Comments on: What to do about portable navigation device theft http://www.rossrubin.com/outofthebox/2008/03/07/what-to-do-about-portable-navigation-device-theft/ Commentary on the post-digital device market by Ross Rubin Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:48:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ross Rubin http://www.rossrubin.com/outofthebox/2008/03/07/what-to-do-about-portable-navigation-device-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-3162 Ross Rubin Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:04:27 +0000 http://www.rossrubin.com/outofthebox/2008/03/07/what-to-do-about-portable-navigation-device-theft/#comment-3162 JG, Definitely agree that the phone services are improving, particularly on phones that support native development, taking advantage of the two-way connectivity at their disposal. But I think there will continue to be a PND market for the foreseeable future. A PND connected via a cellular connection or WiMAX, though, could be remotely tracked or wiped if it were stolen. That could be another countermeasure. JG,

Definitely agree that the phone services are improving, particularly on phones that support native development, taking advantage of the two-way connectivity at their disposal. But I think there will continue to be a PND market for the foreseeable future.

A PND connected via a cellular connection or WiMAX, though, could be remotely tracked or wiped if it were stolen. That could be another countermeasure.

]]> By: JG Mason http://www.rossrubin.com/outofthebox/2008/03/07/what-to-do-about-portable-navigation-device-theft/comment-page-1/#comment-3152 JG Mason Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:43:47 +0000 http://www.rossrubin.com/outofthebox/2008/03/07/what-to-do-about-portable-navigation-device-theft/#comment-3152 Ross, I think the solution will come from convergence. A device you never leave behind is one thieves don't steal. As we saw at the Garmin gig, navigation from phones is getting bigger. I use TeleNav on my phone and part of the attraction is not hiding a PND every time I get out of the car. Maybe Microsofts Sync could add a screen that displays your phones navigation capabilities, basically making your car a dummy terminal. I noted that Sprints $99 "everything plan" offers unlimited navigation making it just another commodity. Navigation on the phone isn't perfect yet, but it coming very close. Ross, I think the solution will come from convergence. A device you never leave behind is one thieves don’t steal.
As we saw at the Garmin gig, navigation from phones is getting bigger. I use TeleNav on my phone and part of the attraction is not hiding a PND every time I get out of the car.

Maybe Microsofts Sync could add a screen that displays your phones navigation capabilities, basically making your car a dummy terminal.

I noted that Sprints $99 “everything plan” offers unlimited navigation making it just another commodity. Navigation on the phone isn’t perfect yet, but it coming very close.

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