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Boing Boing Gadgetshttp://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/22/google-gears-adds-wi.html [Boing Boing Gadgets] At that point, Google will automatically triangulate your position within "200m of accuracy" in hundreds of cities. This allows you to use location-based Internet apps with ease: for example, just go to a webpage and get nearby restaurant recommendations, or see promiscuous girls near you.

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Unleash your inner geekhttp://1337g33k.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/google-gears-adds-wifi-geolocation/ [Unleash your inner geek] Google Gears adds WiFi geolocation: geode_location.png “Google has just introduced a rather neat new feature in Google Gears: WiFi geo-location. Essentially, the way it works is this.

Boing Boinghttp://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/22/iphones-location-fea.html [Boing Boing] iPhone's "Location" feature helps explain open cell platforms ...: The Jaiku client app for some Nokias does celltagging. That's not triangulation but capturing just the IDs of the celltower used for communication.

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