Directions

Software

Microsoft Patents Directions That Help You Avoid Scary Neighbourhoods

1:16AM January 5, 2012 | Mario Aguilar

Microsoft has just received a patent for a new way to give you walking directions that take into account the many hardships you encounter while using your feet to get from place to place. More »


Mobile

Navguard’s App Promises ‘Advanced GPS’ For Blackberry

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1:28PM September 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

There aren’t that many choices for GPS apps on Blackberry. Navguard’s solution is said to offer ‘advanced’ GPS, and will come to iOS and Android later in the year. More »


Cars

Google Maps Navigation Now Directs You Around Traffic

5:21AM March 8, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

I’ll gladly drive out of my way to avoid the soul-crushing agony of bumper-to-bumper traffic, and that’s just what a new beta for the Google Maps Navigation Android app will show me how to do. More »


Online

Bing Maps Delayed En Route To Transit Direction Party

1:14AM September 18, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Bing maps has transit directions now! Which is something you also could have found on HopStop five years ago and Google Maps for a couple of years now. I mean, I’m as big a fan of Treasure Map mode as anybody, but maybe you should focus on getting the core functions out before the gimmicks. More »


Ye Olde Google Maps Navigator "Wristwatch"

7:30AM August 16, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Funky, futuristic wrist pieces are a dime a dozen on Gizmodo, so it’s completely refreshing to see one so manually operated and backward-thinking in its design. Look closely, though. That’s not the time it’s giving… More »


Software

Woman Suing Google Over Directions That Got Her Hit By A Car

9:00AM May 30, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

I trust Google with a lot of things, but when in doubt I always fall back on good-old common sense. Lauren Rosenberg did not. She walked onto a highway because Google told her to and got hit by a car. More »


Online

Hungry Google Street View Driver Directs You To Local KFC

1:00AM July 27, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Google Street View see the Almighty, fights crime, and even does self-portraits. It’s a busy, relentless lifestyle. I guess what I’m getting at is… dude gets hungry once in a while, and you’re coming along for the ride. More »


Software

Nearest Tube IPhone App Adds Digital Directions To Your Surroundings

10:00AM July 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz


Online

WhereIs Tells You To Where To Go Using Landmarks

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3:41PM July 1, 2009 | Nick Broughall

WhereIs.com has been working with Melbourne University to add landmarks to their online database, so instead of being told to turn right at the roundabout, you can be instructed to turn right at the Post Office. This has the potential to get me excited by mapping again! More »


Software

BlackBerry Gets Turn-By-Turn Directions Tomorrow

11:30AM April 1, 2009 | Jason Chen

BlackBerry users can get loss slightly less frequently starting tomorrow as its first turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for their app store hits for an unspecified amount of dollars.

Check back tomorrow for more details.

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