The iPhone Continues to Ruin the Desktop Experience

I popped over to Google Maps on my trusty MacBook Pro, looking for the nearest Staples. It took me a couple seconds to realize that Mac OS X doesn’t give me a nifty Core Location button.

Location-based technologies are an obvious addition to mobile devices and portable computers, but I would argue that even desktop computers would benefit from knowing their location in meatspace. Eliminating a step in the “find stores / ATMs / movie theaters / homicides near me” process would be worth it alone.