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9
Find Yourself
with Maps
If there's anything about the iPad that makes me feel like I'm living in
the future (well, there are a lot of things), it's the Maps app. Within a few
seconds, I can look up an address, find a nearby business, go virtual sight-
seeing with my daughter, or get directions from my current location—
wherever that happens to be—to any address.
The Maps app uses Google's mapping technology to deliver results that
can be a typical street map or a top-down satellite view that really does
feel like science fiction. As long as you have an Internet connection, you
can find yourself. As someone who's never had a good sense of direction,
that's incredible.
The iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model includes a GPS chip for accurate location
discovery, but the Wi-Fi-only model can also use Maps well.
