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Garmin Palm Device With GPS
Moritz writes "Garmin is introducing a PalmOS5 handheld with GPS, MP3 and 32MB of memory. That's very nice, but why is there no bluetooth? Why can't somebody just get the spec right? Other than that this seems to be a nice addition to the PalmOS lineup."
Why not put in something like 512MB? It's not like it takes any more space these days... and it should cost a full $2 more to integrate. No bluetooth? No 802.11g? Come on - all or nothing please!
After reading this post, you will never again be able to trust Garmin, and you will see with crystal clarity the way that by an odd twist of fate, I am appalled that I have cause to write this article. For practical reasons, I have to confine my discussion to areas that have received insufficient public attention or in which I have something new to say. The last time I told Garmin's secret agents that I want to stand uncompromised in a world that's on the brink of Garmin-induced disaster, they declared in response, "But Garmin is the ultimate authority on what's right and what's wrong." Of course, they didn't use exactly those words, but that's exactly what they meant.
Garmin's surrogates will carry the product of its work into the future, even after Garmin itself is long gone. It's a pity. Garmin needs to stop living in denial. It needs to wake up and realize that it is the embodiment of everything petty in our lives. Every grievance, every envy, every money-grubbing ideology finds expression in Garmin.
Garmin claims that it knows 100% of everything 100% of the time. That claim illustrates a serious reasoning fallacy, one that is pandemic in its grievances. Then again, Garmin should not give the most depraved scalawags you'll ever see far more credibility than they deserve. Not now, not ever. So long as the devastating inequities that characterize our society persist, Garmin's helpers will be unable to deny that it possesses no significant intellectual skills whatsoever and has no interest in erudition. Heck, it can't even spell or define "erudition," much less achieve it.
The elasticity of Garmin's interpretation of the Bible shields it from having to take a stand for anything morally correct yet politically (spiritually?) unpopular, period. I cannot conceive of any circumstance under which Garmin's hastily mounted campaigns could be considered appropriate. To prove this, I shall take only a few cases from the mass of existing examples. I don't know if I speak for anybody but myself on this, but we must overcome the fears that beset us every day of our lives. We must overcome the fear that Garmin will prey on people's fear of political and economic instability. And to overcome these fears, we must bring meaning, direction, and purpose into our lives. Let's just ignore Garmin and see what it does. For better or for worse, Garmin's inclinations are rife with contradictions and difficulties; they're utterly capricious, meet no objective criteria, and are unsuited for a supposedly educated population. And as if that weren't enough, Garmin's obscene theories can be quite educational. By studying them, students can observe firsthand the consequences of having an organization consumed with paranoia, fear, hatred, and ignorance. Our goal must now be to expose Garmin's crusades for what they really are. If you believe that that's a worthwhile goal, then I can indisputably use your help. Let me hear from you.
For those of you going on about how theres ONLY 32 megs of memory on this thing for your MP3s, if you actually read the specs on it there's an SD expansion slot on the unit. For those who don't know what THAT means: as much memory as you want to buy.
"I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar."
-Hoban Washburn