Kindle Tips - Use GPS and Google Maps on the Amazon Kindle

Turn the Amazon Kindle into a GPS navigator. 

I’d already posted the Kindle hacks from the IgorS blog. Anyways here’s some more details -

The Kindle seems to have location-awareness in the CDMA module. You can plot your current location on Google Maps when you are in Browser Mode by pressing Alt -1 . The other shortcuts are:

Basic Options: 

Alt-2 find gas station nearby
Alt-3 find restaurants nearby
Alt-5 find custom keyword nearby

Advanced Options:

Alt-D dump debug info to the log and toggle highlight default item
Alt-Z toggle zone drawing and show log

Alt-1 show current location in google maps

I’m hoping some viewers can try it out and comment on how they find the experience. BTW I do have Google Maps on Kindle as part of my Header Image