A Poor Man's Navigation System

I’ve never been a fan of navigation systems because of their price and the infrequency with which I need directions to someplace new. When I do need to go somewhere I’m not familiar with, I print out a map beforehand. Or, even worse, when I’m out on the road and think of a place I’d like to go off the top of my head, the navigation system often can’t find the exact location because I don’t have the full address.

After the iPhone came out and everyone talked about how great Google Maps was on it, I checked out the feature on my own smart phone, the Samsung Blackjack. I downloaded both Google Maps and Microsoft’s Live Search map program, and they’re really intuitive. Check out the video above to see how much faster it is to find a location. Of course, the big problem is the phones don’t have GPS tracking in them…yet.