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VIDEO: Google adds voice navigation to mobile Maps

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | October 28, 2009 | In miscellaneous news

If you follow technology news, you already know that Google has been working hard to dethrone the iPhone as the market's darling smartphone. A big step forward is the Motorola Droid powered by the 2.0 version of Google's mobile operating system, Android. The big news for you drivers, though, is the free, turn-by-turn navigation system Google is offering on the Droid and future Android 2.0 devices.

This new offering seems quite powerful, if the accompanying video below is anything to go by. In addition to the already-familiar Google Maps, the navigation system has voice-activated search, voice-guided navigation, satellite and street views, and even an option to search for points of interest along your route.

So, if you are in the market for a GPS device but also may want to change your phone, this might be something to think about.

[Source: Google]

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