Scobleizer: Google’s new My Location feature
Jeremy Horn
· 2 years ago
Absolutely! 'my location' rocks! It would definately be very cool if we could start seeing other mobile applications being developed tapping into this functionality -- tons of very cool capabilities can come from this "little" feature.
Btw, consumer software that is fun and easy to use is 'sexy'... trust me, it "ain't" all sexy. (I think we all wish it was. ;-) )
on the n95 you of course hit 0 .. then grab a beer (if in london) or a coffee (if in france) ... wait around for 10 minutes (acquiring signal) then perhpas it will work.
Just don't move to fast (like in a car) or it will fail again ...
n95 gps is hopeless !
Nige
Jonas
· 2 years ago
I survived with Opera Mini and a little bit of my own mind. And I have to do it that way till next year when I get a new cell phone, because my BenQ S68 supports anything but this cool feature. Unfortunately on a friends SE S500i it is "temporary not available", but this could be caused by 3 thick concrete walls around us.
Does anybody know how the feature works? Our theory is GPS-style: - Pings to three GSM-radio poles and measure the reaction time - aquire signal strength and quality from the phone
The second point would be an explanation for not working on my phone, the first for the "temporary not available" message.
Greets from Germany,
Jonas
JeffU
· 2 years ago
The other cool thing is that it does an end around cell phone providers that lock down the GPS in phones so that they will only work with the provider's pay navigation service (Verizon are you listening; you just got served!!!).
Robert Scoble
· 2 years ago
monkeyleader: it takes about two seconds on my Nokia N95. Maybe yours needs an update?
Fred van West
· 2 years ago
Now, to get geotagging to work with Google Maps Mobile so my photos will know where I took them....
turvyc
· 2 years ago
Thank god we don't have to rely on traditional maps or asking for directions any more . . . what clunky technology.
Geoff
· 2 years ago
Pity it doesnt work with the iPhone
tq
· 2 years ago
Sadly, a good friend of mine actually died as a result of not having 'my location' on her cell phone. God knows how many others met the same fate because they lacked Google Mobile Maps, i.e. showing up on an Arctic ice floe in a bikini.
Matthew Miller
· 2 years ago
I installed and used this on the HTC Touch Dual while in Amsterdam a couple weeks ago and it was the only thing that was able to get me around the city and back to my hotel again. It was AWESOME and works very well on devices without integrated GPS. I need to try it on the N95 now that the GPS works much better with the latest firmware too. I have tried other solutions, but I keep going back to Google Maps because it gets the job done.
I actually used it again last night to find my hotel in Miami and I am sold on the latest features.
Bob
· 2 years ago
Takes the fun out of actually stopping and interacting with a real, live human being.
Who knows, you could have to stop and actually talk with people. Real people. Not computers.
This is one aspect of modern technology I don't like. The aspect of the "person" is largely gone these days. It started back in the early 90s.
I remember back in the 70s and early 80s when I was but a lad. Kids actually went outside and played with each other. They played ball, went on hikes, went camping. These days, kids get all pissy and put out hits on their parents if they don't get 7 days a week on their xboxes. Whatever happened to actually seeing people face to face. People say they are busier now. That's not true. I'm no busier than I was 10 years ago, and I have a kid now. I spend time with my kid, go out, see movies, take walks (without gadgets).
Robert, gadgets are cool, but people are better. Learn a little French or German, or whatever before you go somewhere. Go a little Luddite every know and again. It's healthy. Try it.
I remember several months ago, Wil Wheaton wrote a post about getting off the grid for a whole week, with not even a cell phone. Robert, I challenge you to go one whole week with no devices. None. No cell phones, no Internet, no gadgets. Totally unjack yourself from the matrix. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at the results. Your comments would be a lot fresher at the end of any week you tried this.
turvyc
· 2 years ago
Hear hear.
myles
· 2 years ago
works in Sydney Australia too!
Benoit
· 2 years ago
For some reason I can't get it to work on my Nokia 8110.
Simon Griffiths
· 1 year ago
Don't try it in South Africa. You can get some high-level details but Google doesn't seem to consider Johannesburg worthy of street level detail.
Chris
· 1 year ago
Google needs to sort out it's street view and take off the dodgy women on the street corners:
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Btw, consumer software that is fun and easy to use is 'sexy'... trust me, it "ain't" all sexy. (I think we all wish it was. ;-) )
Jeremy Horn
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Just don't move to fast (like in a car) or it will fail again ...
n95 gps is hopeless !
Nige
Unfortunately on a friends SE S500i it is "temporary not available", but this could be caused by 3 thick concrete walls around us.
Does anybody know how the feature works?
Our theory is GPS-style:
- Pings to three GSM-radio poles and measure the reaction time
- aquire signal strength and quality from the phone
The second point would be an explanation for not working on my phone, the first for the "temporary not available" message.
Greets from Germany,
Jonas
I actually used it again last night to find my hotel in Miami and I am sold on the latest features.
Who knows, you could have to stop and actually talk with people. Real people. Not computers.
This is one aspect of modern technology I don't like. The aspect of the "person" is largely gone these days. It started back in the early 90s.
I remember back in the 70s and early 80s when I was but a lad. Kids actually went outside and played with each other. They played ball, went on hikes, went camping. These days, kids get all pissy and put out hits on their parents if they don't get 7 days a week on their xboxes. Whatever happened to actually seeing people face to face. People say they are busier now. That's not true. I'm no busier than I was 10 years ago, and I have a kid now. I spend time with my kid, go out, see movies, take walks (without gadgets).
Robert, gadgets are cool, but people are better. Learn a little French or German, or whatever before you go somewhere. Go a little Luddite every know and again. It's healthy. Try it.
I remember several months ago, Wil Wheaton wrote a post about getting off the grid for a whole week, with not even a cell phone. Robert, I challenge you to go one whole week with no devices. None. No cell phones, no Internet, no gadgets. Totally unjack yourself from the matrix. I think you would be pleasantly surprised at the results. Your comments would be a lot fresher at the end of any week you tried this.
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