All the stories tagged with maps
Route 66 Maps + Navigation makes use of Augmented Reality
02/18/2011, We all know how hard it is to follow another driver sometimes. Due to bad driving habits or unpredictable traffic, it’s very often that one loses sight of the other car and ends up taking the wrong turn. Well now, [...]
MapQuest updated and supports an additional 8 countries now
01/19/2011, It looks like these open source map charters have been hard at work. MapQuest has just announced the launch of 8 additional maps built using open technology and OpenStreetMap data. MapQuest now supports Australia, Denmark, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, [...]
Apple hiring staff with navigation experience, new service on the way?
12/20/2010, Could Apple be looking to take on Google in the navigation scene? Job openings at Apple have been spotted, noting that the fruity company is searching for four employees and specify that Computational Geometry/Graph Theory and having experience in developing [...]
Nokia Ovi Maps Updated With Traffic, Public Transportation, And Check-ins
09/14/2010, Nokia’s Ovi Maps might have some way to go in terms of challenging the popularity of Google Maps, but Nokia has announced some new features to the service at Nokia World which should help it further compete. The improved Ovi [...]
Brass Wristlet Google Maps Navigator Watch
08/15/2010, It might seem a little low-tech, but since it can help you read directions from Google Maps, it seems pretty cool. Created by Simon Jansen, the Brass Wristlet Google Maps Navigator Watch looks like it has the steampunk thing going [...]
Google Buys A Microdrone Unmanned Flight Drone For Itself
08/10/2010, Folks who are concerned about their privacy might be slightly wary to get wind that Google has just purchased its own Microdrone, which is an interesting and cool looking unmanned flying drone. Speculation is that Google is planning to use [...]
Google Brings Voice Search To Maps On WinMob And Symbian
04/22/2010, While the trend nowadays is to get a phone powered by Apple’s iPhone OS or Google’s Android, it’s nice to see that Google hasn’t forgotten folks who are still running devices powered by Symbian and Windows Mobile. The search engine [...]
Internet Explorer 9, GPU-accelerated (video demo)
03/31/2010, NVIDIA has posted a video of Internet Explorer 9 which is built to fully support graphics processors (GPUs). Obviously, the NVIDIA shows that life is indeed better with a GPU (here it’s an Ion Netbook, versus a non-Ion netbook. Ion [...]
Navteq Shows Off Enhanced 3D Models
02/14/2010, [Showstoppers at MWC] Navteq is showing its Enhanced 3D City Models, a new 3D dataset that aims to provide a better representation of the road, but without becoming a distraction for the driver. Navteq says that the 3D city view [...]
Google Maps For Windows Mobile Now Supports Buzz
02/09/2010, It seems that the newly announced Google Buzz has made it into the Windows Mobile client of Google Maps as well. With the latest Google Maps 4.0 for Windows Mobile, you’ll be able to see buzz’s near you or anywhere [...]
Motorola Droid Gets Google Maps 3.4 And Multi-touch
02/07/2010, It seems that Motorola Droid users won’t have to keep staring at Nexus One users in jealousy over the recent multi-touch update. That’s because Google has released and update for its Maps application, bringing the version to 3.4.0, and more [...]
Google Street View Camera Car Stalked In Berlin
02/07/2010, It’s rather cool that Google is busy taking pictures all around the streets for Google Street View, but there’s nothing stopping you from having a little fun at Google’s expense, right? It seems that some folks have managed to stick [...]
Zoom Into Paper Maps The Old Fashioned Way
01/24/2010, We’re all so used to multi-touch zooming nowadays, it really does make you feel intrigued when you can get hold of a traditional paper map that you can zoom in. No, you won’t be pinching the map with 2 fingers; [...]
