On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:51:25 -0400, hk
wrote:

Saw a live demo of Google Maps for cell phones yesterday, including
demos of most of the features on this Google page:

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/


Pretty damned slick, and to me, at least, a lot more useful than the
dash-mounted GPS-only devices. Apparently at the moment the mapping
programs are more developed and more featured on the "Android" based
cell phones, as opposed to the iPhone cell phones.

Might be enough to motivate me to trade up my flip phone to an Android
phone. :)

I have Verizon's android phone and the GPS features using Google
navigation are very well implemented. They have a car mount that
automatically initiates "car" mode, including maps, navigation, access
to your contacts, etc. I use my contacts file to input destinations
before leaving the house. Very useful.

hk wrote:
Saw a live demo of Google Maps for cell phones yesterday, including
demos of most of the features on this Google page:

http://www.google.com/mobile/maps/


Pretty damned slick, and to me, at least, a lot more useful than the
dash-mounted GPS-only devices. Apparently at the moment the mapping
programs are more developed and more featured on the "Android" based
cell phones, as opposed to the iPhone cell phones.

Might be enough to motivate me to trade up my flip phone to an Android
phone. :)


I can enter an address into Google Maps and click the send button. Then
I click "car". I choose my car manufacturer, enter the email address
associated with my car, and it's there the next time I start it. Cool
stuff!