As a big Google product fan, I sometimes find myself giving them too much credit.
As of recently I have been on the road for work more and living in a unfamiliar places. During this time I have been really relying on my Google G1 / Google Maps GPS program to get me around. However the last three times have had some mixed results:
Trip One: Google maps took me to a location in 3 miles up the road from the set location. A gas station. Not the right location, but bought some gummy worms.
Trip Two: My wife and kids took a day trip to a apple orchard in NC. We follow the Google maps direction to a “T” and end on a dirt on gravel road. Which we follow until the road is impassable. Thankfully my wife and kids found the misdirection as a little adventure. At least the kids did.
Trip Three: Now after two strikes I start losing trust in Google Maps. After getting off the plane, I begin to pad my directions from the area locals. This time however the Google Maps correct results.
Maybe Google Maps is playing some kind of sadistic Silicon Valley joke on me.
Get me lost… then get me there… get me lost… get me there…lost…lost… there.
DAMN YOU GOOGLE MAPS, AND YOUR LOVE GAMES!
One more time and I’m leave you for TOM-TOM or Garmin!
I’m kidding. I love the scenery.
What is so addictive to the G1 Smartphone and Google Maps is that you can look up where you want to go on your computer, shoot it to your G1 via your Gmail account, pull up the location on your phone, and route directions from your current location using GPS. It’s awesome… If it worked all the time… Which it doesn’t.
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