Well, it was bound to happen. Google have released a new version of Google Maps that’s designed to provide in car navigation.
Cunningly entitled Google Maps Navigation it basically does what you expect from in-car Sat Nav plus what you expect from Google Maps. I imagine this is going to cause a dent in the sales of Tom Tom, Co-Pilot etc!
Currently it’s only available in the US on Android 2 handsets, but I’m sure it’ll be available elsewhere before long. A more interesting question is whether Google will release it for Windows Mobile? I’ve noticed that Google Sky Map only seems to be available for Android, so it looks like they might use all these applications to add value to the Android platform. Not a bad strategy. It means I probably won’t be able to get it for my Touch HD though. :-(
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