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Earth on the mobile phone

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Remember the video of the 3D Google-Earth like application for Java-enabled mobile phone posted a few days ago? Swedish mobile gadget news site mobil confirms it’s of Swedish company Wayfinder‘s mobile app Wayfinder Earth, whose beta is due to be released May 2.

The news site reports that the application will allow you to type in a place name and then zoom in to it, and will also show restaurants, hotels, etc. It also says the free application is part of a strategy by Wayfinder to attract more users, who would then be enticed into buying services directly through the app.

All this puts Wayfinder into something of a competitive position with Google’s recently announced Google Maps Mobile. Google’s product is definitely 2D, as the working online demo shows. Also, it uses the same technique as with Maps, where you zoom in to predefined levels, and then scroll across different map tiles.

Wayfinder Earth is seen using a two-tiered vector-based solution: A Google Earth-like 3D interface for further out, and a 2D interface when zoomed closer in. The video shows smooth zooming at all levels, with the maps as vector data downloaded and rendered on the phone.

57 thoughts on “Earth on the mobile phone”

  5. I would like to know that does it really works on mobile? if it really

  12. Please send me google earth for my cell phone nokia 6233.

    Because i want to show whole world at my mobile.

  13. Please send me google earth for my cell phone nokia 6233.

    Because i want to show whole world at my mobile.

  19. En mi Samsung F-480 se instaló sin problemas.

    ES EXCELENTE …

    Solo se necesita paciencia.

  20. I want it for my blackberry Bold, where can I find the link for the download.

    Thanks!

  24. Hi i want google earth on my mobile because i like visit ing places n google is helpful to use

  25. Hi i want google earth on my mobile because i like visit ing places n google is helpful to use

  26. Hi i want google earth on my mobile because i like visit ing places n google is helpful to use

  33. Plz send me n tel me how 2 downlad google earth on my mobile. I am using k790i

  35. i have a mobile phone nokia 5800, please send me a google earth if it possible

  39. Plz send me n tel me how 2 downlad google earth on my mobile. I am using samsung 5300a

  43. want google earth on my nokia n78 will it works And is my handset java enabled. Pls help.

  44. please send me the link for google earth and let me know how to install it in my nokia E71

  46. i would love to, and i got the mobile version of YouTube. You won’t beleive it

  49. I have the sony ericsson xperia x1 cellfone. Can I get google earth for it? I had it on my iPhone.

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