External validation is a funny thing. Without it the events in our lives, no matter how significant, have less meaning, if they have meaning at all. The birthdays we remember aren’t those which were emotionally special, but the ones we can relive because they were captured on video. Now, it seems, we can’t even experience place without external validation. Sure, you’re ‘here,’ but you still have a need to validate your being ‘here’ before being ‘here’ becomes real.
Simple things like Google Earth, just for starters, cater to this need for external validation of place. Smartphones, such as Apple’s iPhone, allow triangulation for approximation of location. And AT&T has just widened the options for PC users with the introduction of the new USBConnect Velocity modem from Option–AT&T’s first to offer GPS. Plug it in; connect to AT&T’s 3G wireless network; and watch yourself wander about the map.
AT&T says the Velocity “opens the door to location-based applications making it easier than ever for customers to get to their desired destination.†In addition, enterprise customers can add TeleNav Track LITE and Xora GPS Locator for tracking and location awareness. The Velocity also has a microSD card slot, letting it perform double-duty.
The Velocity, along with the USBConnect Turbo from LG, will be available at AT&T stores nationwide on March 7. The Velocity will be cost $29.99, after mail-in rebate and a new two-year DataConnect contract of at least $35 a month.
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