10th
September
2008
Tips & Tricks #12: Using Cell Towers to Map Your Location on Your Kindle
tags: Tips & Tricks |
The Kindle is useful for all sorts of tools other than reading. This might be one of the coolest, however. You can use the cell towers that power your Kindle’s wireless internet to locate your position.
Go to the web browser (for more on how to do that, click here) and hit Alt and 1. The Kindle will open up Google Maps and will use the cell towers to triangulate your approximate position.
Even more helpful, you can press Alt + 2 to find nearby gas stations, Alt + 3 for nearby restaurants, and Alt + 5 to search for a keyword nearby.
Sources: LaptopMag.com; Teaching With Technology
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