Navizon's P2P positioning system
By Ryan Block 
posted Aug 10th 2005 12:50PM
posted Aug 10th 2005 12:50PM
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]
Is it Just me or the words P2P and Positioning, should never be used together
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!!