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The vests capture a variety of data - among the stats some players run up to 29km in a match - that’s kept secret. “Australia says no other country is using similar technology and it will be a secret weapon in preparing for the 2009 Ashes and the 2011 World Cup.”
I guess it was the Google announcement of a free location determination tool that prompted these freebies. TeleNav offers up a free app for Facebook users and Navizon offers an LT version that uses cell towers for locators. Both support a variety of phones.
Oh its a big name worldwide but in the U.S. its nothing special - holding just 10% of handset sales in a crowded field. The New York Times checks in with the Finnish company (Finnish independence day was last week I learned from my Finnish spinning instructor) on how it hopes to do better. Yes, music and maps are part of the answer.
One of the big challenges with satnav devices is inputing the target address. In some device you scroll through lists of city names, then street names; in others you “type” it in and hope for a match. Kenwood - in two years - will offer the ability to tap on a paper map to note the destination. The techonlogy sounds like the Adapx we’ve noted in the past and requires the user to use those specially printed maps and the pen which identifies locaiton on the page. It sends information to the unit via Bluetooth.
