PSA: You can SMS to 'Google' and get directions and...everything else

[beer]

Seriously - SMS a message to 'google' and, oh, in the sms body ask for directions. See what it comes back with.

I tried this tonight when it was mentioned in passing. Damn. I don't need maps anymore

 

[axelfox]

Welcome to last year.

You can also find pizza joints near you.

 

[radioouman]

last year? i didnt know about this!

 

[brigden]

Explain in detail, please.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: radioouman
last year? i didnt know about this!

neither did i.

so what is the text of the original msg like? something along the lines of "how do i get to [destination] from [origin]?"

 

[Aves]

It can do a lot more than just directions.

http://www.google.com/sms/

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: Aves
It can do a lot more than just directions.

http://www.google.com/sms/

thanks for the link...that's awesome.

-=bmacd=-

 

[tfinch2]

Wow, I feel like it's 2004 all over again.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Wow, I feel like it's 2004 all over again.

LOL. It has been out for about a year now and it definitely comes in handy. Very few people seem to know about it though.

 

[pray4mojo]

wow i've been living in a cave for a year and didn't even know it

thanks

 

[Jittles]

I have seen this 2 times before this but I never use it enough to remember to continue using it, especially when it could come in handy.

 

[sciencewhiz]

Does anyone else find it ironic that somebody posted about google without searching?

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1608684&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1566890&enterthread=y&arctab=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1557511&enterthread=y&arctab=y