details on the R50A and where GPS devices are heading. I think the point about the R50A is that it is likely the beginning of a new breed of connected navigation devices. GPS devices without Internet connectivity will soon become unacceptable to consumers. They will soon expect software to be position aware and mobile devices able to support location based services.

See http://gpstekreviews.com/2007/11/28/asus-r50a-ultra-mobile-pc-with-integrated-gps-%e2%80%93-ces-2008-honoree/ for some more details on the R50A and where GPS devices are heading.

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