GPS,
dmedia intros WiMAX-packing G5W GPS unit
By Donald Melanson 
posted Jan 22nd 2009 4:03PM
posted Jan 22nd 2009 4:03PM
dmedia has already introduced one WiMAX-packing device that blurred the lines a bit between MIDs and PNDs, and it's now rolled out another device that falls a bit more clearly into the latter camp. While complete details are unfortunately a bit light, the company's new G5W model will apparently boast a 5-inch touchscreen, along with some otherwise standard features like Bluetooth, an FM transmitter, GPRS and EDGE connectivity and, of course, that built-in WIMAX. We'd presume it'll also come with some added functionality to take advantage of all that high-speed connectivity, but dmedia doesn't seem to have gotten all that specific on that front just yet, nor has it said anything about a price or release date.
Great! this device makes the screen blend in with the housing so all i have to do is listen to the brittish woman yell at me to make a u turn instead of trying to figure out where to go by looking at the map.
ugly as sin.
The sin I once knew was really hot!
Where is WiMAX available? It's useless if nobody has it
That is the catch isn't it? Right now it is in a few cities like Baltimore, Portland, and parts of some others where it is being rolled out. The problem is that until devices start coming with WiMax radios, I doubt people will bother signing up for it. Until people start signing up for it, the rollout will be slow. I figure if I bought a device with a wifi radio I would be much more likely to use the service. It wasn't until WiFi radios were commonplace in laptops that you started to see free or paid wifi available in cafes, airports, libraries, etc. Same with 3G data. Why sign up for a data plan when your phone is a Razr? But when you buy an iPhone or a G1 or a Diamond or whatever, it comes with a EVDO or HSDPA radio and you are much more likely to sign up for the service since you can get some use out of it.
Likewise, I have a laptop with a WiMax radio. If I am ever in a city with WiMax available, I can pay for a day or a month's use and have wireless broadband wherever I am in the city.
Good devices with WiMax radios will be the main thing to push adoption and, subsequently, rollout in more and more markets.
Dear Dmedia,
That is some revolutionary, intuitive and truly gracious design.
Sincerely, 1995.