Google Maps has already been providing directions to millions of its users since its launch in 2005. While, Google maps, in its current form is cool, it seriously doesn’t go well when you are driving. In order to solve this problem, Google has announced the next step for Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for Android 2.0 devices. Google Maps for Android 2.0 offers some cool features like latest map and business data, search and search by voice ( in english), traffic vie

Investors fled GPS-makers' shares today after Google announced it would offer free turn-by-turn GPS directions in its Android phones and as a service for other mobile phones, like Apple's iPhone. Garmin shares dropped 17% and TomTom shares dropped 21%. What about Google's shortcomings, like its inability to store maps locally on devices? Daring Fireball's John Gruber has a nice rebuttal . The biggest objection is that the dedicated devices store all the map data locally. That’s great, a

Was invited to the Tele Atlas event today (27th Oct 09) at Red Dot Museum. It was a no fuss event. Got the chance to catch up with fellow bloggers. Anyway, the event is about Tele Altas maps. As you may already know, Tele Altas maps have been used by many GPS map vendors (Tom ...

Shipping next month, GiSTEQ’s $69 PhotoTrackr Mini geotagger promises improved Mac and RAW compatibility, along with extra eensy-weensyness. Press release . Via Engadget . Previously: GiSTEQ GPS Loggers Now Mac-Compatible . GiSTEQ PhotoTrackr Mini first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps on October 26, 2009. Copyright © 2009 Jonathan Crowe. Distributed under a Creative Commons licence .

CINCO has certainly brought us something revolutionary. Everyone's always on the look out for an out-door place where we can check a map, consult a guide, do some writings, have some fast-food or simply relax. CINCO steps in here and provides us with a comfortable meeting point for pedestrians but also gathers both solar and wind energy providing power for the LED lamps at the top of the unit and allowing public facilities as recharging cell phones, GPS, cameras,...