Earthcomber launches free personal navigation for Windows Mobile devices
Users of Windows Mobile-based handhelds now have a new way to shop, travel and comb the surrounding area for anything they want, anywhere they are.
Earthcomber, touted as “the ultimate personal navigator,” is introducing itself to users of Windows-powered PDAs and smartphones. This free service has already generated substantial buzz among Palm-powered loyalists.
To the naked eye, Earthcomber first appears like any other type of navigation software – except that its GPS-enabled maps for all territories in the U.S. are conspicuously missing a price tag. All maps, “Look Lists” and “Community” features are entirely free, providing users with tremendous new travel tools at no cost.
StarNet SD GPS receiver now compatible with Palm’s TX, Treo650 and LifeDrive
Stellus System, a leading system integrator of wireless communication products, announced today the production release of their Palm TX, Treo650 and LifeDrive drivers for their StarNet SD GPS receiver – a high-performance, rugged GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver with a SDIO (Secure Digital Input/Output) interface. Simply plug in the StarNet GPS receiver into your Palm handheld and you can use it for in-car navigation, recreation, asset tracking, surveying or other location-specific information applications.
“There is a very large user-base for the TX, Treo650 and LifeDrive handhelds worldwide and these users have been requesting drivers to enable Stellus’ StarNet GPS receiver on their handhelds,” said Craig Conkling, CEO of Stellus Systems. “In addition, no longer is Bluetooth GPS needed to interface to your Palm handheld, just download the drivers and plug in our solution and go!” he added.
Garmin iQue 3000, the new Palm OS PDA device
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today introduced the iQue 3000, a newly-styled, entry-level Palm Powered™ personal digital assistant (PDA) that offers fully integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The iQue 3000 expands Garmin’s iQue Palm OS PDA product line, which currently includes the iQue 3200 and iQue 3600. The new iQue 3000 was introduced at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Mapopolis, maps for PDAs (review)
Mapopolis makes viewing maps on your PDA handheld easy and fun. It is very fast, accurate and easy-to-use. View maps and generate driving directions even across map boundaries! Map library covers the entire U.S. plus major Canadian and European cities. Maps include every street and street address and thousands of landmarks.
The dynamically generated maps support fifteen zoom levels with street labeling at all levels, map panning, map rotate, and the ability to change detail level.
TomTom for Palm - 5.12 Update Available
Released a new software update (5.1.2) of TomTom Navigato 5 for Palm OS
This new version has the following new features and improvements:
- Both NAVIGATOR 5 and Contacts Navigation can independently be assigned to a button.
- Improved error messages in the HotSync© log.
- For PalmOne Treo 650:
- Improved handling of incoming phone calls - the device will now automatically switch back to NAVIGATOR 5 after the phone call has been connected.
- The device will always turn off when the power key is pressed.
