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Google Maps Navigation Announced
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post 2009-10-29 14:45
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It's been a long time coming but TomTom's and Garmin's worst nightmare is officially here in the shape of Google Maps Navigation, a turn-by-turn navigation app from Google (obviously).

Here are some of the key features of this software:


  • Turn-by-turn voice guidance

  • Automatic rerouting

  • 3D view

  • Traffic view

  • Satellite view

  • Street view

  • Voice search

  • Automatic map updates


Google Maps Navigation will ship with Android 2.0 devices, the first of which being the Motorola Droid but unfortunately for us in Europe it will be US only to begin with. Check out the presentation video below and see what you think, personally I'd suggest selling your TomTom shares pretty sharpish.



GoogleBlog Announcement

Google Maps Navigation Product Page

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post 2009-10-29 15:37
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thats cool cool.gif

to bad i do have tomtom shares


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Finally some Navi from Google laugh.gif
Too bad it's only for Android because I want to buy a Satio :/


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post 2009-10-31 17:44
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Looks really cool!

Hopefully the actual version won't suck up too much battery life when used!

If only the Android phones didn't cost so much along with the related data plans!
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post 2009-10-31 19:48
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Can't wait to try this on my Hero/magic smile.gif


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post 2009-10-31 21:41
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I can't wait for this on my iPhone tongue.gif


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post 2009-11-01 10:23
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I can't wait for this on my iPhone tongue.gif


Ha-ha! You can wait forever my friend ^^ this is for Android laugh.gif


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lol.gif Does the iPhone even have Latitude yet?


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Doubt it tongue.gif... but no one would ever use latitude here... that is way too creepy! Unless it ran in the background and was integrated into the facebook app that everyone has!


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So choosing to run Latitude is too creepy, presumably because people can see where you are? Yet if it ran in the background and did the same thing it wouldn't be creepy? blink.gif wink.gif


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