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The BEST car GPS navigation in the world today

Oct 29, 2009 14:35

Here's the newly announced Google Maps navigation software, Beta. Clearly, obviously, it's the best GPS for the car today. It caches the map so you don't really have to be online if you follow the navigated path generally, so don't worry about trips to Australia and Singapore.

Maybe you can cache the entire Australia... LOL.

This is gonna run on Android 2.0 devices, basically almost every Android phone ever. But of course, the powerful Motorola Droid just announced yesterday will run it best.

Apple bought a mapping company recently, probably to supplant Google Maps. Now, they say this should make Apple beg for Google Maps. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102804124.html

But whatever it is, TomTom and Garmin shares fell into the toilet yesterday. Like almost 40 percent for TomTom. Bye, bye, US$150 maps.

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aweysham says...
Love competition. Its good for us consumers. Thanks for the info.

Oct 29, 2009 15:02

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Michael Tan is lucky enough not to have to choose between his job and his passion. He is the responsible for all aspects of developing new businesses and sourcing new productlines for a regional IT distribution company. He also oversees the company's legal affairs as General Counsel. In real life, he is a technology enthusiast, from both the fun and business viewpoint. The only choices he has to make are whether to play with his astro telescopes, his PC games, his Wii console, hit the track, tweak his car, or refine his biofilters, post his blogs, research for a new digicam, scour every forum to feed his habit further, play with his son… You can reach Michael at michaeltanyk@gmail.com ALL BLOGPOSTS ONLY REFLECT MICHAEL'S OPINIONS AND NOBODY ELSES'.