Droid Cell Phone » Google Maps http://droidcellphone.com Android News Information and Updates en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Google Launches Near Me Now Location Based Search Functionhttp://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/google-launches-near-me-now-location-based-search-function/ http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/google-launches-near-me-now-location-based-search-function/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:37:26 +0000 The Robot Droid http://droidcellphone.com/?p=543 As part of Googles Local Search Project "Near Me Now" has been launched.

Need that cup of coffee or 5 star restaurant in a unfamiliar city? Near Me Now has you covered. Simply enable privacy and location options on your mobile phone and let this function do the work.

"Near me now" was designed to address two user problems. First, to make it fast and easy to find out more about a place in your immediate vicinity, whether you're standing right in front of a business or if it's just a short walk away. For example, you may want to know what other customers think about a restaurant before you go inside or what they have been raving about on the menu before you order. By selecting the "Explore right here" option, you can find out more about a place "right here" with just a few clicks.

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"Near me now" is currently available in the US for iPhone (OS 3.x) or Android-powered devices with version 2.0.1 or later. You must first enable location in order for "Near me now" to appear, and "Explore right here" works only if the phone provides location accuracy within approximately a city block.
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]]> http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/google-launches-near-me-now-location-based-search-function/feed/ 0 Google Maps and Voice Activated GPS Is Very Impressive Applicationhttp://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/google-maps-and-voice-activated-gps-is-very-impressive-application/ http://droidcellphone.com/droid-applications/google-maps-and-voice-activated-gps-is-very-impressive-application/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:53:47 +0000 The Robot Droid http://droidcellphone.com/?p=251 One of the most incredible function on The Verizon Motorola Droid that is the Google Maps App in Combination with the GPS. We've had some time to use the Application and found it very impressive.
The microphone and voice recognition software understood 9 out of 10 times. That's better that the 411 voice on a home phone. They never understand me and I always have to push zero to get a person.
So anyway it does work great.
The Droid navigated to the local store for groceries and to the neighborhood sports bar. Even knowing we are kind of rural we even has street view at several local intersection. We have been uploading our own video's for street view as well. The screen resolution is also very excellent. When we used the GPS in the direct sun there was no issue with glare.
We have also used the Droid GPS hiking and biking and found it to be just a valuable. The Navigation plots a map of where you are and provides features for hikers or anyone trying to find there way in the city. Users can also get GPS on public transportation.
The GPS and Maps functions provide content for developers to create applications. Say if all you did was shop for carrots you could write a app that would show all the stores selling carrots with in a certain distance of the user.
The functions these phones are built with and the android.com project will allow developers to build on all of what Google and its partners have started. That's what the Open Source Movement is all about. Start a huge project like Android in a cloud, provide a stable base for development and letting the community build away. What a concept!
With developers having access to the power of Google Databases the Navigation and mapping on Android Phones will only get better.
Look for the How To Video's for the Navigation on The Droid coming soon.
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This new feature comes with everything you'd expect to find in a GPS navigation system, like 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting. But unlike most navigation systems, Google Maps Navigation was built from the ground up to take advantage of your phone's Internet connection.
Google Maps Navigation is initially available in the United States. Read the full story on the Google Blog
This is just one more reason the Droid will change how Cell Phone Users use there devices in the future. You can get maps on any phone but most charge extra. The Nuvifone comes with maps but others like iPhone make users purchase a application. BTW you use the GMaps with other phones without a Android based OS.

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