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It has been two years since its design phase but finally F2 GPS phone from dMedia have been showed at CES 2008.
This is the thinnest phone with integrated GPS chip, the preinstalled server based navigation software allows users to navigate
through voice instruction.
You can see here the technical specs. (it's not 3G of course) and no info about the price.
No doubt, the next market for 3D cities is in-car usage for satellite navigation devices. TeleAtlas has already been working to launch 30 cities in the next few months. In fact, the ability to present the highly detailed 3D models was achieved through a new technology developed by GTA Geoinformatik GmbH, a German company with extensive experience in 3D geo-referenced visualization and modelling. And according to TeleAtlas, application developers are provided a range of options, from colored block models to colored facades and roofs with detailed texture with this technology :
And there is also an official announcement: Mio C620 will include 3-D maps by Tele Atlas. If you want to see what it may look like :
DMY let us know: InfoSpace launched a new application called Find It! for Apple iPhon. It's a premium local search application that offers millions of POI with eight search parameters to find businesses or services in a given locality (like Dine Out, Go Out, Shop, Travel, Health, Services, Number, and Person). You can read here the review of the Information Week : it says that Find It! is better than Google Search.
Do you know a site called MapJack ? Mapperz talked about it first -last week, it's a cool site offering street-level views that Google Maps Street View feature does, but with a better focus and a more interesting interface. MapJack splits your browser window in two with a satellite street map in the bottom and a street-level photograph above . Images are crisp and clear, the quality is even better than Google’s ! You can place “Jack” on any of the blue dots on the map, and you can also click on the dots in the photo to move him around. To read the story of Jack, click here. You can even explore inside of buildings, see here inside of Alcatraz.
TELL'M is a new google mash-up to make announcements like births, weddings, anniversaries or other stuff like you need a coffee break because work sucks. It's cool because you don't need any registration to post messages and you can search flickr by (tag, location or username) for public images to accompany your message. Try it now !
Do you add content to your Google Maps ? Click on the picture below :
This is a google site where you can create your maps and add mapplets. Mapplets are Google Maps mashups that you can view right from Google Maps. You can choose to use mapplets or add contents, it's easy and cool. Just log in with your Google account, click the My Maps tab, then the "Add Content" link. Browse for content that look interesting, add them to Google Maps !
A quick video for demonstration :
Have fun !
Maybe you know the previous version of GeoWalk. But did you see that Harald Kotte has created a new version of this amazing Google Maps travel and exploration mashup? Click here now to discover the new version with a new UI using Adobe Flex3 !
Thanks to Flex3, you can control the map using various widgets, you can also search for a geo-location, map airports, UNESCO World Heritage Sites etc. Thanks to googlemapsmania for the news !
You take pictures with your cell phone, geotag them with GPS coordinates and upload for sharing with text, sounds and videos. Now, if you got the compatible Nokia or Sony-Ericson model you can try it with Bliin.
Bliin is a free internet service for live location-based blogging & monitoring. It’s an open platform – for desktop and pocket internet - where logged-on users can track, trace and interact with other logged-on users and share personal location pictures, video’s, sounds & text in real-time, using a Google Map. So … you’re not just uploading images to a site, you’re sharing your actual location and experiences live, for other people to see and monitor through time. To use Bliin, you need a piece of software – for your mobile phone or desktop computer – and logon -For Live usage you also need a GPS receiver: The phone client has a radar view that displays who’s around within a given range to feed into the social networking take. Try it : Really cool ! More info here.
technorati tags: Google Maps Bliin tracking GPS blogging
ViaMichelin has announced a partnership agreement with
Motorola, Rough Guides and Creativity Software Ltd to provide mapping content
for Motorola's mobile phones. The new application developed by Creativity Software Ltd, will be preloaded onto all new handsets, they are maps for over 200 cities across 33 European countries. Just note : This isn’t a GPS-based service, it means that you will have all
the map data in your Motorola mobile, and you'll have to manually work out where you are before you can
reference the maps.
TeleAtlas announced yesterday the availability of Tele Atlas Historical Traffic Speeds : a major step in delivering on truly intelligent traffic reporting. According to GPSLodge, the historical average speed data is from Inrix, and here is the press relase which explains that this set of traffic
content solutions helps enable individuals and businesses to save time and money
by having critical, traffic-related information when and where they need it.
Tele Atlas Historical Traffic Speeds information can be utilized by devices
without wireless connectivity and complements connected offerings by helping to
serve as a supplement when a connection is interrupted, or in areas where
real-time data coverage may not be available. More detail here.
