Wayfinder Debuts Mobile Software for Outdoor Enthusiasts

Swedish navigation software maker Wayfinder unveiled its free Wayfinder Active software this week, which is a GPS tracking and logging application for mobile phones.
Wayfinder Active is a Java application that records detailed statistics including maximum, current and average speed; distance; calories burned; altitude info; and current location, according to the company. It also incorporates an […]

Web Site Integrates Downloadable Info with Where2 GPS Device

To help business travelers make their journeys less stressful and maybe even entertaining, Avis Rent A Car System, LLC today launched a new service at www.avis.com/mywhere2 to connect its customers with information on concerts, sporting events, museums, galleries, festivals and other popular activities at 25 major business travel destinations in the United States.
Avis customers who […]

Nav N Go Unveils First ‘True’ 3D Navigation Software

Company Will Also Announce Partners for the U.S. Market
After gaining success in Europe, Nav N Go, the fastest growing GPS navigation solution provider, is now ready to launch North America’s first lifelike 3D navigation software ’Nav N Go iGO8’ at CES Las Vegas 2008. To ensure this technology is swiftly available to customers, the company […]

Real-Time Traffic Information Will Become Key Feature for Navigation

With basic navigation devices and services becoming commonplace in the industrialized world, driven by the rapid growth of GPS adoption, the next frontier is a richer variety of location-aware content. The first prominent example of such dynamic content is real-time traffic information, which will be further enhanced by the addition of historical and predictive traffic […]

TomTom Partners with Google Maps on Business Searches

PND maker TomTom said today that it’s teaming up with Google Maps, so users can search for and send business addresses directly from Google Maps to TomTom devices.
"The ability to search, find and send information from the web to a TomTom is something we have been investing in for some time now. We are pleased […]