Disney converting Droid Eris into GPS tour guide

Here is a very cool geek article for all those droid nerds like myself from one of my favorite sites Engadget.

Walt Disney World is reportedly testing out Verizon’s HTC Hero as a GPS navigator and tour guide for the entire park, complete with shopping discounts, special bonuses and up-to-the-minute wait times for rides.

How or when you’ll get your hands on one is presently up in the air, though the man who snapped these shots told Mickey Updates the phones may be an inexpensive addition to your vacation — perhaps like the $10 BREW-based Mobile Magic application Verizon and Disney introduced last year.

Click here for more details including tons of pictures.

Here is the youtube video from Engadget’s article.

Photo credit engadget.com

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