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Now you can get GolfLogix GPS Rangefinder for your Blackberry!

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

golfgpsThe recent announcement of GolfLogix sent pros and beginners of the sport rushing with their Blackberry. It’s a wish-come-true for many who have always wanted an advanced GPS distance and stat-tracking application on their smart phones. Now, golfers can get GolfLogix into their Blackberry Curve free of charge.
For those who can’t help but raise their brows over the news, there’s still something good. Downloading GolfLogix to your Blackberry Curve means you can enjoy a one-day guest membership. With this, you get instant distances to all angles of the greens, along with layups and major hazards in 24,000 proficiently mapped golf ranges from all continents!
Aside from the long distance information, access to GolfLogix patented scoring and statistics system, and the tracking of fairways hit, distances of each club and greens in regulations, can also be done. The convenient knowing of distance measurements comes easy on the large readable screen. Finally, the ultimate golf GPS rangefinder all enthusiasts only wished about a few months back is now at hand, the device that becomes the golfer’s instant caddie. In no time, you get to the level of professionals and experts with a “golf guru” in every round.
GolfLogix is the first in the golf GPS handheld industry to offer such application on Blackberry, and it awaits approval for the same availability for Apple’s iPhone 3G and 3G-S. In almost ten decades since its birth to this market, GolfLogix continue to pursue GPS solutions aimed at improving an individual golfer’s performances. In 2003, it was granted a US patent for its GPS and internet round-tracking system, giving golfers greater, clearer perspective of their game and performance within or outside of the greens.
GolfLogix can be downloaded on the following GPS-powered Blackberry Curve models: 8310, 8330, 8350i, 8800, 8820, 8830 and 8900.
For more information, go to worldgolf.com

More details can be found also at golfbusinesswire.com

CoPilot launches best ever sat nav for Android

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

travroute_copilot_7_gpsFinally, a turn-by-turn GPS navigation software for Android! Gone is the time where despite being loaded with GPS and Google maps, you still look for the most suitable GPS software on the Google phone operating system. CoPilot Live has been launched to do away with those old-fashioned sat-nav features and applications.
The first ever turn-by-turn satellite navigation applications for Android phones, it boasts of an advanced GPS navigations guidance, easier scrolling menus, those helpful maps and safety camera alerts. The satnav functions for your Androids has just jumped from basic to super special as you have lane indicators display and all other best features of all satnavs combined.
The CoPilot Live is greatly helpful with its voice-active turn-by-turn guide throughs that won’t overload your brain. It also provides real time travel infos fast and has 3D mapping, making sat-nav even more lovable! Of course, it still has the traditional but very helpful features which you find in Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian. But the big difference – to your great advantage – is the touchscreen feature controls which allows you to go through menus and find locations on maps. The digital street maps, by the way, are all kept on the phone memory so they are quick and so fast to load.
Apart from those great features, there are additional services with the CoPilot as well. Like using the phone’s network connection for real-time traffic alerts and information, five days advance weather forecats and a new location sharing service called CoPilot LiveLink. It’s just like any other satnav, except it has the best features ever, and it’s on your T-Mobile, or HTC Magic, or whatever is most suitable for your Android handset.
What’s more, there’s the online features like location sharing which can be shared to your friends and family. Never has satnavs been bringing you closer to the world while on your own!

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Smartphones battle standalone GPS in the nav market.

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

apple-tomtom-iphoneThere is an ensuing battle between smartphones and the traditional GPS devices, and within each, the manufacturers keep trying to outdo each other in sales despite the global economic slump. While the smartphone has been considered the Swiss knife of the digital generation, the GPS remains the fastest provider of information a user needs.
It has been noted that iPhone users’ number is surprisingly twice that of smartphone holders when employing the satnav turn-by-turn directions. Last year, even high-end phones like Blackberry now come with features like spacious-touch sensitive screens, improved audio capacity and intuitive designs on the menu.
GPS units from TomTom, Magellan and Garmin saw a recent sharp decline compared to the past year, along with their stocks. Even with GPS being known to render results faster when it comes to searches, there is a noted preference to smartphones still. As GPS don’t eat battery that much, and there are no call interruptions compared to smartphones, a dwindle in sales is strongly foreseen. Of course, other than faster service, the GPS as a stand-alone device will always have followers, especially because they only pay a one-time fee rather than subscription.
On the other hand, this year smartphones now equipped with GPS are seeing a better future compared to personal navigation devices. More and more navigation applications, along with better connectivity and real-time traffic updates are gaining an even farther edge for smartphones. Many tech-savvy users also conclude that GPS capabilities of their phones are sufficient, and their system is handy and easy to use.
The manufacturers of GPS are moving quick and sure in developing new applications, combining the benefits of a smartphone and the plus factors of a navigational device. The target is to integrate two systems in one, making the gadget a greater convenience to users.
More information and details regarding smartphones and satnavs are available at NY Times

Smartphone battles standalone GPS in the nav market.

Never go wrong with Navigon Mobile Navigator

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

navigon-mobile-navigator-7No matter how advanced and pricey your car GPS, you still lose your way because of its limitations. Once your car is out of the city even just a couple of miles, you may lose your connection and finding your way around is just a matter of luck. But with Navigon MobileNavigator, your map is on your phone so no more lost highways or dead-ends.
TomTOm might have made the announcement ahead, but with the release of Navigon, TomTom has been beaten to the same pursuit of launching the first iPhone sat-nav application. The app works on 3G and 3GS phones and requires only the 3.0 software. Navigon’s sat-nav app takes full advantage of 3.0’s turn-by-turn navigation on your portable techie gear. Now, who needs a separate sat-nav when you can have it on your phone?
The Navigon MobileNavigator covers the whole of Europe, with only the UK version available for now. The rest of the world is, of course, looking forward to getting their hand on the sat-nav app. Elsewhere, Sygic Mobile Maps that has guided Aussie iPhone users claimed being the first turn-by-turn navigation application to hit the app store. But the point is who produced and released it first. Wink! Wink!
The Navigon MobileNavigator has full GPS – navigation installed in your iPhone, along with map materials. Have this sat-nav that has full, active route guidance, and it can now be said that you have the world in your hands, errr…. just UK and Ireland for the meantime.
If you see in the future a traveling expedition with friends, family or just your partner, the Navigon Mobile Navigator is a worthy investment. There’s a version that includes over 35 European countries at a price of only ₤ 65. The UK and Ireland versions at ₤ 38 is also out now.

Why pay for two gadgets when you can get it in one piece?

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Laptop, desktop and GPS merger foreseen, It may be sooner than you think.

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

map-googleFor people who are using mobile devices and their laptops to browse the web wherever they are, Geolocation is a usual word. Whether they’re at home, on the road or in their work place, people just want to stay online. The new main features of Firefox 3.5 and also in Chrome and other browsers with the Google Gears add-on installed, it is now supported by Google Maps on the desktop as well! This should be great news for those who want to stay online all the time!
Just click on Google Maps with a supported web browser, and there you will see a new My Location button on the top left corner of the map. Once you click the button to the center of the map, you will get your approximate location. With where you are determined accurately, you will be shown a blue circle just like on the Google Maps for mobile. You may also click the button the second time to remove the blue circle or re-center the map after you have moved it somewhere.
Compared with having it on your mobile devices, Geolocation on your desktop or laptops is not as accurate. But no fret as the fault is with the basic technology and hardware because most computers still don’t have GPS capacities incorporated yet. Still, many people take matters into their hands and buy a GPS for their computers, but there are some who are crossing their fingers that manufacturers will add this helpful feature soon. The browsers that support Geolocation will have to depend on WiFi information as they don’t have a GPS device, or others can simply get back to the IP. Today, only Firefox 3.5 has this advantageous technology by default.
For many, Geolocation is not that accurate, but with WiFi hotsports mapped out with, it should be helpful for those who do not want to get lost in a new place.
To learn more about geolocation on Google Maps, click Siftpedia News