Now be ready for new Mio’s GPS navigation device which offers you updated map data. A leading worldwide supplier of GPS navigation devices, Mio Technology Ltd has unveiled an ultra-sleek, entry level GPS device, named Mio DigiWalker C220 to fulfill the needs of customers. The Mio DigiWalker C220 is equipped with updated map data. The device is perfect for those users, who are new to GPS navigation system. It offers you wide range of facilities and broad range of consumers from college students to old people. It offers you US Maps including Alaska and Hawaii preloaded on an SD Card, which allows users to simply remove the device the box and go. Mio DigiWalker C220 offers drivers to navigate their directions in English, French or Spanish. It offers an anti-glare, 3.5-inch display, so that sun will not effect your screen. Mio DigiWalker C220 is featured with 20 GPS receiver channels with WAAS enabled. It has on board 256 MB flash memory and comes 3.5 TFT touch screen, 65 K colors, QVGA. It offers you long time battery up to 4.5 hours. You can get this new GPS navigation device in $249.95 U.S. According to Kiyoshi Hamai, Sales Director of Mio Technology Ltd, this device will offer you more than 3.5 million points of interest in finding way for cafe. Via: PR News Wire
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Blaupunkt’s TravelPilot Lucca 3.4 boasts of rendering your maps into 3D
With the aim of expanding its Lucca series, Blaupunkt recently announced to include a new member in its Lucca family. The latest member is known as TravelPilot Lucca 3.4, which is integrated with 3.5-inch screen and sports 512MB memory and TMC feature. I don’t find any new feature that can magnetize the GPS geeks except the multimedia and connectivity, whereby you are enabled to play your MP3 and WMA files. You can also view your images and make use of a USB flash drive to shift files. Besides Blaupunkt TravelPilot Lucca 3.4 is also capable of turning your maps in 3D, which is made possible by virtue of a quick Atlas 2 Dual Core processor. No detail about its availability and price, but as and when it will come, I will let you know. Read
Update unveils hidden GPS on HTC P3600
Well now the state-of-the-art and best-of-breed GPS technology seems to be all around. Recently Nokia’s N95 is rocking the world with its GPS functionality, and now the users of the HTC P3600 are allowed to make access to GPS software. HTC is reported to have signed a definitive agreement with the GPS giant TomTom, which indicates that HTC is able to make use of the TomTom’s Navigator 6 software for maps and directions. So, if you are consisted with one of these, you would obviously would like to use the GPS feature and tap into an assortment of added sports currently available. HTC says that the GPS functionality can be downloaded from its website where users are allowed to get a free GPS software package. The package is also touted to make available access to a free TomTom city-map download, making users available a taste of the Navigator 6 experience. The P3600 is a compacted PDA and phone, including 3G and HSDPA, the unit claims to give support to speedy Internet browsing and downloading. It is also featured with a 2MP camera. Additional to the GPS accessibility, the company is also said to have updated its browser, Bluetooth and fascia icons. Besides they have integrated a streaming player. Read
SkyCaddie kicks off GPS caddie
SkyCaddie recently rolled out a new range of GPS handheld devices, which are known as SG1, SG2, SG4 and SG3. The latest line of GPS devices is claimed to be capable of helping golfers pinpoint their bearings on over 12,000 competently navigated golf courses. Let’s take a look at their sports and specs one by one: The first one is the SG1 model, which comes with the price tag of $230 and power-driven by a rechargeable battery. It is also capable of showing the distance to the green from anyplace on the hole. The second model is the SG2, which is claimed to make available distances to the green and perils on the course and is able to gauge the depth and form of the green from any angle of approach. It comes with the price tag of $280. Two watertight versions can also be availed. Last but not the least is the SG3, which is power-driven by AA batteries, prized at $300, whereas the SG4, operated on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, comes with the price tag of $350. Infinite map access to a state’s golf courses comes with the price tag of almost $30 a year, infinite map access to courses all through the US is $50 a year, and map access to courses all through the world is $60. Read
Latest Toyota sat-nav claims to deliver maps on demand in Japan
Toyota cars in Japan are very shortly going to feature state-of-the-art roadmap and traffic data, thus making drivers able to instantly learn the quickest routes. The newest service is purported to be built-in with a “map on demand” with always updated info on the roads of Japan. The carmaker is about to roll out the technology next month in all latest models sold in Japan. The basic deliverance, G-Book mX, makes use of a mobile phone connection and is free. The driver will have to make purchase of navigation equipment and cough up the phone bill. The best-of-the-breed and state-of-the-art G-Book mX Pro is built-in with an on-board data-transmission device. Costing $100 per annum subsequent to a free year, it has additional sports for instance automatically warning authorities while an air bag inflates. The service, besides regularly updating map data, available in the car, boasts of tracking how speedily cars are going and relays the info to a central computer system. That way, traffic jam can be factored in while the device is computing routes. The latest service is touted to be more precise than the electronic route-mapping systems available at present, as it is capable of making access to info gathered from thousands of Toyota cars on the road. All the worldwide auto-manufacturers provide versions of such services, however they are inclined to target luxury car owners and do not seem to be as keen regarding making available the up-to-the-minute updates. It was also reported that a similar service would be made available in China however there is no mention of when. Read
Acer presents E310, an all-in-one navigation solution for the Saudi Market
Saudi Arabia-based Acer Computer has come up with the release of its latest and exclusive E310, a handy handheld GPS with out-and-out street and road map of the Kingdom and GCC nations. The E310, ergonomically developed, underlining Acer’s culture, is claimed to be a complete navigation system, which not only is easy to use, but also stress-free – plug and use device. The E310 developed specially with considering end user is the all-in-one navigation solution, getting from A to B need not be perplexing. The Middle East is swift to pick up on foremost global trends, and navigation systems are not any different. This latest unit provides the customers with the alternative of not just pinpointing the city streets, but also the main highways and its arteries of the Kingdom and GCC nations. The E310 GPS receiver is integrated with complete MP3 player, incorporated speaker and a 2.8-inch LCD touch screen. It is also included with an integrated memory ability of 64 MB and a battery life of 8-hours. Navigation managements are performed using the touch screen feature. The flexibility of the E310 is its robust point. It’s user-friendly and for them who have not tried navigation, the unit is also claimed to transform travel for locals and visitors similarly. The E310 is also a photo-viewer and its feature is extra augmented by its mini-USB. Unique navigation keys enable to input and programme newest end with ease. Technology is regarding getting an aim and the E310 is touted to cover a lengthy way in increasing the access of Acer further in the Kingdom. The E310 is to be displayed at the Acer stand at Saudi GITEX, being co-nducted in Riyadh from the 15th to 19th April. Read
eRide GPS chipsets to be distributed by Trinity Telecomms
A distribution contract has been signed between Trinity Telecomms and Hitachi High Technologies, the worldwide sales channel for San Francisco-based eRide, a leader in GPS, A-GPS and satellite navigation technology. With this contract, Trinity Telecomms is enabled to provide the complete set of eRide GPS chipsets and units to the market of South African. William Hardie, Trinity Telecomms MD, says: In line with Wavecom’s recent announcement of the international collaboration between Wavecom and eRide on the Wavecom C-GPS solution, Trinity Telecomms has entered into successful discussions with eRide to bring the full range of eRide’s GPS chipsets and modules to the local market. The eRide range will complement our existing offering based on the Wavecom range of GSM/GPRS wireless CPUs and microprocessors. We will continue to source the Wavecom C-GPS solution from Wavecom, but will now be able to exclusively offer the rest of the eRide range of GPS chipsets and modules to customers requiring a GPS solution for their mobile products. eRide’s technology paves the way for wireless carriers to tap into the rapidly growing market for location-based services by providing the most sensitive and accurate technology suite on the market. While traditional GPS receivers are microchip and operating system reliant, eRide’s clients are software scalable and microchip and operating system autonomous. eRide is coming together three worldwide technologies, i.e.; GPS, wireless communications and the Internet. In this way, eRide’s state-of-the-art positioning technology is made suitable for many markets such as mobile chipmanufacturers, wireless operators and cell phone and device makers. eRide’s Opus One baseband chip (7 x 7 x 0,8 mm) and the Prelude One RF chip, together with eRide’s navigation software, claims to provide a full GPS/A-GPS solution. Read
GPS devices sales expected to touch $4.1B in 2007
On the whole contentment amongst owners of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices is sky-scraping, and consumer interest for the technology is setting off, said by a research report brought forth recently by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). GPS – Exploring Ownership and Interest exposed an 80% owner satisfaction rate, which was sturdily swayed by the user-friendliness and show eminence of the devices, used first and foremost for navigation assistance in a vehicle. Steve Koenig, CEA’s senior manager of industry analysis, was quoted as mentioning, Convergence has spread GPS across multiple product segments resulting in greater consumer awareness and budding adoption of the technology. The availability of new services like real-time traffic information will continue to drive this segment forward in the coming years. While GPS possession even now seems to be pretty small at 18% of online consumers, CEA market research shows on the rise consumer interest, with delivery revenues almost tripling between 2005 and 2006. Almost Q1 that is 24% of online consumers are making plans to buy a GPS device within the next-up year, paying out an average of $410, which may possibly bring about sales getting $4.1 billion in 2007. Read
GR-10 GPS receiver boasts of playing the world’s diminutive card
Currently, I scarcely have to present an dubious exposure regarding the frequently- played global tiniest claim, except the 12-channel GR-10 GPS chip in point of fact could be the most smallest now. Making its entry at only ten- x ten- by two-millimeters in size, this teensy weensy unit claims to sway a couple of sequential ports, -152dBm sensitivity, 35mA working present, and is capable of opening up latest doors in the ruthless sphere of voyeurism preventive tracking. It was mentioned that an outer antenna would be needed, tentatively integrating rather a tad of mass to the ended product, however let’s not quarrel over semantics. The uber-tiny GR-10 can be now availed for $58.46 if ordered over 10 units at one time, however as you aren’t expected to pay up $584.60 actual speedy like, only give a click on via for a striking size assessment shot. Read