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 ;)

5 Responses

  1. i have a kindle and i cant get my gps location
    i press alt 1 and i get restaurants that aren’t even nearby

  2. I tried all these shortcuts. Nothing happened.

  3. could you let me know the steps i.e.
    1) go into browser mode
    2) press alt-1.

    and so forth that you followed. thanks,

  4. Sadly, this no longer works on kindle 2 :(

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