Feb 2, 2007
Google’s first native Windows Mobile application…
Google yesterday released Google Maps for Windows Mobile. Take a wander to Google Mobile to find out more, or point your mobile device to http://www.google.com/gmm to download the application itself.
First impressions are good. The .cab download was <1mb and installation on my SPV C600 was straightforward. Fire it up and as I might expect I get the option of viewing map or satellite image (usefully google have included what they call an ‘Insta-KB-o-meter’ allowing you to view your data consumption in real-time). As well as the usual ‘find location’ and ‘find nearby businesses’ Google also bundle real-time traffic updates, although at the time of writing this service was unavailable in Central London… Of particular interest is the ability of the app to integrate with contacts. If a contact has a valid address, hit select and up comes a map of where they live. I can also get directions and distances from one address to another as Google Maps for Windows Mobile provides routing much like its web counterpart. But perhaps the most useful feature is the applications GPS support. Were my smartphone to have a GPS chipset I would be able to track my location on the Google Map and I suspect get directions to a location / address of my choice…
The faithful ‘Sorry, I got lost’ chestnut looks no longer able to cut the mustard…
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