| NEWSBRIEFS – LBS |
| Price war eminent in PND market |
 The PND
(portable
navigation
device)
market in
Taiwan is
likely to set into a price war due to the planned
importation of ultra low-priced GPS
devices from China. GPS makers in
China plan to establish a 'Triple Nine'
alliance, aiming to push sales of PNDs
at prices below 999 yuan (US$135) in
the China market. Vendors of Garmin,
TomTom and Mio – stated that they are
not concerned about the price competition,
and will differentiate from China-made
products with improved quality and
innovative software. www.digitimes.com |
| GPS beats Internet for
mobile phone users |
According to a survey by market
researcher Leo J. Shapiro and Associates,
among current cell phone owners, 24%
would want their next cell phone to have
GPS capabilities, while 19% says Internet
access. Among current GPS owners, 51%
report having a portable GPS device,
39% have a car-based device, and only
6% have a GPS-enabled cell phone. |
| Sony GPSCS1KA tracks your
position for geo-tagging photos |
It’s a keychain looking stick with a GPS
and a little bit of memory for tracking
and storing coordinates as well as a
date and time stamp. It matches up the
date and time stamp from photos to
give the geographical coordinates of the
place and time. www.slashgear.com |
| Qualcomm announces
availability of Mobile View |
Qualcomm has launched Mobile View
product, which is a software application
that remotely captures diagnostic
data with GPS from mobile handsets,
providing insight into handset and
network performance. It is currently
in trials with CDMA2000(R) and WCDMA (UMTS) network operators
worldwide. www.reuters.com |
| GPS in NTT DoCoMo’s 905i
Series Mobile Phones |
Seiko Epson Corporation announced that
all the GPS-capable 905i series mobile
phones being released by NTT DoCoMo,
Inc. will have A-GPS (Assisted GPS )
reception technology. www.epson.co.jp |
| GPS data logger with Bluetooth |
The CD111 is the GPS data logger
that offers simultaneous use of realtime
GPS reception and data logging.
It is capable of keeping up to 250,000
records or positions, including longitude,
latitude, speed, UTC, and tag data. The
location histories can also be exported to
mapping softwares. www.webwire.com
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| RFID/GPS-based tracking for schools |
AT&T Inc. unveiled its interoperable
802.11-based RFID and GPS-based
mobile resource management (MRM)
applications for the kids of kindergarten.
The system use GPS technology, AT&T's
wireless data network and specialized
hosted and managed applications. |
| Outdoor Enthusiasts get
GPS tracking software |
Wayfinder has unveiled its free
Wayfinder Active software, which is a
GPS tracking and logging application
for mobile phones. It records detailed
statistics including maximum, current and
average speed; distance; calories burned;
altitude info; and current location. |
| SiRF creating end-to-end solution
to optimize location awareness |
| SiRF TechnologyHoldings, to rapidly
implement key end-to-end locationawareness
features needed to enable
mobile devices powered by the Android™
platform. SiRF has joined with Google and
more than 30 other companies worldwide to
develop and deploy Android, the Alliance’s
open and comprehensive platform for
mobile devices. www.huliq.com |
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| Toshibal launching 920T mobile phone in Japan |
Toshiba is launching 920T mobile phones. It has 3G and 1-Seg wireless TV access in the way of wireless communications and GPS functionality too. www.slashgear.com |
| TomTom LINK 300 for TomTom GPS device |
TomTom has launched TomTom LINK 300/TomTom WORK providing additional functionality on TomTom navigation device. It enables to select and read orders, exchange text messages with the head office, register working time/breaks. www.mobilewhack.com |
| Nokia N82 launched in India |
Nokia N82, optimized for photography, navigation, and internet connectivity, is available in India. It has all the multimedia computer features common to N series handsets. www.techtree.com |
| Mio Combines GPS with Digicam, Media Player |
Mio Technology has launched DigiWalker C720t, which combines turn-by-turn navigation with a 2MP digital camera, text-to-speech driving instructions and business card scanning software. www.marketnews.ca |
| MC70 mobile computer with GPS |
Motorola's MC70 mobile computer now has a GPS. It allows organizations with field-based employees, such as postal and delivery companies, to track and manage dynamic real-time tasking and verify locations. www.dcvelocity.com |
| Fingerprint protected PND |
The P4425 incorporates MEDION’s new GoPal GPS with AuthenTec’s slide fingerprint sensor for user identification. The software can save five different user fingerprints to the device. The technology renders the GPS device unusable if stolen. www.gizmag.com |
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| January 2008 |
