GOOGLE MAPS NAVIGATION, LIKE MOST OF GOOGLE’S GENIUS, IS FREE AND ALTHOUGH IT’S ONLY IN THE BETA STAGE AT THE MOMENT IT SEEMS TO ALREADY WORK SEEMLESSLY ON 2.0 DEVICES (ENGADGET GOOGLE ANDROID DEMO HERE ETC.). I’M YET TO FIND OUT IF (AND WHEN) WE CAN GET IT FOR THE IPHONE.
MASHABLE REPORTED THAT TOMTOM AND GARMIN’S SHARE PRICES HAVE TAKEN MASSIVE HITS OFF THE BACK OF THE LAUNCH – SAD TO HEAR BUT INEVITABLE – FIRST RULE OF TECH BUSINESS GOOGLE WILL WIN (NB. UNLESS APPLE DESIGNED A NICER LOOKING ONE FIRST).
I GET LOST ALL THE TIME AND HAVE NO MONEY TO MY NAME SO THIS IS THE PERFECT SOLUTION (IT EVEN INCORPORATES STREET VIEW) – ONE DAY I HOPE TO STOP BEING SO SYCHOPHANTIC ABOUT GOOGLE.