VITO SmartMap for WM 5.0 with Usa maps
VITO Technology updates its well-known GPS moving map. VITO SmartMap now supports WM 5.0 and works admirably faster. There are also the USA maps available now: so traveling to US is not a problem anymore!
VITO SmartMap is a GPS navigation software that works with vector and raster maps. It allows you to view maps, determine your position on the map, view the current track, save it, and also export tracks as ESRI Shape files.
Navicore showcases new interactive services which enrich mobile phoned-based GPS navigation
At 3GSM in Barcelona this year, Navicore is showcasing how its new interactive services, such as real-time traffic information and safety camera downloads, significantly enrich the mobile phoned-based navigation consumer experience.
Navicore has rapidly become one of the top 3 suppliers worldwide of smartphone-based navigation systems by offering a complete GPS package, Navicore Personal, which enables consumers to turn their Symbian-based mobile phones into a fully-featured GPS navigation system.
CenterCup releases PDA Caddy to leverage legalized Golf GPS
With CenterCup’s newly released PDA Caddy , exact distance to the target is now one less thing to worry about. As of Jan. 1, 2006, the USGA will now permit distance-measuring devices for use in tournaments at the discretion of the organizers.
All of this bodes well for the amateur golfer. This development now enables golfers of all skill levels to have many of the tools used by the pro’s to improve their game. Tournament organizers are expected to readily approve the use of GPS and other distance measuring devices as it is expected to speed up play.
Announced world’s first E-GPS GSM Handset
CPS, SiGe Semiconductor and Shanghai Simcom (“Simcom”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SIM Technology Group Limited, today announced the world’s first Enhanced GPS (E-GPS) multimedia handset solution for GSM. The S788 handset solution, designed by Simcom, is a lightweight, palm-sized device delivering advanced multimedia features including high accuracy location based services (LBS), while optimizing performance, cost and battery life.
The S788 multimedia handset solution offers an MP3/MPEG4 player, touchscreen, and two megapixel camera in a slim, lightweight case.
TomTom Captures #2 Market Share For Mobile Navigation in US
America has chosen TomTom as the #2 brand for mobile navigation during the fourth quarter of 2005 - accounting for 25 percent of unit sales, according to recently released retail sales data from The NPD Group, one of the leading providers of retail market information. NPD information is based on data provided by a panel of 2.5 million consumers and point-of-sales tracking results from 600 retail partners worldwide.
TomTom opened its US headquarters in December 2002 and major retailers started selling the TomTom GO 300 and TomTom GO 700 personal GPS units in June 2005. In this short period of time, the GO product line jumped from 7 percent market share in June to 25 percent market share in December 2005, taking the #2 position in the mobile navigation market.
Wayfinder Navigator for the new Sony Ericsson P990
Sony Ericsson’s new P990 smartphone will be equipped with Wayfinder System’s popular navigation tool Navigator. Irrespective of network provider, P990 users all over Europe* will have direct access to the navigation tool as well as a free trial period directly from the Memory Stick. The application is being showcased at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week.
