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Google has updated its Google Maps application adding a new feature called “My Location.” While the new feature is available for many phones, Apple’s iPhone is not among them. more
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Google Maps adds locator, but not for iPhone
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MacGod 
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Posted 30 November 2007 - 12:11 PM
While it would be cool to have this feature hit the iPhone, I gotta say: I'm not too impressed with the accuracy. 1000m=1km=0.61mi for those in imperial-measurement-using countries. That's better than a kick in the butt, but doesn't exactly make it really useful for street navigation or anything.
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Posted 30 November 2007 - 12:50 PM
I think this is a useful feature if what you want is simply to locate services in your surrounding area. I often use Google Maps on my iPhone in place of yellow pages, and it would speed things up to not have to enter a starting location, or know your zip code, etc., though better accuracy would help for actual navigation.
In my view, a really useful feature would be to be able to tap a point on the map and use it as a starting or ending location for navigation. This would take advantage of the iPhone's touch screeen functionality and avoid a lot of unnecessary typing.
In my view, a really useful feature would be to be able to tap a point on the map and use it as a starting or ending location for navigation. This would take advantage of the iPhone's touch screeen functionality and avoid a lot of unnecessary typing.
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Posted 30 November 2007 - 01:13 PM
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In my view, a really useful feature would be to be able to tap a point on the map and use it as a starting or ending location for navigation. This would take advantage of the iPhone's touch screeen functionality and avoid a lot of unnecessary typing.
In my view, a really useful feature would be to be able to tap a point on the map and use it as a starting or ending location for navigation. This would take advantage of the iPhone's touch screeen functionality and avoid a lot of unnecessary typing.
That would be good.
My GPS that I use when I go off-road dirtbiking has a feature that is kind of like that. Not touch screen of course but all it does is have an arrow that points in the direction that the destination is - I have to find the trail or route to get me there. If I go too far off to the right the arrow just points towards the left etc. No turn-by-turn-navigation in the back country!
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