The early CloudCar example runs on a very simple interface with options like Google Maps navigation, media playback and Google contacts on the left.
Indeed, location is no longer a service, like maps or navigation, but is increasingly an enabler of new product experiences .
Also unsurprisingly lacking on both operating systems is strong support for Google web services such as Maps with navigation, Google Voice and Google Drive.
This included a weekend in a remote area of North Carolina when my cell signal was roaming and several car rides when I used BlackBerry Maps for navigation.
The 810 is compatible with optional detailed street or TOPO maps including BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, so it can guide cyclists for touring, commuting or extended activities where they might need onboard maps and navigation.
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Perspective View: gives the user a closer view at the resort maps, facilitating navigation in real-time.
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Other essential hardware integrated in the SmartGPS includes 4GB memory to support the applications, detailed navigation maps and additional cloud content.
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Google Maps with voice navigation has been on Android phones since 2009.
It gives you everything you get from a GPS device, including 3D maps and voice navigation, and more, all drawing on the great potential of crowdsourcing.
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Starting today, Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation is free across the globe.
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The driving experience itself is defined by mobility, so navigation, maps and location services are at the center of Garmin's K2 infotainment platform.
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The last several versions of Google Maps have included indoor navigation, at least for locations that have been mapped by the computing giant on its expansive database.
That same Verizon Wireless advantage also includes access to the exclusive apps like VZ Navigator for turn-by-turn navigation and maps with millions points of interest, Backup Assistant Plus to store your contacts and sports apps including one for football aficionado.
Unfortunately, I've grown increasingly hesitant about relying on BB Maps as my sole navigation option for my trip to Spain, so I've been playing with two other options: an older APK of Google Maps sideloaded from my computer -- it's sluggish, but usable -- and Nokia Here on the BB10 browser.
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Maps and GPS (global positioning system) navigation in cars are very popular, and all of those maps came from one of just two mapmaking companies.
Other apps accessible via Sensus Connected Touch include Google maps, TuneIn, iGO navigation and an app store for new functions and updates.
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It loads much more quickly than the old iOS Google Maps app because it uses vector graphics instead of bitmap graphics, and it has turn-by-turn navigation which the old iOS Google Maps app did not have.
It wasn't expected that it would one day challenge paper road maps as the preferred aid in navigation for civilians--especially civilians overseas.
The StreetPilot family of navigation systems provides onscreen maps and voice instructions.
One of the most hyped additions to iOS 6 has been the Maps application, which includes Siri navigation, 3D building view and satellite imagery.
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With the introduction of iOS 6 for both new and existing iPhone models, Apple is replacing the current Google-based navigation system it hosts on the phone with its own new location and navigation software, called Maps.
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With a unique design, enhanced camera, world class maps with turn-by-turn navigation and free unlimited music streaming, the Nokia Lumia 822 provides Verizon Wireless customers with high-end smartphone features on America's largest 4G LTE network.
The databases are getting very good, even for formerly remote parts of the globe. iGO Navigation, for example, offers maps and other content extras for more than 80 countries from all continents.
When I asked to use the navigation feature that would show me maps of places I want to go, Mr. Brin said it is prototyped but not in the version he showed me.
Google's never been afraid to "blow it out" with Google Maps, most famously with its inclusion of Navigation, which knocked the legs out from under a lot of the GPS device and navigation app market.
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Complementing all the core navigation features and on-board maps expected in a premium GPS device, the Magellan SmartGPS provides drivers with valuable, timely information that enables them to discover the places and services around them wherever they go and whenever they need information.
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You can also search for a business by name or category and get directions that way, but if you have your Android phone paired, you can just use Maps normally and then, when asking for navigation, the phone will inquire whether you'd like to use Glass.
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Big city folk, you're going to have one significant qualm with the new Maps: there are no public transportation options for navigation.
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