Google Launches API for Mobile & Desktop Browsers
August 22, 2008 11:24 AM | Google | Comments (0)
| Today Google launched the Gears Geolocation API for mobile and desktop browsers, while two third-party developers are launching the first location-enabled web apps using this API on Windows Mobile. The Gears Geolocation API enables mobile websites to provide you with customized information based on your current location, even if you don't have GPS. lastminute.com, a popular European website, now has location-enabled their new mobile restaurant finder to help you find restaurants near you without requiring you to type in where you are. UK residents and visitors can go to fonefood at m.lastminute.com, and click the "Find your location" link on the home page. Then select the type of restaurant and lastminute.com will automatically work out which neighborhood and city you are in and find matching restaurants. |
The second app is Rummble, a new social discovery tool where you can recommend places to visit and see personalized recommendations from friends. Visit m.rummble.com and click on the "Update location with Gears" link on the home page to see the "Rummbles" near you.
Gears Geolocation API is available on IE Mobile on mobile and Internet Explorer and Firefox on desktop. To use the location-enabled lastminute.com and Rummble web apps you need a Windows Mobile device that supports GPS or cell-id lookup (for example the Samsung Blackjack II and HTC Touch Dual).
Gears Geolocation API is available on IE Mobile on mobile and Internet Explorer and Firefox on desktop. To use the location-enabled lastminute.com and Rummble web apps you need a Windows Mobile device that supports GPS or cell-id lookup (for example the Samsung Blackjack II and HTC Touch Dual).
Note: A couple weeks ago we reported a new application that works by allowing websites to detect iPhones visitors and then giving visitors a simple way to get contact details and a map.
Screeb Shot of Rummble.com Mobile
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