[Geowanking] iPhone Geolocating technology?

[Dennis Crowley]

> Whether or not it's GPS, it seems like this is worthy of more  
> mention.  It certainly looks like someone has finally integrated  
> positioning with an interface that satisfies me in an overall  
> package that is worth while (a bargain, even).

i've been curious about the same - considering got Apple got Cingular  
to do some custom work to provide the three-way calling UI and visual  
voicemail, perhaps they've cut some deal with them to make use of  
previous unreleased / unused positioning tech Cingular has.

/d
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On Jan 10, 2007, at 9:45 AM, Joe Germuska wrote:

> So, it seems to be underreported in the coverage of the Apple  
> iPhone, but I've seen a couple of references to it having some kind  
> of positioning technology.  Actually, a photo caption in the  
> Chicago Tribune's "Red Eye" tabloid says that it's actually GPS.  I  
> had guessed that because of cost it might be some lower precision  
> technology (but I don't claim to know that much about the tech  
> details or costs, hence my interest in getting opinions from  
> members of this list...)
>
> Whether or not it's GPS, it seems like this is worthy of more  
> mention.  It certainly looks like someone has finally integrated  
> positioning with an interface that satisfies me in an overall  
> package that is worth while (a bargain, even).
>
> I know all about Apple secrecy, but wondering if people know (or  
> just want to wildly speculate) any more about this...
>
> Joe
>
>
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