Google your next trip
According to a recent article in VentureBeat Google will be offering a free GPS system on any phone that uses their Android 2.0 operating system. Just think, the money you save by not having to buy a discreet GPS unit will probably get you a smart phone that can do the same thing plus everything else a smart phone does. This is appealing, and should convert a lot of people to the Google products. I know if I was planning to purchase a GPS, I would scrap that plan now and buy a phone. What a great marketing tool this will be. Apparently the GPS request is downloaded to your phone so even if you lose your connection, the downloaded directions will still be available for the particular route you inquired about. Since this is actually a version of Google Maps, you can switch views and even go to street view to see the actual intersection.
Since there aren’t any Android phones available yet, here is a video from Google that shows what we can expect:
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