One of the first truly useful hacks for the iPod was adding maps to the photo and video capable models, and of course, since the iPhone is no different than an iPod when it comes to photos, you can easily do the same with your phone.
If you're an iPhone user living in New York, head over to Khoi Vinh’s Subtraction blog and grab his pre-compiled zip file of New York Subway map images to stash on your iPhone. Using the tile feature of the thumbnail view in Photo Albums you can re-create the whole map and then zoom on individual sections. A flick of the finger moves to the next “quadrant.”
As Vinh explains: “This makes the map much more navigable, because if you have a mental understanding of how the city’s boroughs are laid out, you intuitively know which tile to jump to in order to find your stop.”
Vinh’s maps are based on the MTA’s subway maps and we suspect at some point he’ll get a cease and desist letter from the MTA so grab them while they’re available.
And if you know of similar packages for other cities throw the links in the comments.
Photo from Subtraction
Source: Wired
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