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Re:New iPod touch by morty16 on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @12:03PM (#9892060)
I think the GPS receiver comes "for free" with the phone hardware (the DSP/antenna package).

So, I doubt it, just because it wouldn't add much and would cost significantly more (both in components and battery life).

With this kind of device, you're only online when in wifi, so location-aware services are limited too. i.e. what would you do with the GPS info? Maybe photo tagging?

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Re:New iPod touch by andrewljohnson on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @12:14PM (#9892134)
I make Gaia GPS, so I care about people being able to locate themselves on a downloaded map, while offline.
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Re:New iPod touch by cbsmith on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @01:15PM (#9892591)
GPS receivers are getting absurdly cheap, and I believe there are GPS/gyro or GPS/accelerometer combos that are even cheaper.

I think it is really all about the batter life.

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Re:New iPod touch by vbezhenar on Wednesday July 15, 2015 @12:08PM (#9892087)
> what would you do with the GPS info?

Using any offline navigator.

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