GPS Tracking, Apple Style
According to informants inside the Cupertino-based computer giant, the next version of Apple’s operating system will let you track belongings through clever GPS and integrated mapping.
Speaking to fan site Appleinsider, those in the know say Mac OS X Leopard will come bundled with software simply dubbed “Maps,” which will work in a similar way to Google Maps and Microsoft’s Virtual Earth.
The software will reportedly use GPS, and those who have seen it in action reckon it could even track down stolen Apple goods. Full Article Here:
here’s an idea whose time is long overdue. GPS chips, built onto a motherboard cost under $5 in quantity. Laptops cost thousands of dollara and can hold millions of dollars in information. Businesses (smart ones that is) think nothing of spending a few hundred dollars atruck to monitor driver’s performance and, amonf other things, help prevent teft of the truck. Isn’t your tricked out IBook worth as much as a loss-leader white Ford ranger lease truck?
Why wouldn’t all computer makers jump on this band wagon? Do they care? or haven’t they figured out lat from long?