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Yes, interesting. Attempted convergence of a GPS unit and a notebook.
Big issue I see remains it's water resistance...which I bet is nil.
Brightness of screen, ability to use with a gloved hand, possible proprietary dead-end unless it's a hit, and whether any subscriptions are required for any services or not.
...and surfing the web while riding....it makes that riding vs. playing with gadget ratio even more tenuous IMO.
Big issue I see remains it's water resistance...which I bet is nil.
Brightness of screen, ability to use with a gloved hand, possible proprietary dead-end unless it's a hit, and whether any subscriptions are required for any services or not.
...and surfing the web while riding....it makes that riding vs. playing with gadget ratio even more tenuous IMO.
Key things its missing is AM/FM/HD Radio, Cell phone integration for caller id and handsfree support, and a little more motorcycle specific features like inter-com and inter-bike communications.
I have been thinking about taking one of these and seeing what can modified to support a few of these but the amount of work it would take would take away from my riding, and guess which wins. Maybe next winter.
I have been thinking about taking one of these and seeing what can modified to support a few of these but the amount of work it would take would take away from my riding, and guess which wins. Maybe next winter.
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