As the date closes by, more and more people are getting anxious to get their hands on the Motorola DROID. Some of those people, if not all, are disappointed that their new Android device from Big Red will not have multitouch capabilities, as the European version. Well, the Europeans will be jealous of their American counterpart [...]
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Android 2.0 gets Google Maps Navigation Beta [Video]
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While we may have caught up with the main features of Android 2.0 earlier this week, Google have been keeping one surprise. Google Maps Navigation Beta is an update to the company’s free GPS app, initially exclusive to Android 2.0 devices such as the Verizon DROID by Motorola, adding in turn-by-turn directions, vocal prompts, speech-recognition [...]
DIY Virtual Reality Headset with an HTC Magic [Video]
![DIY Virtual Reality Headset with an HTC Magic [Video]](http://androidcommunity.com/wp-content/themes/ewdiac/thumb.php?src=http://androidcommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/diy_virtual_reality_goggles_2.jpg&h=100&w=180&zc=1&q=90)
Okay, so this time we bring to you an easy DIY project, all you need is an old – or new, it doesn’t matter – pair of lab goggles, cardboard, tape, a ruler, a knife, an HTC Magic, and of course, a lot of time in your hands. This is the creative handiwork of Recombu’s [...]
Android Google Maps gets Latitude, voice search and transit directions
Google Maps for Android is now even better than before, thanks to new features and a few fixed issues with Google Latitude. You can now search Google Maps for Android simply by speaking your query and Google Maps will search it for you. Google’s voice recognition engine currently understands English in American, Australian and British [...]
My Maps Editor by Google puts your custom maps in your pocket
My Maps Editor by Google has just been released into the Android Market and not a moment too soon. With this applications users can create, edit, share, and view personalized maps on your Android-powered handset and synchronize them with the My Maps tab on Google Maps. You can take your desktop maps with you when your [...]
WeatherBug brings real-time weather alerts to Android
WeatherBug has announced their new weather application for Google’s Android platform. The WeatherBug applications integrates itself with Google maps to give users GPS-enabled Severe Weather Alerts, Customized Forecasts and More from the Largest and Most Precise Weather Network in the World. This weather application is ad-supported so it will be free to G1 owners. WeatherBug delivers [...]
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