GPS on mobiles - what is it good for?  GPS seems to be becoming
more and more of a standard feature on high-end mobile phones.
I've had it for a while on my Nokia N95, and now N96. The new
iPhone 3G now has it, and it's also included on some of the
mobile phones from HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. My question
is: what is it really good for?  The assumption of the mobile
phone companies so far has been that GPS is for location-
sensitive services. That is, maps, directions, and local search.
I've done all three with my N96, but only very rarely, and even
then usually just to test it out, rather than having a real
need.  This is partly because I usually know where I am, where
I'm going, and how to get there. The other part of the problem
though is that when I do need this information desperately, for
instance, I'm lost and late for a meeting, the technology just
isn't fast enough. When you're lost, you're stressed, and trying
to get yourself back on track as quickly as possible. So getting
your phone out and t