Tag Archives: navigation
Navigation and Multitasking on the iPhone
Now a little over two months ago, Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO has introduced the latest version of the iPhone operating system. To use the new feature called “multitasking”, you need the apps are up for it. Therefore, now the developer of the … Continue reading →
EU Galileo and its triple C: Costs, China, Catastrophy
The German goverment has warned that the European Global Navigational Satellite System (GNSS) Galileo will be again more expensive as planned. Calculated costs of 1.8 billion Euro until 2013 for development and 3,4 billion Euro for the construction phase will not … Continue reading →
Augmented Reality Navigation System – A car navi without maps
Today Mobilizy GmbH reveals a preview of it’s augmented reality navigation system. They claim to introduce the first fully functional mobile Augmented Reality (AR) navigation system. The software should be available for the iPhone and Android phones. Wikitude Drive was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Android, Ar, augmented reality, austria, car navigation, company, htc hero, htc magic, mobilizy, Navi, navigation, navigation system, salzburg, startup
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TomTom Navi now available for the iPhone
At Apples WWDC in San Francisco CTO and Co-founder of TomTom, Peter-Frans Pauwels introduced TomTom turn-by-turn navigation for the iPhone. The application looks very slick and fast and can switch between portrait and landscape mode. The text to speech functions … Continue reading →
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Tagged ad video, Apple, car, car accessory, directions, drive, GPS, iphone, Navi, navigation, tomtom, turn-by-turn, wwdc
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First real Navigation Software for the iPhone
One of the most requested applications in Apples AppStore is an navigation software, like TomTom or Garmin for Apples Smartphone. Even-though the iPhone 3G has integrated A-GPS no such navigation software is available, due to the restricting policy of Apple. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Apple, AppStore, Freeware, Garmin, iphone, Navi, navigation, Smartphone, Software, tomtom, xgps
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Test: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia with GPS
The SGH-i900 Omnia is Samsung’s newest Windows Mobile Smartphone with a size of 112 x 58 x 13,6 mm. Highlights of the phone are: 5 MP camera with auto focus 8 GB or 16 GM internal storage space and MicroSD … Continue reading →
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Tagged device, fazit, GPS, Mobile, Mobile Navigator 8, navigation, Phone, route 66, routing, Samsung, test
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Why is there no Navi for the iPhone?
Apple has introduced a SDK for the iPhone. So everyone should have the possibility to create own applications for the iPhone. Based on this information it should be obvious that a lot of companies will try to port their navigation … Continue reading →
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Tagged Apple, Google Maps, GPS, iphone, location based service, Navi, navigation, routes, sdk, Software, Solution, tomtom
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User-generated Geo Content – How far will it go?
Nicks Technopics uploaded a video on YouTube, explaining a new TomTom feature where users have the possibility to add and change map data. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video In the end it’s a … Continue reading →
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Tagged community content, Fun, navigation, tomtom, user-gernerated content, Video
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Enkin – Combining Reallity and LBS
Two students from Germany have worked on a project called Enkin. The have written this locational service on Google Andriod. Enkin allows to navigate in three differend modes: Classic Map 3D View Reality Until now the hardware is a little … Continue reading →
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Tagged Android, Enkin, Google, LBS, navigation, reality, sensors, web service
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Green light for Galileo
The European Union (EU) has finnaly decided about financing the statellite navigationsystem Galileo. All in all until the year 2013, when the project should be finnisched, the EU will provide 3.4 billion Euros. “Mit der Einigung des Rates haben die … Continue reading →
