Suunto Watch Article in NYT
There's a good story in the NY Times about the Suunto X9i GPS sytem watch today that walks through a couple of scenarios, and user opinions, including one soldier's opinion of it who is in Iraq right now. The bottom line is that it is convenient to use - it's always right there on your wrist: "Experts agreed that the great advantage of the Suunto is that it is worn on the wrist. “You don’t have to worry about putting it down and leaving it behind,” Mr. Thompson, a group member, said, “or having it spill out of your pack.”
Although one outdoors man points out that relying on a GPS in the backcountry can be dangerous: "Mr. Wells (a senior field instructor at the National Outdoor Leadership School) sees another problem that he says is insurmountable: the device requires batteries. “You don’t want to put your life in the hands of a battery-operated anything,” he said."
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Posted by Scott Martin at August 12, 2006 8:53 PM
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