Guest dna550 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Download here: http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. It is part of Google Maps for mobile and is available for phones with Android 2.0. Google Maps Navigation uses your phone's internet connection to give you the latest maps and business data. But that's not all that's different about Google's approach to GPS navigation. Watch the below video to learn more.
Guest thekevster Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) too bad its only on droid for now :D Edited October 28, 2009 by thekevster
Guest tacchan23 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 It looks really really nice! but they have to allow people to download maps on their phone first... how much do I have to pay for data connection for a 4 hour car trip?°_°
Guest dna550 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Google Engineering Vice President Vic Gundotra said the company hoped to eventually make versions of the navigation product for non-Android smartphones, but noted that the software has "stringent" hardware requirements. The new navigation product taps into various existing Google products and technology, including Google's flagship Internet search capability to find the addresses for a particular destination, as well as Google satellite images and Google Street View, for more realistic views of a route. The product also uses voice-recognition technology, making it well-suited for use while driving, Google said. And the navigation software can display live traffic data that Google collects from various sources, including data it collects on the speed and distance that users of Google mobile maps are traveling. http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59R31320091028 Google Navigation/maps assumes you have an internet connection through your cell phone provider or via a Wi-Fi connection.
Guest dna550 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Shares of navigation device makers Garmin Ltd. and TomTom N.V. plunged Wednesday after Google Inc. upgraded its smart-phone software to include a free navigation feature.
Guest necosino Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Shares of navigation device makers Garmin Ltd. and TomTom N.V. plunged Wednesday after Google Inc. upgraded its smart-phone software to include a free navigation feature. omg.. TomTom is down 20% while Garmin is down 17%.. (Garmin also has a lot of boating and personal GPS devices too, hence why their shares did not fall as much) Go Google! :D
Guest jeffrey2000 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Or check out global navigator it used to be called Google Navigator it's not that thumb friendly as Google Maps Navigation but pretty good anyway.
Guest dna550 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 Google Should Make Apple Beg For Maps Navigation Erick Schonfeld TechCrunch.com Wednesday, October 28, 2009; 2:00 PM When Google announced what is clearly the best car navigation application on any mobile today, it didn't just take a swipe at GPS navigation companies such as Garmin and TomTom. It took a swipe at Apple. Beyond the advanced features of the Google Maps Navigation app (voice search, crowdsourced traffic data, Street View navigation), what makes the app noteworthy is that it launched on Google's own Android phones first rather than on the iPhone. By doing so, Google is putting Apple on notice that it is no longer reserving its best apps for the iPhone. Navigation apps are a key category for mobile phones, and the iPhone is for once at a disadvantage here. Even the paid navigation apps in the iTunes store can't compete because Google's new navigation app is an extension (albeit a customized one) of its search engine. When a navigation app becomes an interface to Google's massive search engine, it begins to deliver things that GPS app developers like Garmin and TomTom will never be able to build (search along a route, natural language search). Oh yeah, and did I mention it is free? This is but the latest sign of a growing rift between Apple and Google. A couple years ago, when the iPhone first launched, Google and Apple had a strong partnership. At the time, Google CEO Eric Schmidt described the relationship as so close that it was akin to merging "without merging. Each company should do the absolutely best thing they can do every time." Google supposedly didn't need to creat its own phone, because it could simply create software for the iPhone. And, in fact, some of the best apps on the iPhone?Mail, Maps, YouTube, Search?were developed by Google. Only two years later, Apple and Google no longer have such a cozy relationship. A new Android phone is now launching every other week, it seems. Feeling the competitive threat, Apple started blocking Google apps such as Google Voice and Latitude from getting on the iPhone, and Schmidt stepped down from Apple's board (although there were also other reasons for that having to do with antitrust scrutiny). The tensions really came to a boil around the whole Google Voice saga. As we wrote at the time: Multiple sources at Google tell us that in informal discussions with Apple over the last few months Apple expressed dismay at the number of core iPhone apps that are powered by Google. Search, maps, YouTube, and other key popular apps are powered by Google. Other than the browser, Apple has little else to call its own other than the core phone, contacts and calendar features. So Apple starts to back away from letting Google take over the iPhone with all the best apps by rejecting them. And now we have Google's response: a big middle finger. If Apple is going to make it hard to get on the iPhone, then Google will stop giving Apple its best apps first and use them to make its own Android platform more appealing. Apple is in a terrible position here because the future of mobile apps are Web apps, and Google excels at making those. Apple needs Google, it's most dangerous competitor in the mobile Web market, to keep building apps for the iPhone. Google would be foolish not to since the iPhone still has the largest reach of any modern Web phone. But it will no longer be a priority. The sad thing is that Apple has been here before?with Microsoft. In the late 1990s, Apple had to beg Microsoft to keep building Office for Macs. Now it may be in the same position with Google. There may be more than 85,000 apps in the App Store, but it is only a handful which actually drive purchases. If Google Maps Navigation becomes one of those types of killer apps, Apple might need to do some begging first before Google goes through effort to make it for the iPhone.
Guest x.v_ Posted October 28, 2009 Report Posted October 28, 2009 I WANTS THE DROID! lol :D It looks like an excellent phone.
Guest eufouria Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 I WANTS THE DROID! lol :D It looks like an excellent phone. It does look good, but with my past experience with Motorola I'm hesitant about being too optimistic. Google supposedly played a large role in the development of the phone, hopefully they were able to steer Motorola clear of the downfalls it's had so much trouble avoiding in the past.
Guest hb88xx Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Download here: http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/index.html#p=default Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS navigation system with voice guidance. It is part of Google Maps for mobile and is available for phones with Android 2.0. Google Maps Navigation uses your phone's internet connection to give you the latest maps and business data. But that's not all that's different about Google's approach to GPS navigation. Watch the below video to learn more. NOT downloadable yet?
Guest dna550 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Droid Android 2 Google Navigation Tour - Verizon Motorola Droid Spec Sheet Droid: Verizon Count Down to Launch Android 2.0 Revs Enterprise Features The latest version of Google's mobile operating system makes it easier for users to get corporate e-mail, calendar, and contact information on their handsets. While phones like the HTC Hero had Microsoft Exchange support built on top of Android, the latest version of the OS has this support baked in. This should make it easier for Android users to get their corporate e-mail, calendar, and contact information on their handsets. Additionally, Android 2.0 features a unified inbox that can handle multiple Exchange, Web-based e-mail, and POP3 and IMAP accounts in a single interface. Google made the next version of its mobile operating system available to developers, and the result --Android 2.0 -- could lead to handsets and applications that are particularly appealing to mobile professionals. Verizon's Motorola Droid, unveiled Wednesday, is the first commercial handset to come with Android 2.0. Android 2.0 also has multiple new application programming interfaces that could spawn productivity apps. The new account manager, sync, and contacts APIs open the door for programs that can draw in contact information from numerous sources. The latest firmware also brings Bluetooth 2.1 support to Android, and it includes APIs for device-to-device connectivity with Bluetooth. While Google's demo video uses multiplayer gaming as an example, this could also potentially lead to apps that enable users to swap contact information wirelessly. This capability could spawn a host of business programs. Google's latest mobile firmware also adds the ability to search SMS and MMS messages, improves camera controls and launching, adds HTML 5 support to the WebKit browser, and it improves the virtual keyboard and dictionary. Android 2.0 also adds support for multiple screen resolutions, and it boosts the calendar functionality by enabling users to see the attending status of meeting invitees. Android 2.0 will also be capable of using Google Maps Navigator, which can provide free audible turn-by-turn navigation services. The first handset with Android 2.0, the Verizon Wireless' Droid, will be available Nov. 6 for $199 with a new two-year contract. Edited October 29, 2009 by dna550
Guest pacman9889 Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Google will rule the world, and I for one welcome our new overlords.
Guest DLCI Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 Apple is in a terrible position here because the future of mobile apps are Web apps :D I wonder has anyone asked what the mobile providers thing about it? Vodafone, Telefonica, T-mobile? What I see in Europe are some pseudo-unlimited data plans for incredible amount of money, which makes me a bit sceptical to statements, like the one above. Besides, one of the biggest drawbacks of iphone for a long time were the missing offline apps and navigation...after they were introduced the sales went much higher than before. So...It is a bit more marketing in google nav. than reality. Seriously, I think that no online app can compare with a standalone & offline such. Especially for navigation purposes. Roaming? Not even want to mention battery lifetime, robustness and network coverage...It is just useless most of the time it´s needed But competition is always good for the customers so go google, go :P
Guest loudcox Posted October 29, 2009 Report Posted October 29, 2009 More pertinently, what about lack of coverage? I live within 2M of the M4, one of the UK's main motorways, and have no mobile signal. Until the big G enables offline maps, Garmin and TomTom can sleep a little more comfortably. I give them 18 months ;-) For mobile, I guess initially they'll drop a single archive containing maps for the country of your choice which bit-syncs itself with updates as and when you are using google maps - thus you have an offline GPS. Sounds like a google gears project to me...
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