Location Tech in the Kindle
Igor Skochinsky did some digging into the Kindle code base and revealed to some goodies hidden inside Amazon’s book reading device:
...basic photo viewer, a minesweeper game, and most interesting, location technology that uses the Kindle’s CDMA networking to pinpoint its position. There also are some basic location-based services that call up a Google Maps view to show where you are and nearby gas stations and restaurants.
- c|net
by Adena Schutzberg on 01/03 at 07:21 AM |
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