Nokia 7205 does GPS navigation

Nokia 7205 (code named Intrigue) was just announced by Verizon Wireless today. The clam shell device has a 2.2″ QVGA 240×320 internal display, a 1.9″ PMOLED external screen; which stays hidden until lit. Like we mentioned in the title Nokia 7205 does GPS navigation; thanks to the CDMA, 1X/EV–DO Rev. A chip inside which also integrates an A-GPS receiver. You don’t get to use your own GPS navigation system of course. You’ll have to use Verizon’s service called VZ Navigator which costs $10/month for unlimited usage.

Other features and specs of 7205 include a microSD card slot, blutooth, touch sensitive buttons, 2MP camera, and a media player.

Nokia 7205 is already available for only $129 after jumping through hoops and a 2 year contract. If you don’t want a contract; nor interested in chasing mail-in-rebate forms you can expect to pay $300 for the phone.

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Procon, DriveOK Sign Merger Agreement

Procon Inc. and DriveOK Inc. have inked a merger deal in which mobile resource management supplier Procon will acquire one hundred percent of GPS tracking equipment and service supplier DriveOK and its affiliates.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/6TMROZREQN8" height="1" width="1"/

Goodyear GY500X

Goodyear GY500X which we mentioned back in November of 2008 will be available in May from TravelCenters of America, priced at US$400. And the Navevo truck GPS software, ProNav, will be available across North America under the Goodyear brand.

Some specs for Goodyear GY500X include:

• commercial routes
• height restrictions
• weight, and weight/axle restrictions
• special POIs such as weigh stations, truck stops, and diesel gas stations.
• 4.3″ touch screen display
• bluetooth antenna for pairing with cells phones
• FM transmitter for car stereo integration

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TeleNav Enters Connected PND Market

TeleNav Inc., noted for its GPS navigation service for mobile phones in the United States, has jumped into the connected portable navigation device (PND) market with the TeleNav Shotgun.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/oCffJgXqGzE" height="1" width="1"/

TomTom ONE 140

TomTom ONE 140 and TomTom ONE 140S are the two new editions to company’s entry level GPS navigation system lineup. They will be available in retailers this month for $180 for TomTom ONE 140 and $200 for TomTom ONE 140S. The only difference between 140 and 140S is that the latter also has text-to-speech feature, meaning it can pronounce street names - which in our opinion is well worth an extra $20.

What’s new with these models is that the IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance features that were only available on the high-end GO series is now standard.

Here is what those features really mean:

IQ Routes: incorporates historical speed profile data for both day of week and time of day to calculate the fastest route available based on when the user is actually driving to their destination; takes into account the real-world factors that influence the speed that drivers can actually expect to travel en route to their destination, such as historical traffic patterns, traffic lights, rotaries, school bus routes, and steeply-sloped roads.

Advanced Lane Guidance: realistic representations of complex highway junctions and lane-specific visual directions.

Oh, and before we forget, TomTom ONE 140 series now include maps of Mexico; of course in addition to maps of North America (North America is just USA and Canada as far as map makers are concerned)

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European Mobile Nav Subscribers to Overtake North America

Market research firm Berg Insight forecasts that the number of active navigation service subscribers amp;mdash; those that have used a navigation service at least once in the past quarter amp;mdash; will reach 40 million in Europe and 30 million in North America in 2014.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsUtilitiesCommunications/~4/sf47V4WDUaU" height="1" width="1"/

Solutions for 11 Caveats Described in May Innovation Column

The May 2008 Innovation column describes carrier-phase sequential changes with the immediate benefit of integer cancellation; no need for ambiguity resolution.

In a nutshell, the column correctly notes usefulness of carrier phase sequential changes — but it describes 11 different “caveats” (a term used by those authors for problems/restrictions/limitations encountered in their operation). All 11 have been solved and are documented, with extensive validation by testing, as described in the material below. (more…)