Don’t forget about Google Maps Mobile for traffic info
With so many people traveling over the next 10 days, I thought it would be worth reminding you about the excellent Google Maps Mobile.
The searching and directions are neat, but the live traffic is the real killer feature in this product. It saved us a good deal of time yesterday (don’t go down 75 — take 285 around) , and will likely be a big help again tomorrow.
Their latest update also included “My Location”, which is a simulated GPS using cell tower information. My phone has GPS (N95 FTW), but this is a useful feature on my wife’s BlackJack.
Bottom line: If you have a compatible phone, GMM is a must have during the holidays.
Continue reading » · Written on: 12-23-07 · 3 Comments »
[...] can get live traffic updates on your phone, just like you can with the normal Google Maps. This is very useful. I expect this to come to the iPhone soon, but it’s not there [...]
December 26th, 2007 at 2:12 am[...] This could easily become the best traffic data on your PC. Of course, therein lies the problem — it’s chained to my PC. It’s very useful to get traffic data when I’m at my desk, but it’s brilliant to be able to get it while I’m on the road. [...]
April 11th, 2008 at 2:24 am[...] being said, after e-mail and web browsing, Google Maps traffic is the killer app on my cellphone. I use it a lot. This new feature isn’t on the mobile version yet, but I don’t care [...]
April 17th, 2008 at 3:28 pm