Amazon Kindle DX Review

Admit it. Using your smartphone for Google Maps directions while navigating the streets of an unfamiliar place or city while convenient, can be something of an eye strain. But here's some good news: if you own an Amazon kindle, you can use the pseudo kindle Gps highlight to run the Google Maps application and supply you with the needed directions, giving an added benefit from your Kindle.

But is the Kindle the only ebook reader that offers this advantage?

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It seems that one of the Kindle's closest competition, the Barnes & Noble Nook, does allow the use of Google Maps as well. But there's one catch: you can only use it when you are in a WiFi area as the Nook is only adequate with WiFi connectivity. This could severely limit your use of the application especially when you are in an area where you need directions fast but don't know where you can get WiFi connection.

On the other hand, Kindle's web capabilities fare best when getting directions online because of its 3G connectivity. Plus, it's free! But how do you get the Google Maps application using the Kindle Gps? Here are the steps you must take:

1. On your Amazon Kindle, press Menu, pick the Experimental section of your device, and click on Basic Web. For purposes of getting text-only directions, using the basic web mode is just right and will take much less time to retrieve than if you're in the industrialized or Desktop mode.

2. Before proceeding, it is best to do a Clear Cache first to free up some of your memory for web browsing.

3. Then click on Menu to pick Go to Top or Enter Url. Then type in maps.google.com/m/directions.

4. Use the 5-way controller until you reach the Go To section. You will then be taken to the text directions for Google Maps.

5. Bookmark this page (using the Menu button again) so that you won't need to type the Url again upon repeated use of the application.

6. Using the 5-way control button, enter data on the To and From fields. Then pick from the options "By car", "By transit", "Walking", and "Bicycling".

With the Kindle Gps and its experimental features, the Amazon Kindle can take you to places -- not only through reading, but no ifs ands or buts as well using Google Maps.

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