TheQuantumByte

Following up on my previous post on the rumored new “Dark Metal” interface in OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, here’s a look at what could possibly be the widely-rumored Maps application.

Following the iPhone’s path, Mac OS X is rumored to also include a Maps.app application that runs off a new Core architecture called “Core Location”, which allows GPS / cell towers tracking data to be implemented into OS X apps.

I think the application interface should be a pretty clean one, very similar to the Finder’s interface that we’re all familiar with. Maps will have the same icon as the Maps.app client on the iPhone, and should be a pretty compact app, in terms of size.

The underlying map service will of course be from Google Maps, with added support for Street View, as was introduced to iPhone OS 2.2. The sidebar contains the navigational toolbar, and the main interface contains the map, which can be customized to either Map, Terrain, Satellite or a mix of all.

Zooming in using the navigational bar, and using Core Location, your position will be able to be identified, and Maps.app will drop a little red pin as the iPhone client does, using GPS and cell tower data.

Indeed a simple app, but I think will do the trick! Apple always has a way of taking the most trivial and simplest concept, and turning it into a work of art, making it even more user-friendly and exciting.