| Re: [GMCnet] Gmclist Digest, Vol 97, Issue 127 [message #306207] |
Wed, 31 August 2016 10:04 |
Tony
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Google "Mimicks car audio" for options leveraging modern tech. I know Justin Brady made a gorgeous walnut dash with a Nexus 7 (Android) device in it. I have a ton of Garmin gear between motorcycles, a big boat, my truck and all but I find myself leaning on Google Maps more than anything. If it can't acquire satellites, it uses cell towers and updates are handle by Google--continuously. Having street view and Google Earth options seals the deal for me. Lastly, I rarely have to type in a full address. Just hit Google Maps, Search and begin typing. It usually finds it, tap once to get routing options, then tap again to start navigating. No annoying "recalculating" repetition, it just handles re-routing if you drop off route for DQ Blizzard.
Yes, it uses bandwidth from your data plan so if that is a big concern, or you are using flip phone technology, then erase what you've just read from your noggin and resume the research.
Tony Bennett
Watkinsville, GA
> On Aug 31, 2016, at 10:42, gmclist-request@list.gmcnet.org wrote:
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> The Clarion has those features Rob, but the inability to update maps is a deal-breaker for the brand in the future. The research I quoted elsewhere
> noted that 'hands-free' and in-hand cell phones presented pretty much the same distraction to the driver. It was done in the days of analog cell
> phones, long before voice activated. I suspect the data would be different now.
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> --johnny
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