Google has just announced GoogleMaps Navigation for Android platform smartphones like the G1 Phone and more. I think this is going to be big in the next few years and definitely take a big chunk out of the current on-board GPS market. I think this is actually good for the GPS navigation business since more competition means lower prices and better GPS systems. Even now, I see all these outdated GPS systems on new cars, they simply can’t compete against even my Palm Pre’s (or Blackberry’s)

Well, I digged a bit further with my Palm Pre GoogleMaps GPS tracking app and made a new app that will track your Palm Pre’s GPS location via Twitter . This is a better way to keeping a record of where you have been traveling in the past with your Palm Pre. Here’s a screenshot of my latest update @trackmypalmpre : If you go type the location on GoogleMaps , you will get the following: Incredibly, I am actually right under that tree in my car near the Monarch Bay golf course

Download latest version of Flash to view video! . Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Over this weekend, I’ve cooked up some really great Palm Pre hacks, one of which shows you how to setup a website on your Palm Pre and track your phone via GoogleMaps GPS . This means that if you lose your phone or someone steals it, you will know exactly where it is. Details over at the Palm Pre Hacks blog . Enjoy~ A lot of carriers now offer the ability to track your kid’s cellphones to tra

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