Magellan RoadMate 1700
Magellan unveiled the new Magellan
RoadMate 1700. It is designed to better
meet the needs of consumers who are
seeking larger-sized displays and easyto-
use electronics. The 7-inch WVGA
full-colour display provides 4 times the
standard screen resolution for better
readability and increased safety on
the roads. www.magellangps.com
NAVTEQ’s production centre in Mumbai
NAVTEQ has established a Global
Production Centre at Mumbai in India
with a current workforce of over 400 and
expects to employ 600 when fully staffed.
The centre supports both local and global
production projects. This is NAVTEQ’s
fi rst Production Centre in Asia Pacifi c and
is the largest worldwide. The majority of
employees at the centre will be geocoders.
Employees will work on local regional
and global projects and will focus on
Maintaining and updating NAVTEQ maps
in 77 countries and territories. Also, the
company has expanded its coverage for
India to 84 cities enabling its customers
to provide navigation solutions in high
density areas. www.navteq.com
Nokia to ship GPS-enabled Netbook
Nokia released Nokia Booklet 3G.
This mini-laptop based on a Windows
OS weighs 1.25 kgs, measures slightly
more than 2cm thin, has a 10-inch
display, a 12 hours standing battery life
and 3G/HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and
A-GPS. “A-GPS www.nokia.com
MapmyIndia’s navigator with bluetooth
MapmyIndia Loaded (VX140) is a new
navigator loaded with maps of 401 cities
with complete details of streets, localities,
sub-localities and OIS’s. It has a wide,
4.3” fl at screen and Bluetooth features that
allow it to be paired with mobile phones to
receive and make calls. It’s also equipped
with multimedia features, turning it into
an entertainment box, playing videos,
music and games. http://news.pluggd.in
China TransInfo launches real time
traffic site
China TransInfo Technology Corp. recently
launched China’s fi rst multi-city, real-time
traffi c website called PalmCity, covering
Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu
and Wuhan. www.chinadaily.com.
Twitter to get geolocation
Twitter will soon include geolocation
in standard in its SMS. Along with
the option to geo-tag updates, users
will be able to search for nearby
tweets and view the geo metadata in
user timelines. www.twitter.com
SatNav device with worldwide maps
SatNav Technologies launched a
navigation product that will work all
over the world, with current map options
of India, USA, Canada, Eastern and
Western Europe. This is the fi rst time
an Indian GPS service provider has
launched a single product that empowers
the buyer for all multiple regions.
Reliance launches ‘BIGMaps’ service
Reliance Mobile, India launched
“BIGMaps” service on its GSM network.
It allows subscribers to search across
Business, Directions, Events and Movies
by organising local information on a
pan-India basis. This service is available
in RWorld for customers to download.
With this launch, the company intends
to offer a local search platform for
India, with maps data across 15 zoomlevels
and real-time landmark based
routing. www.reliancemobile.com
iPhone App locates infectious diseases
A new iPhone application created by
researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston,
USA in collaboration with the MIT Media
Lab, enables users to track and report
outbreaks of infectious diseases, such
as H1N1 (swine fl u), on the ground in
real time. The application, “Outbreaks
Near Me” builds upon the mission and
proven capability of HealthMap, an online
resource that collects, fi lters, maps and
disseminates information about emerging
infectious diseases, and provides a new,
contextualized view of a user’s specific
location. www.childrenshospital.org
Muslim Pilgrims get navigation app
Horizon Navigation in USA has
released Hajjmate, a navigation software
for Windows Mobile Smartphones
specifi cally designed to assist Muslim
tourists travelling to Mecca for the
Hajj Pilgrimage. It includes features
to help navigate when travelling to
Mecca and Medina in addition to all
of the features of Horizon’s NavMate
navigation software for pedestrian or
in-car usage. www.horizonnav.com
