The Evolution of Navigation Gadgetry
There is not an area of technology that can be said has not advanced a great deal in recent years, although there are some that really stand out more than others.These are namely the areas of personal entertainment and home-computing, both of which have seen a large rise in demand and have responded with incredible developments and reductions in cost. Another area that has come on leaps and bounds is navigational technology. Here are 3 of the most prominent advances in the last few years.
Sat Nav. These little automobile gadgets have been around for nearly a decade, but have advanced quite a bit in recent times. They have become more usable in difficult or busy driving areas as their re-routing speed is now much faster and they can factor in things like road works and traffic accidents from live feeds. Their screens have also become easier to use and have better function navigation. You can even get them built into phones now, making them a favourite of cheats on orienteering team building days.
Travel Information. Trains, planes, boats and all sorts of other vehicles have been going for ages, but it has not always been easy to find out when they are leaving or arriving, especially at late notice. That all changed however when travel operators started publishing their timetables onto the world wide web for everyone to see. Furthermore, there are aggregator programs that allow you to type in a venue such as ‘Cheltenham’ and they will tell you all the travel routes and times and also tell you any events going on such as Cheltenham hospitality events and festivals.
Peer Location. If you worry a lot about where your children are, or you’re just a bit nosey and like knowing where other people hang out, then you’re in for a treat. There are now a number of phone companies that enable customers to track each other’s whereabouts using phone GPS, as long as they consent of course. This is very useful for keep track of people at a festival or large corporate events for example, as people tend to wonder off and get lost quite a bit.
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