Larry wrote:

Next thing you'll want is a cellphone PDA that just plugs into your
computer without buying our overpriced cellphone data network!

Actually thanks to bluetooth I don't have to plug the cellphone in. :-)

Regarding the chartplotter, think about it. Hi-res daylight display,
NEMA in (no GPS), no complex software for tracking, no output ports, and
no royality payments to chart houses. Price it aggressively with good
margins.

The negative with a slave LCD to my computer is no scale changing
capabilities at the helm. When you start adding bells and whistles, you
are into the toughbook/waterproof pc class. Handhelds are too darn small.