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No you don’t need a fancy new phone with built-in GPS to get driving directions. GPS will naturally help you get the information about your current location, but you can do just fine without it too…
The new service called Dial Directions figured out users who don’t have one of the latest GPS-enabled devices should also be able to experience the taste of the location based services, hence their service works on any phone that can receive text messages. All you have to do is dial DIR-ECT-IONS (that’s 347-328-4667) on your cellphone, and answer a few quick questions about where you’re going and where you’re starting. Then within seconds, you’ll receive directions via text message. That’s it — there’s no complicated interface, nor any tech knowledge required to use their service. The idea is in using a combination of speech-recognition software along with the text messaging to deliver driving instructions to the people in Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York, with more cities to come in the future.
[Via: textually.org]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
