Waze

“Waze” is another app I happened to fall upon this week. It is basically an app designed to help navigate through traffic but it has extra features such as gas pricing and hazard alerts. Now the deal with this app. is that it is user generated. Therefore, if you want the app. to work to the fullest potential, you must join in on the reporting of information. When the app. opens if brings you to a map, very similar to that of your average gps. I am the triangle.

From this point, if you were driving the map follows you along but if you would like to search a route prior to leaving you can scroll around the map.

In doing so, you are able to see people who have joined the app. driving around and when they joined the app. This I tend to find a tad creepy because what if I rolled up at a stop light next to someone who too was on the app. Awkward.

Furthermore, you can pinpoint traffic.

Getting back to the user generated aspect of the app. If you click on the bottom left of the screen, a menu pops up

You can navigate: 

Meet up, this is to specify you location so other waze users know where you are:

My waze which is basically you profile for others to view:

Reports is a simple way to see what is going on in your area and the settings and switch off are self explanatory.

On the bottom right is where it allows you to report any incident in order for the other users to view.

Overall, I find the idea of the app. to be creative and unique but I do feel it needs more of a following to reach its maximum potential!