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gwern comments on Suggestions on tech device/gear purchasing? - Less Wrong Discussion

-6 Post author: jwhendy 19 March 2012 03:39AM

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Comment author: gwern 20 March 2012 06:01:15PM 0 points [-]

They seem to be more accurate, since I'm not sure how many cellphones come with GPS built-in (as opposed to triangulating off cell phone towers).

Comment author: atorm 21 March 2012 03:35:24AM -1 points [-]

It seems that modern smartphones all contain GPS chips. I've heard that the Android version of Google maps is finally allowing you to download maps of routes and use them offline.