Pocket Picks has already given you a heads-up on the free GPS app from amAze. We showed you a step-by-step walk through on how to download and navigate here, plus news on the introduction of satellite imagery here. Well, this new look sat nav app is now ready to download and apart from the Google Maps type aerial maps for major cities, amAze has added some other neat new features.
The great thing about this GPS app is not only is it free (amAze rely on advertising and sponsorship revenue within the app to fund the operation) but it works on pretty much all regular Java-based phones from Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung. Of course to get the navigation working you will have to invest in Bluetooth GPS receiver (unless your phone has built-in GPS) but that’s a small price to pay for turning your humble phone into a sat nav system, especially when smartphone solutions cost around £150-£200.
It’s also worth noting you the maps for your route are sent over-the-air from a central server so you will be receive data charges from your network. But if you choose to receive just on-screen icon based directions the data flow will be minimal (10-20kb for an average journey) while full-on maps can reach around 300-400kb. Either way it’s still pretty cost effective.
Anyway apart from turn-by-turn voice instructions, navigation to an address, calculation of the fastest route and the aforementioned satellite imagery, you can also navigate to businesses listed in Yellow Pages directory and view graphical weather forecasts displayed on maps. You can download the aMaze GPS app here. Did we mention it was free?
Looks great!
hi guys,
I actually met with the President of LocatioNet and asked him a few questions on Tuesday this week about the revenue model and challenges to growth for amAze… full info at http://inbabble.com/2007/07/19/interview-ofer-tziperman-president-of-locationet-on-mobile-search-and-navigation/
What about iPhone? N95 is past.