A recent press release by Magellan the GPS maunfacturer shows how local search is fast being integrated into established devices.

The Magellan’s Maestro Elite 5340+GPRS auto navigation unit featuring Google Local Search enabling users to search the Internet for businesses and services in a local area and providing information about those businesses.

Local search makes an ideal partner for mobile phones and GPS devices and I would guess that these device will probably account for most of the local searches in the future.