JGUI, the same folks who prepared that ultra-cool Vista theme for Windows Mobile, have recently released a new application called GPS.Friend. The idea behind the app is simple – to allow users to find their friend, child or whoever from their mobile phone. Sure, you can use a service/app like Loopt for the purpose, but I guess this is the easier way. The only downside is that a person whom you’re trying to locate also needs to have GPS.Friend installed on its Windows Mobile smartphone (other platforms are not supported at the moment).
Here’s how it works:
GPS.Friend reads your current GPS location and asks your friend’s phone for his/her coordinates to match both locations. Once both locations are determined, the application will display them on a map (downloaded from Google Maps) and calculate the distance between the two. And that’s it, you can take it from there…
GPS.Friend is easy to use and with only few taps, you are ready to go. It works on both Windows Mobile Professional and Standard edition smartphones and supports all screen resolutions.
Free version of GPS.Friend allows you to get your own current location or ask someone’s only one time a day. The full version with unlimited location requests is available for 17.25 EUR. Additional licenses (after one is purchased), cost 9.95 EUR.
[Via: the::unwired]