Google Phone (Android) Demo Of Streetview With Compass
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Updated: June 1st, 2008
I think this is going to be really neat: you walk around the streets of San Francisco, for example, with your Android powered phone, en route to your destination 20 blocks away.
You whip out your phone, go to Google Maps, pull up the StreetView (remember this?), which zeroes in on your location using a built-in GPS, and then changes as you move the phone around using the built-in compass.
You then virtually walk the city, looking around, without actually moving an inch (looking for the closest ATM, restaurant, etc, hint-hint?).
Without further ado, let's have a look at this video from Google's I/O Conference for a demonstration?
Visual voicemail and slide zoom touch interface from Apple, compass from Google, … from Sun? What's next? My Sprint contract is up and I am definitely looking forward to Q3 and Q4 of this year!
Edit: I found a nice related video by G4TV. Here it is:
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May 31st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
The video is brilliant! Looking for the releasing of a cellphone with Android!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:52 pm
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June 1st, 2008 at 1:46 am
I can't wait to get my hands on the Google Phone. I'm tired of this iPhone hype. I will definitely sell my AAPL stock as soon as the iPhone2 comes out.
June 27th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I really like the Android OS as an open API — some of the applications that won the Google ADC, or even some that didn't are all awesome.