If you like to travel and / or must travel for work, the Apple iPhone could be a great solution for you. One of the best and newest features of the Apple iPhone is its GPS capability. The browser is built in and knows exactly where you are. It’s so good that sometimes I don’t even carry my dedicated Garmin GPS with me. If you are always on the go, and who is not these days, you will always have a navigation system with you. Traveling and your iPhone are a great combination.
Some people wonder why you would need a browser on your cell phone. Many people would rather just stop a local and ask for directions. But what if you go to meet your friends for a night on the town and it’s a brand new bar? Or if you need to go to several places that same night? It quickly becomes difficult to remember how to get to all the different places.
One of the most enjoyable features of GPS is its ability to give you turn-by-turn directions. Now dedicated GPS units provide this feature too, but Apple’s iPhone displays it in textual and graphical format as well. But on top of that, the Apple iPhone’s GPS system seems to be more up-to-date than my dedicated Garmin GPS. The most recent maps and streets are in the unit. So far, there has been no charge for new maps, which is good. And finally, with the GPS unit, you also get free traffic updates, which is an additional cost at the Garmin.
Other great travel features on Apple’s iPhone are the built-in movie player and the ability to read e-books and listen to music. The iPod part of the Apple iPhone is like having your own theater or disco party in your own hands. Can you imagine driving a few hundred miles without having these distractions to help you get across the road? Also part of this built-in theater is the ability to watch YouTube videos, especially if you have an Internet connection, which is almost a guarantee as there are many ways to connect to the Internet with the Apple iPhone.
As well as having these great apps built in, you also have the ability to download even more programs and games to keep you busy. For example, one of the free fun games that I have downloaded is Daddy. The built-in gyro function of the Apple iPhone is what makes it a unique game to play. I’ve played that game for hours and so have my kids.
Now that you’ve seen why travel and your iPhone go well together, make sure you remember this before your next trip. You can load movies, e-books, music, and TV channels before you go out … assuming, of course, you have enough memory left. Use the built-in browser to figure out where to go and find places to visit along the way.