Feb
09
Posted in GPS SYSTEM on February 9, 2010


Last week sometime we told you guys we were giving away some free promo codes for Kapten GPS navigation system for the iPhone. Well we had 15 promo codes and only 22 of you took the time to leave a comment and enter the drawing. So instead of picking winners for the GPS navigation system app we decided to choose the 7 losers using our random integer generator. So here are those losers that unfortunately did not win anything. The rest 15 of you! We know who you are we’ll email you your promo codes! Thanks for participating.

And if you want to learn more about the Kapten for iPhone check out their page here. Their specialty is that it is a multi-transport GPS navigation system; meaning it can tell you to drive somewhere, make you hop on the bus, and then tell you which direction to walk.

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Kapten iPhone GPS navigation app winners


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Feb
09
Posted in GPS SYSTEM on February 9, 2010

NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas are constantly running these searches for LBS applications that rock out world, and for good reason. There’s a lot of cool work going on out there. Some not so amazing, and some really amazing.

Here’s the current list of finalists:

The winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 14 February in Barcelona, Spain. The finalists for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in the EMEA region are:

* IOTO International Inc. (www.ioto.ca), Canada: WHAXI lets you hail a taxi to your GPS location with a push of a button.
* Livecontacts (www.livecontacts.com), The Netherlands: Livecontacts Mobile offers assurance, safety and security anywhere in the world through a unique set of features, including real-time tracking of mobile phones and GPS trackers.
* M2Mobi (www.m2mobi.com), The Netherlands: Nulaz is a social information source that allows you to see where people, places and events are located around you.
* Mobile Agreements GmbH (www.mogree.com), Austria: With Mogree™, you can interact with people around you who share your interests–talk to existing friends and meet new people.

  • Mobilizy GmbH (www.mobilizy.com), Germany: Wikitude Drive is a turn-by-turn navigation system based on NAVTEQ® maps that utilizes an augmented reality camera mode and text-to-speech instructions.
  • Mobitee (www.mobitee.com), France: Mobitee is a GPS golf assistant that allows you to find the nearest golf course, follow route guidance via NAVTEQ maps, know the distance to each green and calculate your score.
  • Telmap™ (www.telmap.com), Israel: Telmap5 is the world’s first personalized location companion that allows operators to differentiate their mobile offerings with highly targeted and local content in the framework of search, mapping and navigation.
  • United Maps (http://unitedmaps.net), Germany: Walk & Ride packs comprehensive map detail and extensive information into an offline application that works any place, any time, with no hassle.
  • VIOM GmbH (www.viom.de), Germany: VIOS Mobile Leader offers workforce management to go–keep in touch with your business, everywhere.
  • XiLabs (www.xilabs.fr), France: Alien Attack is an outdoor GPS game in which you must destroy the alien’s eggs before the monster catches you–run!
  • Yoose GmbH (www.yoose.com), Germany: Yoose’s coupon widget provides easy access to coupons and discounts close to where you are, directly from your mobile phone’s home screen.
  • ZorroGPS® (www.zorrogps.com), China: ZorroGPS LIVE comes with 16 live navigation services on SIM PNDs and mobile phones, including Europe or North America NAVTEQ maps, all at a low price.
  • If you only have time to check out two, I like the nulaz/m2Mobi concept and the Yoose idea. WHile both have been talked about, I like the Yoose idea the best. There has to be a better way of managing all of those shopper cards, discounts and coupons that come my way. How about if Grocery store #1 knew that I liked Grocery store #2 also – let the bidding war commence and see what coupons they might throw my way this coming week. Sick of coupons? How about the App knows that I subscribe to the Sunday Newspaper and all of those coupons that come already get loaded automatically in my “account”?


    Source: GpsLodge
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    Feb
    08
    Posted in Garmin Gps on February 8, 2010

    Garmin Voice Studio When we announced Garmin’s new Voice Studio at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, we turned heads, raised eyebrows and got a lot of people talking … as the voice on their own nüvi. And because Voice Studio is a free and easy way to customize your nüvi, you can record your own voice, or have your kids give you directions, or let your spouse navigate, or practice your impressions to surprise and impress your friends – or a little of everything. So because the answers to the most popular questions – “How much does it cost” and “How long does it take” – were “nothing” and “not long,” the question that always follows is “How do I do it?”

    Simply download the free Voice Studio application from http://www.garmin.com/voicestudio and install it on a PC. You can then record a few dozen phrases, and edit them directly within the Voice Studio application. To achieve the best quality recordings, we recommend that you use an external microphone. Once complete, the voice file is loaded onto a compatible Garmin nüvi. The entire process typically takes less than 30 minutes.

    Combined with free and fun icons from the Garmin Garage (http://www8.garmin.com/vehicles/) – and other downloadable voices – Garmin customers can personalize their devices to a degree that no other navigation provider can match. Voice Studio is compatible with all nüvis except the nüvi 300 and 600 series. Voice Studio does not provide text-to-speech directions.

    Source: Garmin
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    Ask Garmin: How do I use Voice Studio to add voices to my nuvi?

     
    Feb
    08
    Posted in GPS SYSTEM on February 8, 2010

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    The Garmin Nuvi 285WT is a full featured widescreen GPS that offers text-to-speech, bluetooth hands free, and for a while, access to MSN Direct’s load of features including traffic, weather, movie times, local gas prices and more. The downside here is that MSN Direct is stopping in January 2012, making the MSN direct features short-lived. The upside is that the unit itself is a solid unit, offering a lot of capability at this price – widescreen GPS navigation with Bluetooth.

    At Amazon – Garmin Nuvi 285WT – for $99


    Source: GpsLodge
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    Feb
    08
    Posted in GPS SYSTEM on February 8, 2010


    Chinese brand Motom may not be a very familiar name just yet but they’re hoping to change that with their latest GPS integrated tablet called M7.

    Including its 7″ screen, the specs for the M7 are great as we’ll mention in a second, but only one thing caught our attention which we’d label ‘not-so-exciting’. The OS is Windows XP… Really guys?

    But let’s just look beyond that and focus on the 1.3MP webcam, WiFi, 3G conectivity, HDMI port, multiple USB ports, 4800mAh battery, 1GB of RAM, and a 32GB SSD storage. Not bad huh?

    Hopefully they can find a distributor here in the states so we can wipe that SSD drive clean and install Android OS on it… via

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    Motom tablet carries GPS


    Source: Navigadget
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    Feb
    06
    Posted in GPS SYSTEM on February 6, 2010

    According to macnn Apple now is prohibiting the use of GPS for serving location aware ads. They want to limit the use GPS feature of your iPhone to only get beneficial information. This immediately makes everyone think that Apple is probably reserving the right for location based advertising for themselves and might make a move in this direction soon.

    Apple initially was in touch with AdMob which later was acquired by Google; so they recently purchased Quattro Wireless; another ad company. Analysts in the field claim that Apple will launch a mobile advertising network to serve ads on free apps.

    Keep in mind all these are speculations.

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    Apple keeps locking down their iPhone platform


    Source: Navigadget
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