Adios iPhone... Hello Droid? FREE Google Maps Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
10-28-2009, 03:41 PM
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Adios iPhone... Hello Droid? FREE Google Maps Turn-by-Turn Mobile App
anybody got hookups from Verizon?
super tempted
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...r-6th-for-199/
http://gizmodo.com/5391408/google-ma...urn-mobile-app
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* Zip through the Web: Access the Internet at 3G speeds via the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network or from any Wi-Fi hotspot. The multi-window HTML browser with a massive processor delivers the Web the way you expect.
* See it all in cinema-style: View the Web, e-mail, Google Maps™, videos and more in widescreen on a brilliant 3.7” high-resolution screen. Boasting a width of 854 pixels to reduce the need for side-to-side panning and more than 400,000 pixels total, DROID has more than twice that of the leading competitor.
* Run multiple applications at once: Customize your DROID with thousands of applications and hundreds of widgets available on Android Market™. Toggle back and forth between up to six applications at a time to juggle the universe and your apps.
* Perform Google Search™ at the speed of sound: Simply tell DROID what you’re looking for using voice-activated search, and it will serve up Google search results based on your location. If you want more, simply type what you’re looking for into the search bar on the home screen and DROID will also search content on your phone, such as apps and contacts, and the Web.
* Capture moments: Snap digital camera-quality photos with a 5 megapixel camera loaded with the works, such as a dual-LED flash, AutoFocus and image stabilization, or capture your friend’s antics in 16 million colors with DVD-quality video capture and playback. Store it all on the included 16 GB memory card, so you always have it on hand.
* Multi-task like a master: Keep tabs on all your messages with integrated Gmail™ and Exchange e-mail pushed directly to you, but don’t let them get in your way. With the handy Android notification panel, go straight to the message or simply ignore it, and get back to the task at hand. And, a smart dictionary learns as you type and automatically includes your contacts.
* Get where you need to go with Google Maps Navigation (Beta): DROID is the first device with Google Maps Navigation, providing turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps. It’s powered by Google and connected to the Internet. Use voice shortcuts and simply say “Navigate to [your destination],” and you’ll be on your way. See live traffic, use Street View or satellite imagery to view your route, and get access to the most recent maps and business information from Google Maps without ever needing to update your device.
super tempted
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/...r-6th-for-199/
http://gizmodo.com/5391408/google-ma...urn-mobile-app
Baller *** clock dock
baller *** GPS dock
* Zip through the Web: Access the Internet at 3G speeds via the nation’s largest and most reliable 3G network or from any Wi-Fi hotspot. The multi-window HTML browser with a massive processor delivers the Web the way you expect.
* See it all in cinema-style: View the Web, e-mail, Google Maps™, videos and more in widescreen on a brilliant 3.7” high-resolution screen. Boasting a width of 854 pixels to reduce the need for side-to-side panning and more than 400,000 pixels total, DROID has more than twice that of the leading competitor.
* Run multiple applications at once: Customize your DROID with thousands of applications and hundreds of widgets available on Android Market™. Toggle back and forth between up to six applications at a time to juggle the universe and your apps.
* Perform Google Search™ at the speed of sound: Simply tell DROID what you’re looking for using voice-activated search, and it will serve up Google search results based on your location. If you want more, simply type what you’re looking for into the search bar on the home screen and DROID will also search content on your phone, such as apps and contacts, and the Web.
* Capture moments: Snap digital camera-quality photos with a 5 megapixel camera loaded with the works, such as a dual-LED flash, AutoFocus and image stabilization, or capture your friend’s antics in 16 million colors with DVD-quality video capture and playback. Store it all on the included 16 GB memory card, so you always have it on hand.
* Multi-task like a master: Keep tabs on all your messages with integrated Gmail™ and Exchange e-mail pushed directly to you, but don’t let them get in your way. With the handy Android notification panel, go straight to the message or simply ignore it, and get back to the task at hand. And, a smart dictionary learns as you type and automatically includes your contacts.
* Get where you need to go with Google Maps Navigation (Beta): DROID is the first device with Google Maps Navigation, providing turn-by-turn voice guidance as a free feature of Google Maps. It’s powered by Google and connected to the Internet. Use voice shortcuts and simply say “Navigate to [your destination],” and you’ll be on your way. See live traffic, use Street View or satellite imagery to view your route, and get access to the most recent maps and business information from Google Maps without ever needing to update your device.
10-28-2009, 05:09 PM
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10-28-2009, 05:13 PM
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look at garmin stock, haha
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10-28-2009, 05:17 PM
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there are talks with the google nav coming over the iphone too...
http://www.everythingicafe.com/blog/...ne/2009/10/28/
http://www.everythingicafe.com/blog/...ne/2009/10/28/
10-28-2009, 06:23 PM
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I predict Droid will have some really awesome apps available that'll make iPhone users realize how limited their phones really are.
iPhone apps are all written in Objective-C while Droid's apps are programmed using Java.
iPhone apps are all written in Objective-C while Droid's apps are programmed using Java.
10-28-2009, 08:03 PM
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there are thousands of apps right now. i'd say just about every single kind of app needed out there has been written.
a few, not approved by apple so we dont get see them.
new ones are just a diff look on an old idea.
people will knock apple (i'm one of them) because of the way they run the app store (from preventing apps from being approved to preventing FLASH from being implemented).
but you really cant say they dont have a winner with the iPhone platform.
after all, every new smart phone coming out these days will be the next "iPhone killer"... not a G1 killer or an XXXXX killer...
10-28-2009, 09:06 PM
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I would own an Iphone if two things were true 1. It wasn't on AT&T networks and 2. Apple didn't make it. I really hate apple. I hate the crowd that they cater to because they don't care that they're being limited.
The Iphone would be amazing if it had OS software, none of the stupid apple restrictions and the ability to mount it like the G1. I can use my G1 as another drive and its got 16 gb of space, so that's all of my school assignments, music etc all in one package.
In apple's defense though, they're one of the few companies that really goes and finds out what users really want, then work to perfect the usability.
The Iphone would be amazing if it had OS software, none of the stupid apple restrictions and the ability to mount it like the G1. I can use my G1 as another drive and its got 16 gb of space, so that's all of my school assignments, music etc all in one package.
In apple's defense though, they're one of the few companies that really goes and finds out what users really want, then work to perfect the usability.
