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Garmin touchscreen Edge 800 GPS for cyclists “rocks”
Posted on Friday, August 27, 2010 | No CommentsBack in the day, cyclists keen to keep a record of their travels had to employ a map for directions and listen to the relentless click of a metal wheel... -
Google Maps 4.4 for Android adds ‘Places’ feature. Yelp unlikely to be chuffed
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | No CommentsAlthough Google apparently waved a $550m wad in the direction of Yelp last year, they found themselves turned down by the local search, social networking and user review site. That... -
Google Maps finally gets user-friendly shorter URLs
Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 | No CommentsIf you’re regularly forwarding Google Maps URL’s by email/Twitter or using them in web documents, you’ll already be aware of the mahoosive length of the things, with location links made... -
Historypin mashes up archive photos with Google Street View
Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 | No CommentsAn interesting new site called HistoryPin lets users ‘pin’ old images on to Google’s Street View to provide an instant ‘then and now’ view. Pin It -
Google ‘Model Your Town’ competition winner announced! [video]
Posted on Friday, May 14, 2010 | No CommentsWay back in April we flagged up Google’s Model Your Town Competition which invited towns to submit 3D models of their community using Google’s free SketchUp or Google Building Maker 3D... -
TomTom announces Urban Rider GPS for motorbikers
Posted on Friday, April 30, 2010 | 2 CommentsHelmet-donning, leather strutting motorbike riders with a propensity to get lost may find themselves getting all revved up about Tom Tom’s new Urban Rider GPS unit. Sporting an updated interface... -
Google serves up Earth view in Google Maps. We’re impressed.
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 | No CommentsGoogle first wowed the world with with Google Earth back in 2005, and have been busy adding new imagery ever since, while making the tool available on a host of... -
Google Maps Navigation 4.1.1 offers free satnav to UK Android phones
Posted on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | No CommentsRather unexpectedly, UK Android owners have been gifted free turn-by-turn navigation with voice directions, courtesy of Google Maps Navigation. The 4.1.1 Beta app has now been released in the UK, ... -
Freeing Ordnance Survey data: is it a good thing? Our analysis
Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2010 | No CommentsRecently, the UK mapping agency Ordnance Survey announced that it was making all of its data freely available to the public online, as part of a government drive to give... -
Google’s Model Your Town competition – cast your votes now!
Posted on Friday, April 2, 2010 | No CommentsNow entering the voting phase is Google’s Model Your Town competition, which invited users to ‘show their civic pride’ and create a 3D portrait of their community. Pin It -
Google Street View- Japan cartoon style!
Posted on Friday, March 19, 2010 | 1 CommentThis delightful cartoon from Google Japan shows how the Google Street View is created, with a cute little camera-bot rolling through a landscape of wooden trees and buildings. It’s all... -
National Trust launch Apple iPhone app
Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 1 CommentKeen to prove that they can still get down with the hipsters, the National Trust has launched its own, rather snappy, iPhone application. Pin It -
Walkit.com serves up circular walking maps for urban amblers
Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 3 CommentsMad-for-it walking folks Walkit.com have added a useful and unique feature to their online route mapping service – circular walks. The idea is both simple and brilliant: if you fancy... -
TFL’s new interactive bus map for Londoners
Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 | 2 CommentsTransport for London have released their all-new interactive bus map, and we’re feeling the love. Pin It -
Nokia offers free global navigation for its smartphones
Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 | No CommentsNokia has announced a new version of their Ovi Maps for smartphones, serving up top notch walk and drive navigation for free. The new version of Ovi Maps includes high-end...