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Funny how we both asked exactly the same question. I wonder if there's a niche for making phones which just have the basics + Maps and Uber/Lyft. Perhaps Uber o
by backpropaganda 10y ago
Funny how we both asked exactly the same question. I wonder if there's a niche for making phones which just have the basics + Maps and Uber/Lyft. Perhaps Uber or Lyft should try to make such "devices".
- CalRobert 10y agoA GPS (Tomtom, garmin, etc.) with access to transit feeds would be really useful. We already have a standard for transmitting traffic information via FM radio; maybe it could be put to use transmitting bus/train info as well? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_message_channel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_message_channel Phones are pretty good at nav but I still really like having a standalone GPS.