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January 2, 2006
iPod "hearts" Yahoo Maps. . . sort of
It would seem the rest of world is ready for the iPod to do more than it currently does. With each revision, it always seems to be one step away from being the total "it" device everyone so craves. In reality, the iPod goes thru more revisions and updates than any other electronic gadget I know of; even cellular phones can't compete with the iPod in that respect.
So innovative people have been picking up the slack, slapping on things they wished they iPod would do. It's interesting because one wonders if that is Apple's intention. One way to keep the public interested is by leaving your platform open; just enough so ingenious people can hack it to do what they want.
Case in point, ipodiway. The website offers Yahoo Local Maps integration into your photo enabled iPod. You simply enter your starting and destination points the same way you would on Yahoo Maps, but you end up with a zip file that you sync onto your iPod photo library. Now you have your step-by-step directions and its all free.
I've tried it, it works, its good. A bit round-a-bout way of doing things but like I said, it's sort of a hack and until the iPod gets some sort of GPS mapping software, this is as close as your gonna get. ENJOY!
Posted by tranism at 11:39 PM | Permalink
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