Digital map provider NAVTEQ today announced a new product called natural Guidance which ambition is to “breaks new ground by enabling guidance the way humans provide directions to each other—through the use of descriptive reference cues,” said their press release. Launched at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin,...

Today Swiss fabless semiconductor maker u-blox announced the immediate availability of LEA-6R, its new generation of GPS module based on the latest u-blox 6 platform with integrated Dead Reckoning. The module is designed for after-market devices requiring uninterrupted navigation even during poor GPS signal reception....

Last month the French in-door positioning start-up Pole Star presented its technology on Google’s Mountain View Campus. Pole Star’s technology, called “NAO Campus”. is using Wi-Fi signal to offer precise in-door geo-location (2-3 meters accuracy) and floor discrimination. The technology is ready to market for the...

Devicescape, a provider of Wi-Fi software solutions for devices manufacturers, unveiled last week SoftGPS, a Wi-Fi positioning service intended for a variety of connected devices such as digital cameras, eBooks, gaming devices, notebooks and tablets. SoftGPS determines the current location by connecting with...

Meego, the Linux platform from Intel and Nokia, has been chosen as the basis of the next reference release for In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), by GENIVI, a nonprofit industry alliance with members BMW Group, Delphi, GM, Hyundai, Intel, Magneti-Marelli, PSA, Renault, Visteon and Wind River. MeeGo will provide the base for...

Intermap Technologies, this week announced the full commercial availability of its NEXTMap USA countrywide digital map database which encompasses digital elevation models and images for the contiguous U.S. States and Hawaii - approximately 8 million square kilometers. dataset features digital surface models (DSMs) that...

Last week BMW Group announced their support for “iPod Out”, a new feature in Apple iOS 4 that allows BMW and MINI infotainment systems to display and control the music playback feature in iPhone and iPod touch in the vehicle’s main display. With this technology the iPod navigation menu can be operated through the vehicle’s...

German augmented reality provider Metaio today launched its Unifeye Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) 2.1 with new functionalities taking full advantage of the iPhone OS 4.0 camera API to create image-based augmented reality (AR) experiences on the iPhone. Until today developers were limited in creating AR...

French in-door positioning provider Pole Star announced this week to have equipped with its technology the largest mall in San Francisco. Pole Star’s technology NAO Campus combines GPS and Wi-Fi signal to enable a 3-4 meters accuracy that allows step by step navigation and floor discrimination. The Westfield San...

Spirent, a leading provider of wireless and GPS test solutions, has introduced this week the GSS5700 Wi-Fi Positioning Access Point Simulator that allows to test Wi-Fi positioning capabilities in suitably-enabled devices and chipsets. The use of Wi-Fi positioning can extend LBS coverage to areas with poor GPS...

M2M module provider Sierra Wireless announced today to have selected the SiRFstarIV GSD4t GPS receiver from CSR for its new AirPrime XM0110 GPS module. The AirPrime XM0110 GPS module is compatible with most of the Sierra Wireless AirPrime family of wireless embedded modules. It is designed to offer easy integration of...

Switzerland-based GPS and wireless semiconductor provider u-blox announced last week an Automotive Dead Reckoning (ADR) solution that leverage information from external sensors to calculate a position without GPS data. Sensors can be directly connected to the GPS receiver or the sensor readings can be obtained through...