An affective GPS car-navigation device would respond with a soothing voice when it detects a driver is stressed.
Garmin shares are trading sharply lower Wednesday morning after the maker of GPS-based navigation gear reported disappointing results for the second quarter.
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That has already happened with weather data and with America's GPS satellite-navigation system that was opened for full commercial use a decade ago.
Not to be outdone, Ford's similar Sync system, which now comes standard on many vehicles, is adding voice-activated, on-demand traffic, sports and weather reports, plus GPS-assisted navigation.
After learning that TeleNav would be releasing dedicated turn-by-turn GPS navigation for one of our favorite devices -- the G1 -- we got more than a little excited.
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If a shopper plunked a Samsung BlackJack II down on Surface, she would see four screens, each one detailing the most popular types of applications on the phone--downloadable music, GPS navigation service, e-mail and photos.
The menu provides access to the world of in-car multimedia, GPS TomTom LIVE navigation, the R-LINK Store, etc.
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Because it's GPS-enabled and its navigation capabilities require no data usage, the Edge 810 is a perfect choice anywhere in the world.
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Even with advances in GPS navigation, real-time traffic alerts and mapping, daily commute times are often unreliable, and relevant updates on how to avoid congestion often reach commuters when they are already stuck in traffic and it is too late to change course.
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Two researchers, each fitted with GPS navigation devices and heart-rate monitors, followed different gatherers on different days.
The aircraft has terrain-following radar and GPS satellite navigation.
And tablet computers, GPS navigation devices and e-book readers.
The voice turn-by-turn navigation, GPS tracking and traffic updates are handy to have and all work well, but those are staples for any OS at this point, which means they aren't standout features.
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While most of you probably carry an all-in-one NAV with a built-in GPS receiver, the MG-920 is designed to connect to Bluetooth navigation systems that need a little help syncing with satellites, and although the SiRF Star III LP chip and rechargeable Li-ion cell are entirely average, the bottom-mounted FM transmitter allows a turn-by-turn instructor to be channeled to one's FM radio.
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If you feel like hitting the road, you can drive with confidence knowing you'll get up to 6 hours of voice-guided turn by turn GPS navigation all on a single charge.
It starts when the Back-Up Camera helps you safely reverse out of your driveway, continues through your commute with premium GPS navigation features, and does not end until the Back-Up Camera helps you park the car without damage or stress and you finally shut off the ignition.
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Gaming ones use accelerometers and gyroscopes to track users' motions, while mobile-navigation apps rely on inbuilt GPS systems.
Launched first on iPhone in March, Scout for Apps is the first HTML5, browser-based, voice-guided, turn by turn, GPS navigation service for mobile phones.
Scout for Apps gives developers an easy way to offer consumers free, voice-guided, turn by turn, GPS navigation directly from their application or website.
In fact, most of the value-added uses for space today (GPS navigation, communications, direct broadcast TV and Radio, weather, photography and mapping) owe little to the Apollo program.
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Today, Telenav also launched the Scout Drive Button, a widget for anyone to add onto their website to provide visitors the ability to instantly launch voice-guided, turn by turn, GPS navigation to their store, restaurant, salon, dentist office, etc.
Bluetooth GPS receivers turn handhelds into car navigation systems and factory-installed hands-free systems continue to slowly march their way into vehicles.
Nokia also debuted two in-car navigation devices this year and a GPS accessory that turns any Bluetooth phone into a personal navigator.
The Magellan eXplorist 510 Marine Edition provides boaters with a custom selection of best-in-class Navionics marine navigation charts and data plus a rugged, waterproof handheld Magellan eXplorist 510 Outdoor GPS device featuring easy-to-use menus, a built-in camera and a 3-inch sunlight-readable color touchscreen.
"Magellan pioneered the GPS navigation industry, and in today's socially-driven world, we recognize that consumers want and need a much more comprehensive navigation solution that surpasses what traditional GPS devices and smartphones can offer, " said Peggy Fong, President of MiTAC Digital Corporation.
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Eighty-five million smart phones will be sold this year with GPS built in, eight times the number of in-car and portable navigation devices.
Complementing all the core navigation features and on-board maps expected in a premium GPS device, the Magellan SmartGPS provides drivers with valuable, timely information that enables them to discover the places and services around them wherever they go and whenever they need information.
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Garmin ( GRMN - news - people ) International, the maker of navigation and communication equipment including GPS systems.
It integrates a multi-GNSS location engine supporting GPS, Galileo, Glonass and Compass satellites to improve the navigation system performance in obstructed environments, Combined with SiRFDRive(R) dead reckoning software, the SiRFprimaII delivers seamless navigation experience whether driving in dense urban canyons or through tunnels or multistory parking lots.
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But America's fears are economic as well as military: it suspects that the EU might try, for instance, requiring aircraft entering its air space to use Galileo-based navigation systems, to the detriment of American firms with products based on GPS. And European countries, China and the like might develop weapons that are compatible with Galileo rather than GPS, which would mean American defence firms losing a competitive advantage.
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