The ultimate GPS! (almost)?

I was going to use an iPad2 with copilot as a gps, but verizon told me the aGps, as well as external receivers only use cell tower signals and require data.

I tried the 10 inch Flytouch 3 android tablet, but that tablet's gps is locked in china, and doesnt allow the user to make an android market account, so that was unusable.

I use a laptop (which i keep closed) with a 7 inch touch screen and copilot, which acts as a 7 inch gps. Can use a 10 inch screen as well, but i find 10 inches a bit big for the dash board.

Im in the process of upgrading to a mini tower pc with a lot of USB ports. That will allow multiple touch screens to be running as well as dash cams and mirror cams. You could control copilot gps from 1 touch screen, and watch a blind-side cam from another, while recording all cams onto the disc drive. You also have google maps and stuff while connected to a wifi. Sure iPad has google maps too, but you have to switch apps to use it. iPad is extremely limited on what you can do. Windows will let you do almost anything.

 

The most useable piece of equipment is still the 'ol spiral bound truckers atlas. If used correctly it won't send you under a low bridge or into a residental neighborhood. No truck specific software needed.

 

That is incorrect. AGPS stands for Assisted GPS. It uses regular GPS and is assisted by the cell phone towers.


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

I have an AT&T iPad that I no longer have a data plan on, and the GPS works flawlessly.