Pocketmap X For Iphone

People at Space Machine just recently revealed a video of an application called PocketMap X. PocketMap X is what you may call a “free roaming 3D location browser”. You can drive through streets over a map, or fly over a city on a plane. To change your direction you just tilt your iPhone left and right.

You can increase your speed with the touch control on the right hand side of the screen and change your altitude from the left side.

How is this useful? We’re not sure. But it has to be useful for something other than entertainment. Check it out. This sneak peak video is pretty awesome:

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Smart Cell Phones With Gps Technology

Global Positioning System (GPS) plays the role of a navigational aid not only in cars but also in cell phones. With a GPS-enabled cell phone, your exact location can be easily tracked.

Believe it or not, cell phone companies were wary about incorporating GPS technology into phones initially. However, as it is one of the best and easiest ways to locate people in case of rescue works and 911 calls, it soon became inevitable. This is because a GPS cell phone helps in identifying the exact location. Moreover, cell phone companies saw this as a better alternative to revamping their entire tower network for the purpose of tracing cell phone calls. It was Motorola and Blackberry that were the first GPS mobile phones in the United States to use this technology.

Tracking a person via GPS cell phones is done with the help of 3 or more satellites. There’s more to it. It should be the right cell with the right service and appropriate network.

If you want to know the whereabouts of your friend, just select his name in your GPS phone. The next moment, you will be viewing the labyrinth of streets around him. A dot will show you his exact position. Doesn’t it sound like an interesting and seamless way of tracking people?

The most striking feature of cell phones, which makes them custom-made for the use of GPS technology, is their portability. In addition to all the above, GPS phones have an easy access to the various data services along with voicemail and internet access.

Though only a few of the companies are employing this exciting technology currently, many more cellular service providers are joining the league. Pretty soon, almost all the cell phones that hit the market may be GPS phones with built-in GPS receivers!

How To Select The Right Gps Unit?

I am of the kind, who is very bad with directions and I have my wife, who is equally bad at finding her way, for company. Much as I hate to admit it, she is the one who saves the day by asking friendly passers-by directions for reaching our destination. But I have realized that it is high time I looked at other options. So, I am in the market for a GPS system. If you are thinking of getting one, then it will be useful for you to learn from my experience of searching for a GPS system that best suits my requirements.

I came across three basic types of GPS systems listed below:

• Stand-alone systems: They are units that can be carried along if they are smaller in size or even mounted inside a vehicle. They are usually economically priced between $300 and $700.

• Built-in navigation systems: These are high-end devices designed for installing in motor vehicles and include a number of unique operational features as well as advanced technologies, like internal gyroscopes and connections to the vehicle’s speed sensor. You may also decide to go for features like audible directions and touch screen, which make it very convenient for you to use the system. Some systems include speed camera and radar monitoring as well. They might cost you anywhere from $900 to $3,500 depending on the model.

• PDA/cell phone units: These are Smartphone devices that can help you out when you are stranded in the middle of nowhere with just your cell phone to bail you out. They are the least expensive of the lot and in my opinion the best one to own.

In general, the things to look out for in a GPS unit are storage, which should be large enough to hold all your locations, high usage time, and the amount of detail you require in terms of identifying your location. It may range from pinpointing your location to guiding you to the nearest restaurant, ATM, or even your favorite doughnut shop!

Advantages Of Gps Use In Public Transportation

The use of GPS in and navigation and mobile phones has made the word ‘GPS’ a popular one. With a GPS vehicle tracking system, you can monitor your vehicles, their time efficiency, and speed. But, do you know what a GPS tracking device is and how does it work in vehicles? Usually, the tracking device is installed in the vehicle and transmits information to a GPS-enabled mobile phone or a laptop.

Using a GPS Tracking Device, you can almost immediately get a GPS taxi service. If you run a rental taxi service, you can track all your vehicles with a car GPS tracking system. GPS devices are very useful, if you are managing school bus services. The school bus tracking option helps you to keep a track of the vehicle. In case of any emergencies, you will be able to alert the authorities nearby and get immediate help.

Now, let me tell you about the most enterprising use of GPS tracking devices. They play a vital role in the field of logistics, which includes supply chain management. GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems offer you a full range of real-time tracking services that help you to optimize your operations. You can effortlessly track each vehicle in your fleet. You can stay one step ahead of your competitors by delivering the highest quality service to your clients. Thanks to the GPS Tracking Device, you will always know where the vehicles are. This will ensure that you get a hold over problems like:

• Inefficient dispatching

• Rash driving

• Non-adherence to a given route

If there are any deviations in route or delay in dispatch, you will be able to track the vehicle via the live feed from the GPS Tracking Device to you laptop or mobile phones. Problems can be rectified almost immediately before encountering a business loss.

GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems will help you deliver goods on time every time. It helps you to reduce your operational and maintenance costs by a large margin. GPS Tracking Device can be your key to success if you are into transportation business.

Oqo Model 2+ No Gps Here

The OQO Model 2+ netbook was officially launched today at CES. The specs we came across at the end of December look to be right on the money, but now we have a little more info to share. The Model 2+ has a 1.86 GHz Intel Atom processor and Qualcomm’s Gobi multimode wireless chipset providing CDMA and HSPA connectivity.

It has an impressive 5-inch OLED touchscreen with a 1, 000, 000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a speedy 1.01ms response time. Other hardware includes an Intel System Controller Hub US150W with integrated 3D graphics, 2 GB RAM, DirectX 9 and H.264 video decoding support. Battery life is a 20 percent improvement over the Model 02–3.5 hours with a standard battery and 7 hours with a double capacity battery.

Somehow the 5-inch display packs in up to 1920 x 1200 pixels and has HDMI/DVI output. Unfortunately there is no mention of GPS here though. OQO’s Model 2+ is an expensive one–priced at $999.

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Cobra 7700 Pro

Cobra has been very quiet recently – but that doesn’t mean they forgot about the professional drivers out there. They just recently announced 7700 PRO, a GPS navigation and routing tool specifically designed to the needs of the professional driver. It utilizes a lot of truck-specific data that helps them optimize routes and arrive at destinations in the most efficient and economical way possible.

The 7700 PRO has a huge 7″ touch screen in 16:9 aspect ratio, and features text-to-speech guidance with loud turn-by-turn direction. Your purchase will include 3 months of unlimited downloads from Cobra’s AURA Camera & Driving Hazard Database, which alerts drivers to the locations of fixed speed and red-light cameras, dangerous intersections and known speed traps. An extra smart feature is you can always switch the Cobra 7700 to run in “car” mode – so drivers can take it with them in their personal vehicles.

With Cobra 7700 PRO they partnered with ProMiles and TruckDown Info International, Inc. to include more than 33000 truck-specific points of interest (POIs) such as routable travel center locations, detailed amenity information, fueling stations, restaurants, heavy duty towing, truck and trailer repair shops, truck-friendly hotels and weigh scales, plus the usual 12 million standard POIs.

As you’d normally expect from other truck specific GPS navigation system the 7700 PRO can calculate your route based on the vehicle’s height, width and weight and provides complete coverage data including STAA National Highway Network and Access Roads; National Bridge Inventory List; National HazMat Route Registry; and detailed truck data for the lower 48 States and Canada.

The Cobra 7700 PRO will go for $580 when it comes out in October.

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Thinknavi T7

Korean brand ThinkNavi now has a model for the European market. It is called ThinkNavi T7 and has a really big 7? touch screen. You’re going to need that screen space since T7 allows you to watch TV and navigate at the same time thanks to the picture-in-picture feature and DVB-T receiver.

Some hardware specs of ThinkNavi T7 include 500Mhz processor, SiRF Star III GPS receiver, 2×1.5W speakers, remote control, AV-in port, and a USB 2.0 host.

Like we mentioned this GPS navigation device is designed for the European continent so it comes with maps of 45 European countries (see list below), which also include safety camera database.

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein,
Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City,
Channel Islands, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus,
Serbia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary,
Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia,
Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, Montenegro

Not only the maps but the voice guidance also covers whole of Europe. You’ve got 20 different languages to choose from which include German, British English, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Greek.

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Htc Touch Pro Gps Navigation In Your Car

Here is a video of a guy showing off his HTC Touch Pro while using the video out capability of the device. It must be nice to be able to switch between factory installed navigation system and iGO navigation software on his phone.

Anybody share to care where you can get that cable and for how much?

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Hemisphere Gps Xf101

Hemisphere GPS XF101 is an add on to the field computer “The Archer” built by Juniper Systems of Utah.

It is a GPS receiver that integrates with the Archer handheld to provide sub-meter DGPS for location-based applications. It is lower power device so you can still use your handheld PC for a long time and is rugged enough to be even working in a pool.

Here are some features:

• Crescent GPS technology for superior sub-meter accuracy
• COAST Technology maintains accuracy during temporary loss of diferential signal
• Optional external antenna for additional accuracy
• Low power consumption conserves Archer battery power
• Easy to use, modular – connect to Archer and go to the feld

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Moto Rolls Out Fixed-mount

Motorola Inc. has rolled out its VC6096, an in-vehicle, fixed-mount mobile computer that provides both GPS-based asset tracking and vehicle monitoring, as well as navigation and other location-based services, according to the company.

Lenovo X1

Lenovo just introduced X1 for the Chinese market. X1 is a touch screen phone with GPS capability, so that alone is enough for us to mention it here on Navigadget.

It’s not 3G or anything; just a tri-band EDGE device. But the screen is a nice size (3.2″), and a has a decent battery that rates at 800mAh.

If you’re Chinese you can read all about it here. Do consider bringing one back on your next visit home… via

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Iphone Still Not Strong

Although GPS is now part of the new iPhone, some say the functionality isn't that great. "I think that it is too early too say. Initial reviews of the iPhone's GPS functionality haven't exactly been overwhelmingly positive," said Patrick Connolly, IMS Research senior GPS analyst. "However, much of the frustration is borne from the lack of sat-navy functionality, particularly as many reviewers do not appear to be that GPS-LBS savvy. For me, the blame lies with Apple's media team who, for once, have got it wrong here. Public information on APIs and current and future applications/limitations would have gone a long way to preventing some of the negative stories doing the rounds at the moment."

Nokia 8208 Does Gps

The Nokia 8208 we mentioned back in February will come out in the U.S. apparently, now that it has cleared FCC. So, yeah, we were wrong.

Nokia 8208 is a dual slider phone that a features 2.2″ screen, 3MP camera, FM radio, A-GPS receiver, and a microSD card slot. We still don’t know which carrier will offer this phone but we are guessing it will be Verizon so you’ll be locked with VZ Navigator.

A couple other features include bluetooth, and a 3.5mm audio jack - you can bring your music on a microSD card up to 16GB.

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Xroad Mi4300

Xroad – the same guys who make the iPhone GPS app for East and West U.S. separately are apparently trying to take over with their own hardware, something called XRoad MI4300.

Nothing too interesting here – your standard 4.3″ screen navigation system. But it would be interesting to see if the user interface would be anything similar to what they have on the iPhone.

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Hack Your Nokia N95 For Better Gps Reception

Do you have problems with your GPS reception on your Nokia N95? How about some soldering skills? If you’re brave enough you can open your N95 and remove the default GPS antenna and instead stick in an 8″ speaker wire in there and wrap all over your N95 before closing it back up. You should follows the instructions and read comments here though.

The poster of this hack claims you can get a satellite lock in 5 – 10 seconds – even indoors. However doesn’t share if this is after a cold – or a warm – or a hot start.

Give it a shot – why don’t you?