Map Crazy Because of New Treos
Some of you who are plugged into the latest news around about the web have probably heard that Palm has released a new model, called the Treo 680. This is an upgrade in some respects to the classic Treo 650 (to some its not an upgrade at all, but that is for other sites to argue) and refines some things and makes more accessable some others.
Probably one of the more interesting parts of the release of the 680 was an accompanying release of Google Maps for PalmOS devices. You were already able to download and use Google Maps on some other mobile devices, most notably Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones, and even phones that are not so smart (to some) such as the freebie phones we can get with a contract & carrier.
The really impressive thing about Google Maps though is that it is a very intuitive working application. Besides the fact that you can get around pretty easily (and if your mobile device has a fast connection , it would seem just like the desktop version), you can also do things like get directions and identify points of interest. One could easily see this being used in concert with other services to identify places of worship or even organize evangelistic efforts on a city-wide basis.
Me, well I am crazy about maps just because they give me some idea of the detail that God went into when making the world that I live in. To have a piece of that on my phone is not only humbling, but also revealing of how much more my tech and life have to reflect living as designed by a Great God.
Probably one of the more interesting parts of the release of the 680 was an accompanying release of Google Maps for PalmOS devices. You were already able to download and use Google Maps on some other mobile devices, most notably Windows Mobile and Symbian smartphones, and even phones that are not so smart (to some) such as the freebie phones we can get with a contract & carrier.
The really impressive thing about Google Maps though is that it is a very intuitive working application. Besides the fact that you can get around pretty easily (and if your mobile device has a fast connection , it would seem just like the desktop version), you can also do things like get directions and identify points of interest. One could easily see this being used in concert with other services to identify places of worship or even organize evangelistic efforts on a city-wide basis.
Me, well I am crazy about maps just because they give me some idea of the detail that God went into when making the world that I live in. To have a piece of that on my phone is not only humbling, but also revealing of how much more my tech and life have to reflect living as designed by a Great God.
posted by Antoine @ 10/12/2006 04:29:00 PM
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