http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/ Engadget Comments for Mio MiBuddy GPS units to trade Windows CE for Android http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
"Android is the first free, open source, and fully customizable mobile platform. Android offers a full stack: an operating system, middleware, and key mobile applications. It also contains a rich set of APIs that allows third-party developers to develop great applications."]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/It just means the source is open for viewing. Now alot of open source software is free, but not all of it is. It is a common misconception and often used as FUD by some parties. Now google is using it to get a foothold into markets. Furthermore Mio is just tagging along ont he Android Hype (yes I said it, it's a Hype nothing more nothign less), they could as well have used a Linux or BSD distribution, which is alot more open then Android. Google's own Services aren't OPen Source, and they aren't allowed to redistribute then without permission, as is shown by a custom Android build who was send a Cease and Desist letter. So I don't know if they can just use Google's new "Turn by Turn" features for their mapping service when it comes out. (Not that new, since Bing (MS) and Nokia already had similair services).

So really it is more to tag along on the Buzzword that is Android, and at the moment (Just LIke Apple only 1 or 2 years ago) everything Google touches turns instantly into gold. IF they really wanted an Open Platform, they would have choosen for a Linux Distribution (Yes, I know Android is based on Linux, I more mend some of the others like Open Moko or one of the others). But that name isn't as well known as Android]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MotoMagx

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilinux

So please, don't say things that aren't true. It really doesn't suit Google that they try to look like they invented it :D.

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Android 2.0 gMaps Navigation...with some added "oomph" thrown into the mix. That would make it the must have OS for every GPS unit. ]]>Nov 2nd 2009 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
This solution might work for Americans who don't leave the country too often but I don't think it will be a success here in Europe until Google can eliminate the need to connect to the network.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
If they get a little boost from a GPS company they haven't alienated with this move, lol, they would make a killer GPS navigation.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
Android is open-source, but the Google Experience Apps (maps, navigation, GMail, Android Market) are NOT!]]>Nov 2nd 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
I often find that my GPS reciever is most valuable in the middle of freaking nowhere when I am looking for a gas station, restroom or hotel exactly the kind of places where you won't get a reliable data signal.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
It's very easy to mod the older Mio generation, you could have 3-4 different map services running on it to get he best of each. I have a C520 and it's a powerful little unit.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
Mobile devices are where the future is... and nobody understands that better than Google...

Sounds like MAC vs PC of the 80s all over again...

no prizes for guessing who will end up in the niche segment of the market again! ]]>Nov 2nd 2009 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
That being said, in the end, I think the rigidly controlled environment of the iPhone will be the biggest contributor to the competition gaining ground.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
How is Android more suave than Windows CE? Josh are you a developer, do you have any clue what you are talking about? Seriously dude go get some baggy pants.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
Second: There's no reason that your PASSENGER can't look up restaurants, stores, phone numbers, whatever on it while you drive.]]>Nov 2nd 2009 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/Nov 2nd 2009 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/mio-mibuddy-gps-units-to-trade-windows-ce-for-android/
Let's say, there are a lot of places where you can't connect to the net, for example in a tunnel, in a valley surrounded by mountain and such.
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