location based services
Garmin is pleased to announce a close partnership with GPS-Buddy, a technology company that provides logistical tracking and management solutions for businesses with fleet vehicles. This relationship lets corporations who use Garmin GPS units in their automotive fleets to track those vehicles in real time and communicate with mobile workers via the Garmin GPS unit.
“Thanks to the real-time information transmitted through the GPS-Buddy unit, fleet managers can know where their fleet is and communicate with the drivers 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week,” said Gary Kelley, vice president of marketing for Garmin International. “This information is especially helpful when unexpected delays occur and schedule changes must be made.”
GPS-Buddy gives companies the tools they need to stay a step ahead of their fleet. Every 60-seconds, a secured GPS-Buddy server receives information about the vehicle’s location, speed, and status – such as engine data, loading door, and thermostat. The information is then available on the internet to GPS-Buddy customers. The data may be viewed at anytime on any device with internet access such as personal computers, Smartphones, or PDAs.
“When GPS-Buddy and Garmin get together, the excitement begins” said Philip Nathan, managing director of GPS-Buddy. “The combination with Garmin’s superior GPS-units and our proven fleet management technology is poised to further revolutionize the vehicle and mobile workforce market.” press release
Lowrance iWAY 350C review by PCMag
Posted in main on March 10th, 2006
The iWAY 350C measures 3.5 by 4.5 by 2.6 inches (HWD), making it small enough to fit into a briefcase or notebook bag. Unlike the 500C, the 350C has internal rechargeable lithium ion batteries that can power the unit for up to 15 hours. New on the 350C is an SD/MMC card slot that lets you use the 350C for playing your MP3s or as a picture viewer. Though the internal speaker (or headphone jack) is used as the default output for both voice directions and playing MP3 files, the 350C also has an FM modulator that lets you redirect output through your car’s FM radio. You can tune it to any open frequency on the FM band (a real challenge in the New York City area).
Unlike the 500C, which has multiple buttons, the 350C has only one—a power button that doubles as a screen brightness control. All user input is done through the touch screen. The main screen has four top-level choices: Map (returns you to the map screen); Music (accesses the MP3 player), Find (accesses three tabbed pages with a total of 16 find categories) and Options (three tabbed pages, each with six options). In addition, the main screen shows GPS signal strength, battery level, and the current time, and it has smaller tabs for accessing pictures or the gauge page… read
CeBIT 2006: Mio launch 6 new GPS units including A701
Posted in main on March 10th, 2006
Mio, has launched six new satellite navigation devices at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany hoping to offer something for everyone.
The new range includes models with integrated Traffic Message Channel (TMC) service, speed camera alerts, navigation to Outlook contacts and Bluetooth hands-free calling as well as the latest 20 channel SiRFstar III GPS receiver. The new range also sees the launch of Mio Map version 3.
The flagship model is the Mio A701, a phone, office and sat-nav in the palm of your hand. The phone is a fully-functional tri-band/GPRS Windows PDA phone with a 2.7 inch TFT touch screen, Bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel camera alongside the SiRFstar III GPS receiver.
Specs include a 520 MHz Intel processor, 192 MB of internal memory with expansion to 2 GB with standard SD or MMC memory cards, 4 hours talktime, up to 200 hours standby, simultaneous calling and navigation with MioMap v2, one touch calling of points of interest (restaurants, cinemas etc.) and for the geeks out there the ability to text GPS co-ordinates. The Mio A701 with cost £649 and be available in March.
The Mio C710 features maps of 24 European countries pre-installed on the internal 2GB flash memory while, cross-border route planning and navigation, integrated TMC receiver, MP3 player, Photo viewer and distance/weight/currency converter/calculator and built-in Bluetooth.
The C510E will offer maps of one region and major roads of Europe pre-installed on internal memory; package contains maps of 24 European countries on DVD, optional TMC receiver accessory, and built-in Bluetooth
The Mio C210 comes with the SiRFstar III GPS receiver, a 400Mhz processor and touch screen destination entry and is the company’s entry level device. Maps of one region and major roads of Europe preinstalled on internal flash memory of 512 MB
Based on the A201, the company has launched two new PDA products; the Mio P550/P350. The P550 includes Wi-Fi connectivity and Skype pre-installed, while both feature Bluetooth. Like the other models in the range both feature a 400Mhz processor and the SiRFstar III GPS receiver
The Mio P550 and Mio P350 are available in April and will cost £369 and £269 respectively.
The Mio C210, Mio C710 and Mio C510E will be available in May and cost £299, £549 and £399 respectively… via
Garmin for pilots GMX 200
Posted in main on March 10th, 2006
You’ll always get the big picture with the GMX 200’s sunlight-readable, high-resolution, 640 x 480, display. In addition to its huge AMLCD display, it comes with enhanced backlighting that dramatically improves color and contrast, resulting in chart depictions and images that are brighter and more vivid in all lighting conditions.
Big-Time Features
Similar to its predecessor, the MX20™, the GMX 200 is easy-to-use with multiple functions and useful features that make navigation simple and provide an extra margin of safety:
* At a glance, see your aircraft’s position relative to terrain, obstructions, weather, airways, navaids, restricted airspace and more
* select between several charting options and easily add or remove details with the simple press of a soft key
* new rotary knob allows for quicker map scale changes and entry of data
* front loading SD card-slot allows for expanded memory and makes loading updated charts uncomplicated
* fits in same panel space as the MX20 and includes more serial ports for added sensor capacity
Detailed Data
The GMX 200 includes high resolution terrain and hydrography data for the entire world which is preloaded for an unmatched presentation even at the lower zoom scales. The Garmin Base Map with cities, roads, rivers, and lakes has been added to further improve situational awareness. An aviation database featuring Jeppesen® NavData™ is used to draw airports, airways, navaids, airspace, and more. Map scales range from one-fourth of a mile to a whopping 2500 miles. A unique split screen function allows you to simultaneously view two charting options along with the vertical profile for the elevation of the terrain along the route of flight… gmx200
TomTom work review with screenshots
Posted in main on March 10th, 2006
One of the products headlight of CeBIT which will begin the next 9 Mars in Hanover will be the service TomTom Work of the company Dutchwoman which proposes to combine navigation GPS and service of alignment GPS by going up way, making it possible to know in real time when are employed or vehicles.
The service TomTom Work functions via a peripheral of alignment GPS baptized TomTom Link which must be installed in each vehicle, making it possible to the users to transmit in mode OTA (Over The Air - via GPRS, EDGE or UMTS) the current position of this one (by using the GPS) or other information towards the center of service TomTom Webfleet - an interface Web of consultation of the géo localizations of such terminals -, the automatic whole of manner.
Envisaged for accessible for a maximum price from 2 €uros per day and vehicle, the service TomTom Work will be revealed officially at the time of the CeBIT living room which will be held in a few hours in Hanover. While waiting to have more information on this one, it is a Dutch webzine which had the occasion to test the service during a few times.
It comes out from it as well as the service Web TomTom Webfleet makes it possible to manage one or more vehicles simultaneously equipped with the peripheral TomTom Link, making it possible to know their position in real time on a numerical chart. For each vehicle, it is also possible to have more information on this one such as for example the list of its last displacements or its last actions carried out.
Indeed, TomTom Work makes it possible to intéragir in an interactive way between a PND of the type TomTom GO (new generation only?) and a distant Web server, that it is via the software of navigation GPS TomTom Navigator or directly via the service Web TomTom Webfleet. Thus, for each vehicle equipped with a PND with TomTom and peripheral TomTom Link, it will be possible to send requests to a given vehicle containing a place to visit.
Concretely speaking, the user of a PND TomTom GO will see to post in the software TomTom Navigator an icon indicating to him that a new message has just arrived. Once this message selected, a precise “order” is sent to the driver of the vehicle requiring of him to carry out a certain task in a certain place taken automatically into account by the software of navigation GPS. …
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Intel demo UMPC uses StreetDeck software
Posted in main on March 9th, 2006
From this year’s Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CNET’s Justin Jaffe gives a first look at the new Ultra Mobile PC and ConsumerLaptop Concept. Intel’s Director of Marketing, Brad Graff, also shows off new software from StreetDeck that turns the PC into an interactive media center.
Pharos iGPS-500
Posted in main on March 9th, 2006
We got a chance to peep Pharos’s new iGPS-500 a couple of weeks ago (before we even really knew what it actually was), but today it’s officially getting announced alongside Microsoft’s big UMPC push at CeBIT as the GPS receiver to complement that mini tablet of yours. Basically it’s a super tiny SiRFstar III-based modular GPS device that can connect either via Bluetooth (shown left), or SDIO / CF / PCMCIA adapter (right, sans PC card adapter, of course). What doesn’t really come across here, however, is the size of this receiver. It’s basically compared to like $1.25 worth of quarters stacked up. Expect to lay down $100 for a serial / USB version, and $200 for the Bluetooth version come April, when they’re intending to ship. engadget
BenQ P51 with integrated GPS shown at CeBit 2006
Posted in main on March 8th, 2006
All connectivity options are covered with the BenQ-Siemens P51. Apart from Bluetooth and USB, this smartphone also has an integrated WLAN interface (WLAN 820.11b/g) to enable the user on the move to surf the Internet and make phone calls via Voice-over-IP using Skype at any hotspot. Working on the road as if in the office – this is no problem using the comprehensive business tools on the new BenQ-Siemens smartphone. The Email Push Service informs the user immediately about newly received messages, enabling fast reaction. Read and edit important documents, including PowerPoint presentations, in the integrated browser or editor. The QWERTY keypad and the touch screen allow convenient data entry with the stylus pen. Moreover, the compact smartphone can even be used as a dictating machine to record verbal notes. All data are synchronized quickly and easily with a PC via the USB DCA-150 data cable using Active-Sync, thus permitting constant up-to-date backup of the appointments, contacts, tasks and other information on the BenQ-Siemens P51.
new Garmins are out: nuvi310 nuvi360 c550 and Mobile 20
Posted in main on March 8th, 2006
Using Bluetooth technology, the new Global Positioning System devices allow users to make a call from the screen of a GPS device and then talk hands free using a speaker and microphone built into the navigators.
“These new features are designed to make GPS navigation even more functional and easy to use,” said Gary Kelley, Garmin’s vice president of marketing.
Initially, the technology is being built into two new models of the company’s StreetPilot automotive navigators and two new models of the trendy nüvi personal travel assistant.
The company is showing off the new products, and others, at the massive CeBit electronics trade show in Hannover, Germany this week. More than 6,200 companies are exhibiting at the show.
Garmin is marketing aggressively in Europe, where the nüvi sold well last year. The company runs head-to-head with competitor TomTom in the automotive market in Europe.
In addition to Bluetooth technology, the nüvi 310 and nüvi 360 also include an MP3 player, travel guide, audiobook player, language translator and currency converter. The device fits in a pocket and weighs five ounces.
Consumers use the touchscreen on the nüvi or StreetPilot devices to dial a number stored either in the phone or from the directory of restaurants and businesses stored in the navigators.
Garmin also has added a new feature that disables the devices if they’re stolen.
Bluetooth wireless technology is new to both the nüvi and StreetPilot devices.
Garmin’s StreetPilot c300 series and c500 series devices also include a new “high bright” screen. The c550 also includes a new integrated receiver that displays real-time traffic problems on the navigator’s screen and routes drivers away from the problem.
The StreetPilot 550 is expected to sell for $799, and the nüvi 360 is expected to sell for $899.
Another new product unveiled Wednesday, the Mobile 20, wirelessly turns smartphones into turn-by-turn navigators.
The Mobile 20 will be linked to a new Garmin service, Garmin Online, which uses Bluetooth to provide traffic information, gas prices at nearby stations and weather information to a smartphone.
In other news today, Garmin announced a new deal with smart, the European minicar division of DaimlerChrysler, to supply a version of the c500 series for smart’s fortwo and forfour models… via
Intel says Origami PCs will contain GPS chip for navigation
Posted in main on March 8th, 2006
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is expected to demonstrate an Origami device at the CeBIT information and telecommunications trade show in Germany on Thursday.
Intel said the mobile PCs, which are as small as portable DVD players, are a hybrid between laptops and smart phones. Microsoft has been generating buzz for the devices through a teaser web site and tactical leaks as part its Origami project, which aims to bring handheld Internet devices to the masses (see Microsoft’s Stealth Origami).
…The devices are expected to run on Windows XP and be capable of playing movies, music, and video, and offering GPS (global positioning system) navigation features. There will be versions with smaller screens and fan-out keyboards. There also will be devices that will use a projected keyboard image that users will be able to type on. The first devices will offer a 7-inch touch screen.
Microsoft and Intel plan to price the machine under $1,000 and hit a lower price point of about $500 in later versions… read
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