Google has announced a very valuable service: GPS navigation with Google Maps on mobile phones.
For now the service is in beta and is designed for mobile phones equipped with the Android 2.0 operating system.
GPS navigation on Google Maps and features:
- You enter an address, a restaurant name, a type of restaurant, etc. The GPS tells you the route and tells you where you’re always
- Instead of typing keyboard instructions, you can request the road by speaking (voice)
- You can see the traffic conditions
- Possibility to switch to Street View
- Car dock mode: support for special car that sits on the dashboard and connects automatically to GPS mode.
The dedicated website on Google: Google Mobile Navigation
All explanations in video:
Tags: Android, Google, Google Maps, Google Maps Navigation, Mobile Phones, Softwares
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