Archive for the ‘GPS Software’ Category

GoPal Navigator

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

GoPal NavigatorAfter years of monopoly decisions GPS road navigation giants TomTom, Navigon and Garmin because few competitors in this business, I thought it would be really hard to think and create comprehensive and effective and easy solution for everyone, but in 2006 we witnessed the revival of Route 66 and the launch of GoPal Navigator was developed by 3soft for Medion.
After many successful v1 in early 2006, and the following v2 format HD (high definition) at the end of 2006, now comes the third edition added a feature to avoid road sections - one of the weaknesses so far. Medion currently offers a very modern product, which has all the voice commands for fusion, marks the limit of speed on road maps of Navteq 4th quarter/2006, voice recognition (in some models).
GoPal v3 is installed on models of the 2007th Medion. Some of them are already commercialization as E3115 or MD96310, others must occur soon Referral X4510, S2310 and P4410.

Mio C620 and C620t with real 3D maps

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Mio C620Presented at the IFA electronics show in August 2007, Mio C620 and Mio C620t are already on the market. Mio Technology, one of the top 3 manufacturers of portable navigation devices (PND) in Europe, relies greatly on the success of these products with true 3D mapping.
Mio 2008 software includes over 1000 3D waters, as well as digital information on the height of the ground - so the driver has a view of the road ahead.
Used is the latest mapping of Tele Atlas (2007.7 - which means that I will wait Bulgaria), and navigation is clear and the review of 4.3 “screen (may be used and known technology Mio ’split-screen’, allowing the user to see both information about important points of the road or other critical information on the route).
Mio is not risk money is safe and familiar SiRFstarIII GPS processor.

Update of iGo maps for GeoVision 350 and 430

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

GPS navigation system and among potential candidates fall Prestigio GeoVision 350 or 430. Should already in the purchase of any of the two models to get updated with detailed maps for navigation (January update of the Bulgarian Maps iGo) in 10 Bulgarian cities. Estvestveno update includes maps for the surrounding region (Serbia, Montenegro, Rum, Ukraine, Greece ..) but the main focus and what is of particular interest is mostly updates Bulgarian cities. This was Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Rousse, Dobrich, Veliko Tarnovo, Blagoevgrad, Stara Zagora and Shumen. However, if you buy now navigation is good to ask the seller whether the new versions with the revised maps, or unsold model which is the older version, as of course it is preferable to have a new …
And for people who already get a device and want to update the maps to the new version is also made, but this is not a free option. Update the new version of the maps will cost 100 leva, as probably it will be done in a manner similar to that used for adding additional maps for navigation in western Europe. For more details on the update for the new card should contact the company from which you bought navigation since there is supposed to have to have it or get it soon.

Nokia will navigate their clients with GPS

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

In collaboration with the Technical Institute Berkeley, manufacturer Nokia opened a six-month pilot program for its models, equipped with a GPS receiver. Mobile Millennium, as it is called the software will work with any device that supports JAVA applications and provide reliable and useful information for traffic participants. The project includes a system for monitoring traffic in real time and automatic re-routing to the most liberal parts of town.

Microsoft will give information about the traffic in real time

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Traffic in big cities, especially in the U.S. is becoming a serious problem for all employees traveling to work. Each seeks to deal with traffic or to avoid it, but Microsoft is definitely up to something interesting. Using trucks to transmit traffic information from the site of the event. The new technology is part of the system Dust Network of Inrix Traffic Services, which promises that can provide state of the traffic by Bayesian statistical analysis of more than 1 years ahead. Besides specialized trucks from Inrix will use the return antennas attached to over 500 000 vehicles, which will transmit the necessary information. All traffic information will be available in web portals and navigation systems for automobiles. From Inrix announced its initial partners, namely, TeleAtlas, Cingular, MSN, Garmin, Magellan and TomTom, and the new generation of SPOT watches Microsoft.