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Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

jdm engines — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:57:20 -0000

It is amazing how much impression google has been able to make, by putting out great, free products.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

JenInBoston — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:13:08 -0000

I made it 34-seconds through this video. Good, Lord! Trying to hear the narration over the lady in the background, who was obviously *already* in the middle of a conversation with someone else, is annoying and impossible. Seriously, I cannot actually hear the guy talking about the map app. Next time you want to make a demo video, for heaven's sake at least go out in the hall or find a quiet corner!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Guest — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:43:59 -0000

Pretty cool, but how is it possible to know where you are when you are in the black hole. if traffic is heavy or if there is no service where you are going. Then that would be impossible. I'm guessing that when reading street signs come into play.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

dukeoconnor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:15:24 -0000

@Joe Davis: "Google is using the overwhelming popularity of their industry-killer apps to get everyone to buy devices with their OS."

Maybe, but Google says it'll be available for other platforms as well. Microsoft is not like other companies. They used their OS monopoly to first kill Netscape, made IE the dominant browser by making it part of Windows, then made many parts of the Web available only to Windows users by ignoring Web standards. Microsoft has proven that they are unworthy of trust.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Kristoffer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:52:42 -0000

Couldn't even watch it cause of the woman in the background. Jeeze, I would hate to have to work next to her all day!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Madeline — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:26:24 -0000

Sure, but the platform you choose to use it on (a high-end smartphone most likely) is going to cost you hundreds of dollars in the first place, and then charge you ridiculous monthly data fees on top of it, whereas a Garmin unit is a one-time purchse for a couple hundred (probably the same cost as the cell phone would be) and if you want, there is a one-time fee for lifetime map updates.

I tried to purchase an HTC Hero this weekend that runs Android (contrary to popular belief, Droid is not the first and only phone to run it -- HTC has 3 or 4 models that do, and have, for some time), but Sprint would have required upgrading my phone to the Hero (or the Palm Pre, the Intinct, any high-end phone like that) from a $69.99/month plan to a $129.99/month plan, with additional lines costing $19.99/month apiece instead of $9.99. That's a huge difference over the life of a 2-year service contract (and then you realize 2 years from now these phones will be ancient and you'll want to upgrade again, where they will invariably make you upgrade your plan again for more money and fewer features), when I could just stick with my $200 Garmin and $150 lifetime updates for, well, life.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

K. v. Stockhausen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:29:22 -0000

Fantastic!Finally a great navigation that is easy to use with cool useful features for free!
The fact that is available on Android phone makes it even more appealing, since the phone uses open source.
Great achievement google!
Bye-bye overpriced limited navigation products!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Kina — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:25:08 -0000

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Senderok Allen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:03:14 -0000

Background noise or not, that video is historic and I will remember watching it and the wow exclamations I made for a long time. I have questions however...

1) Isn't it illegal to hold a cell phone device while driving? Isn't the whole point of Nav devices having a large enough screen pinned to the dashboard behind the wheel? Hands-free presentation would be half the issue here.

2) I don't mind the data being in the cloud because I travel between continents and don't need or want to store any given country's huge data file on my phone anyway...but what amount of data are we talking about coming down over a mobile phone?! In most countries telecoms charge by the MB and free plans, for instance in the Ukraine, are just a GB per month after which you have to buy a new SIM card. Garmin + TomTom don't face a threat in the near future internationally if we're going to assume that Google's "free" service assumes that you have unlimited mobile data downloading (are Americans really now getting unlimited GBs for a low monthly mobile phone bill)?

But I am still amazed by that historic video and the announcement.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Jay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:48:45 -0000

Sorry to say, but this is so silly: How can you post a video with a woman talking so loud in the background. It does not make any sense, I hardly can hear the guy talk.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

paulinelaila — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:38:49 -0000

um wow, last time i checked Google Maps was pretty normal. Now the features are just getting better and better. Great service by a great company. Keep it up! google sniper

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Atish — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:58:09 -0000

This will be on iPhone soon. Google announced. It is working with Apple to bring this to the 30 million iPhones in N. America & Europe.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

calvin32 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:20:12 -0000

That is the most annoying video I have ever seen and HEARD. What the hell just happened there?

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

calvin32 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:18:45 -0000

what the hell is all that noise?????? Holy shit - really?

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

glenn ags — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:39:49 -0000

dammit woman!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

bob ama — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:41:03 -0000

Americans are such whiny loudmouth gobshites....

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

timsuh — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:28:35 -0000

I have a TomTom Go 930 & T-Mobile G1. We'll see how long it takes before I only carry around an Android device.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

interviewquest — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:07:55 -0000

What wireless providers are offering phones with android?

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Mike Boyd — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:41:17 -0000

Why am I not surprised! Google releases yet another amazing product!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Duy Tran — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:07:58 -0000

Get ready for GPS bilboards and route via business sponsored routes

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Name — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:06:07 -0000

I don't know what is so thrilled about.
Nothing is for free. All the stuff in the future m
will be more expensive because they have to pay huge ad fees to google.

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Name — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:18:53 -0000

Note to self: if there is a loud c.unt in the background, you should probably record elsewhere

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Bitlockers — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:53:03 -0000

Great, can't wait to get it for the storm!

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

bufori — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:07:56 -0000

You think you're that important that people care where you are or what you're doing? :P

Re: Google Maps Navigation Launch Aftermath: Yes, This Will Be Huge

Daniel — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:21:42 -0000

It truly is game changing. Way to go Google! I'm waiting on a new world currency based on Google stock...