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Virtually every Google service has a Labs section devoted to implementing experimental features. There's Gmail Labs, Google (Search) Labs, Google Calendar Labs, and now, Google Maps Labs.So what can you expect from Google Maps Labs?

In the age of email, it's not often we send mail through the regular postal service. Next time you're mailing a letter the old-fashioned way, do it up right with Google Maps and a color printer.The idea got its start thanks to a clever idea from graphic designer Beste Miray. She came up with the idea of making a mailing envelope that, when opened, shows the geographical location of where the letter came from.

Windows: Ever wish you could customize your Garmin GPS unit's voice? With a free download, you can record your own directions, or plug in any audio file, to create an entirely new "language" for your device. Update: Apologies for the duplicate post.

Not wanting to be left behind by the likes of Android, Nokia is today rolling out a free turn-by-turn GPS app for 10 of its phones: the Nokia X6, N97 mini, E72, E55, E52, 6730 classic, 6710 Navigator, 5800 Xpressmusic, 5800 Navigation Edition, and 523.

Next time you're planning a drive and want to use your Android phone's handy GPS navigation, don't email yourself the address or type it on the phone. Do as Dave Winer does and use Google's My Maps to save time.

We've shown you how to find north with a nothing more than a stick in the ground. It's a neat trick, but not the only way to figure out where you are without a compass. Photo by John Carmichael.

Google Maps Navigation is a fairly great GPS replacement, but typing in an address and launching Navigate isn't something you want to do while driving. Add instant navigation shortcuts to your Android home screens for faster Navigation directions.

My wife bought me a Garmin GPS for Christmas last year. After showing her Google Navigation on my G1, she asked if her gift is obsolete. Sorry to say but, for anything but long-distance treks, Google's Navigation is good enough.

Google's awe-inducing, turn-by-turn Maps Navigation is exclusive to Verizon's Droid phone—unless you're willing to hack around with your G1. With either some command-line-fu or a two-part Windows application, you can put Google Maps Navigation on a rooted G1.