it's the google maps application basically modified with TTS to give turn-by-turn directions. it even works by voice command by saying "directions to..."... you can give an address or a place name... very handy when you're lost or in traffic. i think it's one of the best apps android 2.x has going for it. imho
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Matthias Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > One last question. One of the apps I wanted the most was the Google > turn by turn which the Eris didn't have because it did not have 2.0. > Does anyone have any experience with this app or are there better ones > or is it all garbage? > > Matthias Johnson > > On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Mike Kershaw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:28:43AM -0400, Matthias Johnson wrote: >>> Oh and I guess another selling point for the Droid is it has been >>> rooted. >>> Does the Incredible allow you to ssh from it? I think the Droid is >>> going to >>> be my pick. >> >> No US vendor is yet limiting what types of apps you can get, as far >> as I >> know. >> >> SSH is just userspace. >> >> "Rooted" isn't so exciting unless you plan to do some serious >> hacking on >> it. Mine is rooted because I'm porting Kismet and doing USB host >> stuff, >> unless you're doing that sort of thing, there's no reason to care. >> >> You cannot, trivially, root the droid anymore unless it was already >> rooted and you took precautions, the 2.1 update fixed that. There are >> ways, and I could help you at a meeting, probably, though there are >> also >> risks (you have to nuke it to factory 2.0.1 and rebuild it, or apply a >> hacked partial firmware that nukes the recovery partition to factory >> and >> subtly corrupts it so it doesn't auto-update back to secure). >> >> You need to hack root to get ad-hoc tether mode as well. I do not >> consider this a great idea, because verizon IS looking for this kind >> of >> thing and it's pretty obvious when you're doing tethered data vs cell. >> >> Also remember that when you root the phone and start running >> downloaded >> root code, it could SERIOUSLY own your system and your personal data, >> and you wouldn't necessarily be able to tell. Everyone seems all >> happy >> to install any app from the store that requires root,but you have NO >> IDEA what it might be doing under the covers. >> >> tl;dr - Root shouldn't be your determining factor unless you have >> specific goals >> >> -m >> >>> >>> Matthias Johnson >>> >>> On Apr 26, 2010, at 10:24 AM, Jesse K Ziter <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Google just updated the page saying "For Verizon's network, you can >>> buy the >>> Droid Incredible by HTC, a powerful Android phone and similarly >>> feature-packed cousin of the Nexus One." as per the droid or the >>> incredible >>> I guess it comes down to the keyboard. I have rocked the G1 since its >>> inception and never felt the need to upgrade because of the >>> awesomeness of >>> the cyanogenmod. The Droid and the Incredible are both awesome. I >>> just >>> jumped ship myself and pre ordered the incredible after that >>> announcement by >>> google. I would have deffinatley gone for the nexus due to the xda >>> forum and >>> cyanogenmod, they have kept my trusty G1 running as smooth if not >>> more than >>> the droid for over a year. All that being said my G1 had all the >>> functionality of the droid with the custom rom and third party >>> apps. I would >>> worry more about the form factor and hardware. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Matthias Johnson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have the option of getting a new phone for Verizon and I want an >>>> Android just not sure which one. The Eris seems to be in the rear >>>> so >>>> really it's a question of Droid vs Incredible. Incredible has a 8 >>>> megapixel camera vs a 5 on the droid but I really could care less. >>>> To >>>> me the big differences are OLED and Snapdragon for the Incredible. >>>> Keyboard, screen size, and true Android software for the Droid. For >>>> me the real Android software is the issue. Reviews I have read are >>>> that the Incredible win this catagory because it is 2.1 but it seems >>>> like a loser to me since it is Sense and you then have to wait for >>>> HTC >>>> to update like the Eris situation. Any thoughts would be much >>>> appreciated. By the way where is the Verizon nexxus? >>>> >>>> Matthias Johnson >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >>>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>>> >>>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS >>>> Auditorium >>>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM >>>> Jun 2 - Android >>>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http:// >>> mhvlug.org >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS >>> Auditorium >>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM >>> Jun 2 - Android >>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http:// >>> mhvlug.org >>> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >>> >>> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS >>> Auditorium >>> May 5 - Crack and LLVM >>> Jun 2 - Android >>> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie >> >> >> -- >> Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[email protected]> >> GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 >> >> Know the rules other people live by. Know them well. Know them in >> the same >> way terrorists know about cars: so that you know where to put the >> bomb. >> _______________________________________________ >> Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org >> http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug >> >> Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium >> May 5 - Crack and LLVM >> Jun 2 - Android >> Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > May 5 - Crack and LLVM > Jun 2 - Android > Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium May 5 - Crack and LLVM Jun 2 - Android Jul 7 - Patent Absurdity - The Movie
