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Parents usually get worried when their kids are out of their sight. Now this is what such parents always wanted. A GPS device that can tell the exact location of their kids and also tell them the route their kids are expected to follow.

This device dubbed Kiditel can be carried in the backpacks delivers exact coordinates of the place it is in. Parents can check the position of their child by loggin on to a secure part of the Telematics website. Moreover, it also has a panic button which kids can press once they think they are in trouble.

Once a kid presses the panic button, the device sends a SOS message to their parent’s cell number who can then call on the device to check the problem. The device also can be used as a phone in case of an emergency. The device which costs £20 a month filters incoming calls and allows calls from preregistered numbers only.

The device is currently available in France, but it is expected that it will soon be launched in UK and USA.

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Finally, Mio has launched a couple of new GPS devices in the market. The two new GPS devices, C520and C720t has 4.3 display screen in slim form factor. Both GPS devices are featured with Bluetooth capabilities and also makes easy to receive and make calls while driving.

The Mio C520 has a 480×272 pixels QVGA touchscreen and it is compatible with USB 2.0. The size of the Mio C520 is 0.8″ x 3.2″ x 5quot and it weighs only 190 grams. The Mio runs on Win CE .Net 5.0 and it comes with bundled of MioMap navigation software. You can easily carry this small size GPS device in your pocket.

While the second device, Mio DigiWalker C720t GPS comes with a 2MPx camera and business card scanner. It has ability to import contact info and photo geotagging. The Mio DigiWalker C720t GPS also supports an SD/MMC memory slot. It offers SD and MMC memory card slots too.

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Delphi is synonymous with GPS navigation systems and its NAV200, with touchscreen feature, was quite a rage when it was introduced last year. As per reports, the company is keen to introduce its successor very soon.

The new device is named NAV300. Like its predecessor, it features a 400MHz processor, SiRFstar III GPS receiver and comes equipped with SD memory card option. The newly added features include Bluetooth compatibility and a microphone. That means you have the advantage of pairing it with your cellphone.

The pricing part is not yet disclosed, and so is the release date.

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Now, you can esaily find out your friend’s location through VITO’s new application. VITO has launched new GPS application, named VITO FindMe for Pocket PC phone Edition, which will help users to find out their friends by just sending an SMS. VITO FindMe is a free GPS utility for Pocket PC Edition, which has in-built GPS receiver under Windows Mobile 2003 5.0, 6.0.

Users can simply send an SMS, which contains codeword to a Pocket PC with installed VITO Find Me.

Thus it allows you to receive your friend’s coordinates through Google Maps. Even it allows VITO FindMe to send your friend’s coordinates through email. The features of VITO FindMe are given below:

1) You can easily spot your friends on Google Maps
2) Send your location through e-mail
3) It has password protected settings

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Germany based manufacturing company, Navilock has launched a Bluetooth enabled 2.0 mouse with a GPS receiver. The new mouse can be connected to the computer as well as to mobile phones, UMCPs via Bluetooth. The new BT-451 mouse works as an external GPS receiver with its own power source and wireless connects to PDAs, mobile phones and notebooks.

The device includes u-blox high sensitivity ATR0635 GPS single chip that is capable of tracking outdoors as well as indoors. The BT-451 has a powerful antenna, which outperforms other GPS receivers.

Navilock claims that the battery of both the mouse and the portable device is increased by allowing the device to connect to the mouse, when it needs positional data. The u-blox ATR0635 GPS single chip has been selected due to its superior indoor GPS functionality.

According to Frank Kautz, Product Manager at Navilock, the company has selected u-blox’ GPS chip due to its high sensitivity receiver, which ensures uninterrupted, accurate tracking even in the most challenging signal environments.

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The reference application software, Install n Go is available from u-Nav Microelectronics, which enables integration of host based GPS navigation software. The Install n Go software is based on u-Nav’s Orion RX2 high sensitivity GPS receiver.

The Install n Go startup operation and user interface would be easily customized to fit the needs of different applications. The reference software is demonstrated on a standard handheld device, which is running Windows PocketPC Operating System.

According to says Peter Benschop, u-Nav Director of Worldwide software, the new Install n Go software eliminates the complexity of device driver development and modifies the kernel level to minimize the integration effort of high performance GPS host based solution. It has additional GPS software to implement a fully functional cost optimized 20-channel GPS receiver with sensitivity levels of -160dBm.

The new software is featured with Windows CE host application program, which initializes the Orion RX2 GPS hardware. It also manages the fully ported Hosted Orion RX2 navigation software and also provides a standard NMEX interface for Windows mapping software through an integrated virtual serial communication port.

In addition, the Install n Go is fully compatible with ARM based host processor and also utilizes the standard Windows CE drivers for serial communication to the GPS IC and control lines to the GPS subsystem. When the software is not using GPS functionality, it automatically places the u-Nav Orion RX2 in sleep mode to save power and reduce host memory utilization.

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Are you worried about your kid’s whereabouts? Well the British clothing company Bladerunner has come up with a solution - a jacket with a global positioning tracker (GPS).

The jackets released this week has a tracking device in the lining that allows parents to find the jacket anywhere in the world within a few feet. According to the company, the jackets were originally designed for mountaineers, skiers and snowboarders. The company later decided to make a children’s version with a slash resistant lining..

Google Inc’s mapping tools provides trackers with latest updates about the position of the jacket with updates every 10 seconds. The tracking device’s rechargeable battery lasts for 18 hours.

The jacket is priced at $500 plus $20 a month for the tracking service. Therefore, if you want to know were your child is going convince your child to wear the jacket with GPS tracking device.

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Now, you do not have to wait till next year for the GPS enabled iPhone. Thanks to Navizon as it is bringing GPS service for your iPhone.

Are you searching for your pet? If yes, then GPS enabled real time location tracking system, Myrimis will help you in searching your pet. Hong Kong based Nanomatic has launched Myrimis (my-risk-management+information-system), which enables millions of people to use the most comprehensive location based social network on their personal computers or mobile phones.

V7 is getting ready with a novel model to hit the North America market. The most recent model, which is known as NAV700 features a 4″ TFT LCD touch screen and a 400MHz Samsung processor. It also consists of 1GB on board flash memory as well as an extra 256MB on the SD card.

NAV700 is said to be sprinted on WindowsCE.Net on the background and depends upon a 1600mAh Li-Polymer battery for power. Besides it utilizes all the rage SiRF Star III GPS receiver. The hardware & software are included with the support for TMC; so once you lift up an external TMC antenna, you can get live traffic information at once.

So, the latest and greatest V7 NAV700 will hit the shores of Canada first and the US in the long run. Though there is no word on its MSRP, but yet it is expected to cost $349 or lower.

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