Navizon's P2P positioning system

Look, guy, not everyone has GPS, ok? Plus you know how much we adore P2P-whatever. Enter Navizon, a GPS, WiFi, and cellular peer-to-peer based mobile positioning system for Pocket PC devices. Of course, this system (like all other peer-based mobile software systems) only works well when you actually have a lot of people running the software, but they also claim to have the cellular/WiFi triangulation thing down by having those users who do have GPS sync to their servers with varying coordinates. Sounds like it could work—anyone want to take it for a test drive with a few of their buddies?

[Via GigaOm]

[Benji @ Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM]

Is it Just me or the words P2P and Positioning, should never be used together

[isaac s. @ Dec 19th 2005 1:03AM]

yes, i want to try it out. i came up with the idea years ago. since then i've refined my ideas of what it should be. google maps on your cell phone centered (with an illuminated dot) where you are. and different coulored dots for your friends and where they are. most awesome idea ever maybe? "hey! check it out, they're just in that store over there!" of coarse, it screems stalking lawsuit. rats. but yes, i want to try it out!!