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#1 o00o

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:35 AM



this looks really awesome I wonder if it will be available everywhere and what will be needed to run it

Edited by o00o, 06 June 2012 - 11:36 AM.


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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:39 AM

Wow.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:49 AM

Wonder how the 3D compares to the new thing Apple is adding to iOS to replace Google Maps.
It's almost irrelevant because regardless, Maps will wipe its ass with whatever Apple shovels out because of its superior integration with services and account data, etc. No way Apple can catch up with that.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:50 AM

i'm more enthused about offline maps.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 01:50 PM

The promo needs more Detroit.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:08 PM

color me underwhelmed

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 03:18 PM

i'm more enthused about offline maps.

That's yesterday's news man - http://googleblog.bl...to-labs-in.html . I've got almost the entirety of London saved on to my lil Micro SD (somehow)

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:31 PM


i'm more enthused about offline maps.

That's yesterday's news man - http://googleblog.bl...to-labs-in.html . I've got almost the entirety of London saved on to my lil Micro SD (somehow)


But if it's downloaded onto your device, isn't that offline?[/pedantic]

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 07:42 PM

Eventually the Earth will be completely virtual I bet. You'll be able to fly around cities, map out the scenic and relevant things you want to go to on your travels.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 08:04 PM

Eventually the Earth will be completely virtual I bet.


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Posted 06 June 2012 - 08:20 PM

I sure hope Lawrence Fishburne is still around to enlighten us when that happens.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 08:59 PM

Eventually the Earth will be completely virtual I bet. You'll be able to fly around cities, map out the scenic and relevant things you want to go to on your travels.

How sterile and inorganic. How safe.

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Posted 06 June 2012 - 09:29 PM


i'm more enthused about offline maps.

That's yesterday's news man - http://googleblog.bl...to-labs-in.html . I've got almost the entirety of London saved on to my lil Micro SD (somehow)


that's the labs feature. this offline maps support will be a bit more comprehensive than just saving a 10 mile radius tile, at least that's what Google is leading is to believe.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 03:57 AM

Is there a way to download Google Map tiles offline for the Iphone without breaking it?

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 04:01 AM

Is there a way to download Google Map tiles offline for the Iphone without breaking it?


there are several apps that do it but not the google maps app itsself.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 08:56 AM

offline maps? are you planning on cancelling your mobile internet?

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:05 AM

It's for when you're in areas without 3G, 4G or wifi access innit.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:24 AM

offline maps? are you planning on cancelling your mobile internet?

It's for when you're in areas without 3G, 4G or wifi access innit.


Yeah exactly, like motorways...you know GORDO, the time you're most likely to want to use satnav.

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Posted 07 June 2012 - 10:20 AM

Dunno about you but I don't usually find myself in random motorways unless it's a for a trip I already planned in advance (for which I most likely already researched up the routes and shit, or rented a GPS thing), I usually need maps for when I am in/need to get to a part of the city I'm not familiar with, but I do live in a big city so I guess that's just me.

I do see the convenience of having an offline version I just wouldn't find it that useful.



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