Peak.AR review
Augmented reality for the backcountry
Peak.AR is a free augmented reality app for the Android and iPhone platforms, that allows you to identify distant peaks by simply pointing your phone’s camera at them. Pretty cool huh?
My Tracks for Android
My Tracks is a free Android app that allows you to record and share GPS tracks. Incredibly easy to use, it layers your track onto Google Maps or satellite view (as shown above). Getting the track off your phone is as simple as saving the track, selecting the drop down More button and then [...]
Google Maps Navigation review
Not the nav app you’re looking for
Google Maps Navigation (referred to hereafter as GMN) is a free navigation app for Android version 1.6+ phones in the U.S. I bought the Motorola Droid recently (which I absolutely love BTW), so I thought I’d share my experiences with this much discussed free navigation app.
One important thing [...]
Two free apps help name that peak
Hey What’s That goes mobile
It’s been quite a while since I wrote about Hey What’s That?, a website that helps you identify mountains on the horizon. Well, today comes news that they have a mobile app for Android and iPhone (here is their mobile FAQ). So I tweeted about it and @CompeGPS turned me [...]
Magellan rolls out iPhone app; Droid users left in dust
The Magellan RoadMate iPhone app (iTunes link) was introduced this weekend. It includes text-to-speech, lane assist and in-app music controls, and runs $79.99. Magellan also says they have a car kit coming (pic below) that has an integrated GPS receiver and will accommodate the iPhone or iPod touch.
Google Maps Navigation launches
It’s official, Google has launched a free turn-by-turn navigation app – Google Maps Navigation. It’s in beta, and is only available for Android 2.0 phones (e.g., Verizon Droid), but I can already say that this is a huge change for the GPS navigation industry.
TomTom iPhone app now available
The TomTom US and Canada iPhone app is now available, although the car kit does not seem to be for sale yet. Other than price ($99.99) we don’t have a lot of other details, though we do have some screenshots and a video, so hit the jump or follow the iTunes link above to [...]
NAVIGON MobileNavigator app for iPhone
The first turn-by-turn iPhone navigation app for North America featuring on-board maps has been released by NAVIGON. Their MobileNavigator application differs from TeleNav’s AT&T Navigator in two very important ways:
By having maps on-board, you still have navigation when you leave AT&T’s coverage area
Mobile Navigator is available for a flat fee ($69.99 until August [...]
TomTom comes to the iPhone
UPDATE: Here’s the link to the TomTom iPhone page
A TomTom iPhone application and accessory kit was just announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Both Engadget and Gizmodo are covering the event live today, along with many others, and we’ve grabbed a few screenshots from the former to share. I’ll post more info once we have [...]
