Now, the subscribers of TeleNav can send their current locations to any mobile phones. TeleNav Inc. has unveiled the latest version TeleNav GPS Navigator, the original navigation application for mobile phones. Customers can also share addresses of their businesses, including restaurants, hotels or movie theaters. Even users can send information on local gas stations with the cheapest prices for that day. The company has launched the GPS navigation system for mobile phones, which has following features: Voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions: TeleNav GPS Navigator computes the routes automatically. Users get up-to-the minute guidance, including street names, and will automatically be re-routed if a turn is missed while driving. My TeleNav” Web site access: It allows you to preplan your trips, save addresses and manage your account, all online at Telenav. Subscribers can save locations in their “My Favorites” folder and they will automatically download on their phone next time they launch TeleNav GPS Navigator. Location sharing: Now users have the ability to send their current location or the location of a nearby business to one friend or many friends all at once. This information can be sent from a mobile phone or from the “My TeleNav” account on Telenav. TeleNav GPS Navigator users can quickly navigate to locations they receive using the service’s turn-by-turn directions. Mobile users not subscribing to TeleNav GPS Navigator will receive a link to view a map and static directions on their phone. Local search: Customers can look up more than 10 million businesses and services, including ATMs,restaurants, hotels, Wi-Fi hotspots and gas stations, and easily navigate to them with the click of a button. Business reviews and ratings: Users can sort by highest to lowest rating to help them make a decision, or view all of the search results on a map. TeleNav GPS Navigator also allows customers to rate restaurants themselves directly from a mobile phone. Real-time traffic alerts and one-click rerouting: TeleNav GPS Navigator monitors each specific route and will proactively search every five minutes for traffic congestion or incidents. Customers will be alerted, both audibly and on-screen, and can choose to find a faster route to their location by pressing just one button. Fuel Finder: TeleNav GPS Navigator includes updated gas prices for local gas stations, and provides driving directions to the station with the lowest gas prices. Now, with just one click, friends and colleagues can share locations of these stations with each other as well. Full-color 3D moving maps: Just like an in-car navigation system, the 3D maps turn, move and stop along with the driver, while also displaying a realistic image of the streets the driver is approaching and passing. Users can also pan and zoom around the map to view surrounding streets. Spot Marker: Users can mark waypoints to help find their way back to a location or to record points of interest. Pedestrian Mode: TeleNav GPS Navigator can also be used while walking, to help guide customers through crowded downtown streets or back to a parked car. My Favorites: Customers can save as many addresses as needed for easy access and directions later.
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TeleNav GPS Navigator sends current location and business reviews on mobile phones
TomTom unveils new high-end GPS navigator models in US market
Did you remember? Few days back, I told about the launch of TomTom’s new GPS PND model, One XL in Taiwan. TomTom is again back with its new high-end navigator models, the TomTom Go 920 and TomTom Go 920T in the US. The TomTom Go 920T GPS comes pre-installed with complete maps of Europe, the United States and Canada on 4 GB of internal memory. TomTom’s new GPS device includes enhanced positioning technology to experience more continuous navigation. The enhanced positioning technology of TomTom uses movement and gravity sensors to calculate the position of driven, when there is no GPS signals because there is no direct line-of-sight connection to a satellite. The Map Share technology helps customers to adjust maps and share corrections with other TomTom customers, so that users can always receive the most up-to-date information. An RDS-TMS Traffic Receiver provides up-to-date traffic information, while an improved Bluetooth remote control allows drivers to operate their device safely from anywhere in the car without touching the screen of device. The company has also unveiled the TomTom One 3rd Edition along with the TomTom Go 920 series in North America. TomTom One 3rd Edition has an improved user interface that provides options for customizing the navigation screen as well as provides quick search tools. The new TomTom Go 920 series would be available by the end of 2007 for $600, while the TomTom One 3rd Edition will be available by the end of this month for $250.