One of Nokia’s big announcements today was the introduction of Nokia Drive, Nokia’s proprietary voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation tool. I got a demo from Adrian, a Nokia Drive Product Manager, and he showed me the ins and outs of Nokia Drive and why it’s looking like it will be a really handy Windows Phone tool:
Nokia Drive will likely be a really great complement to Windows Phone’s already excellent built-in navigation via Bing Maps. What I like about Nokia Drive is that it’s interface is different enough from Bing Maps that it lend itself well to certain situations, specifically driving. I could see myself using Nokia Drive when I’m in the car (I spend a lot of time in rental cars without GPS), but will be sticking with Bing Maps for local stuff and when I’m traveling by foot.
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