Nokia Maps 2.0 anything but pedestrian

By Bonnie Cha on 14 February 2008

Nokia Maps 2.0 displayed on the 6120 Navigator

Hey, go take a walk, why don't ya?

That is, with Nokia Maps 2.0. Nokia announced at GSMA 2008 that its newest version of the mapping and software application is now available in beta form, and it brings a number of enhancements, including more advanced pedestrian navigation. This makes complete sense to us, given that mobile phones and smartphones make for better handheld navigators than in-car GPS. Of course, we realise not everyone lives in a place where you can walk to your destination, but for those who do, the new features of Nokia Maps 2.0 are pretty awesome.

First, there's the Walk function that gives you visual turn-by-turn directions and also provides information about surrounding streets and buildings. In newer handsets like the just-announced Nokia 6120 Navigator, you'll also get a built-in compass. And we're not talking about a simple digital compass. The map will move with every direction for more accurate orientation. Nokia Maps 2.0 also adds the option to purchase multimedia city guides that give you photos, videos, and audio streams of your destination. And of course, it will continue to offer in-car guidance.

Nokia Maps 2.0 is available for selected devices from the Nokia Beta Labs Web site, and the company hopes to bring the application to the mass market along with a Series 40 version during the first half of the year.

Topics: gps, mobile phone, nokia, map, 2.0, navigator, walk, pedestrian

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Comments (3)

  • tomm79 commented on 04/09/2008 12:54 Report abuse

    I dont supose anyone would have the product code for the 6210 naviagtor on the optus network the product code is situated behind the battery and says code: then numbers

  • Diabo commented on 16/04/2008 10:41 Report abuse

    Nokia Map Loader only works on Windows, needs .net framework, and if you add a new map the map loader deletes all your existing maps so you'll have to download them all over again. But you don't need Nokia Map Loader. http://nokiamaps.moo.no links to all maps on Nokia's smart2go server. Works with any browser on any operating system, including Mac and Linux. No need to install anything on your computer, so it works when you're in a hotel, school, at work, or in an internet cafe. If your phone talks WiFi or 3G you can add and update maps from your phone's web browser without even touching a computer.

  • dumshitsnshit commented on 23/02/2008 17:26 Report abuse

    nice blog dip **** its a 6310 navigator not a nokia 6120

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