Comments on: Whereigo Launches

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:02:39 +0000

If you buy these products for their core original function; and are just
upgrading for some better feature – ie resolution, , etc;
the whereigo is a free bonus.

That aside, who knows, there might be an interesting upside to getting in early.

While the cost is high for many; so was addressing the internet in the beginning.

Many of those who paid the price to get into emerging technologies early found lots
of rewards (financial, etc), as the popularity wave built. Whereigo seems to have
potential commercial upsides for developers.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:18:21 +0000

I completely agree with Bob. The Colorado 300, which is the low-end model in the series, is listed at $533.32. If/when I do ever decide to upgrade my GPSr, I’d be more likely to choose something more affordable, such as the $100 eTrex, and stick to geocaching for the time being.

I think Garmin may be updating their web site. They do have information on the Colorado devices now, but interestingly, no reference at all to Whereigo.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:29:42 +0000

I have been interested in this since Groundspeak beta-tested this. Unfortunately, the launch is less than ideal. The game is played on a platform that requires about a $400 investment. A PPC with a GPS will run at least that and the new Garmin Colorado is priced there. Garmin does not even list that unit on their site . . . at least not that I could find.

That is going to be quite restrictive as to who can actually play the game. It sounds like while they’ll work on adding to who can play, older models (i.e. Magellans) will be obsoleted.

It’s too bad. The game sounds fun. Who is going to invest that kind of money in hopes that someone else in his area will as well? Geocaching took off because the initial cost was so low for someone to get involved.

Oh well . . .