(Updated 2009.10.28-12:53 PDT - Added video for each feature)
(Updated2 2009.10.29-12:47 PDT - Garmin and TomTom's stock drop 12.3% and 23.4%, respectively, yesterday.)
Google releases "
Google Maps Navigation" in
its blog. Navigation is a free, internet conneted GPS system provided by Google. It requires
- Google's newest Android 2.0 mobile operating system (Current only Droid from Verizon uses it)
- mobile internet connection
The service currently only limited to United States. And from the
blog post, it listed 7 features unique to Navigation:
- The most recent map and business data
- Search in plain English (video)
- Search by voice (video)
- Traffic view (video)
- Search along route (video)
- Satellite view (video)
- Street View (video)
Also, they have a car dock mode(
video). Below is a video and some screenshots about the service.
Video:
If you don't see the vidoe above, use this
link.
Screenshots:
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