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Garmin Rino-GPS Show and Tell

Posted by timothy on from the bribing-santa dept.

jspectre writes: "Garmin, makers of fine GPS products, has a sneak peek of their upcoming Rino (Radios Integrated with Navigation for the Outdoors). A new handheld combination of GPS and 2-way Radio using the common FRS spectrum. In addition to downloadable maps, trip planning, weighing 8.5oz and being waterproof you can "beam" your location to other Rino users while you talk to them. Your location will show up on their GPS display allowing you to navigate to each other. Expected availability, June 2002. Great fun for geocaching parties I'd think."

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  1. Re:frosty paost by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    there is nothing dirty about sheep fucking.

    ACs will 0wn j00!!!!!!!!!

  2. Fortune Cookie say... by Fortune+Master · · Score: -1, Troll

    Trolling over GPS radio can lead to great hardship. Unless you are the "IF I EVER MEET YOU I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!" guy.

    --
    ...in bed.
  3. How This Works by PhysicsGenius · · Score: -1, Troll
    GPS is actually a very simple concept. 18 geosynchronous satellites send signals to your device and measure the time it takes for it to bounce back. This data is collated and then a unique location is beamed back to you which is then decoded and used by the receiver. First year stuff, really.

    What nobody seems to want to talk about is the fact that my location is being determined by satellites controlled by the government. Until now it hasn't been an issue because GPS units were anonymous (roughly--if you are the only one in, say, Montana then obviously they know that all the Montana requests are coming from you). However since 9/11 more and more manufacturers have been putting ID chips into their units which makes Big Brother loom large in my mind. How about yours?

  4. GPS is made for Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    dickWAD,
    I'm going nucking futs!
    Yours truly,
    shitAss

  5. Re:One step closer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I dunno, I'd say this comes pretty close.