MapMuse today announced the 2012 release of its Nude Beach and Naturist Maps, a series of web maps and an accompanying iPhone app that plot the locations of nude beaches, nude resorts, nudist clubs, nudist colonies, and nude runs around the world.
- press release
Glassmap, an app (Android/iOS, Facebook log-in) to passively share your location with friends, has lauched. It started at Standord, where 10% of students use it and has launched at 10 other schools. The big improvement ovr other apps like this (Google Latitiude, Loopt)? It uses an order of magnitude less battery.
- ReadWriteWeb
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday proposed voluntary guidelines for [auto] manufacturers, including a recommendation that they design dashboards so that distracting devices are automatically disabled unless the vehicle is stopped and the transmission is in park.
Thankfully, backers understand that sometimes a passenger keys in an address to the in-car GPS or of course driver could use a phone not integrated into the dashboard for navigation. Maybe that's why this is voluntary.
- AP
Groupon has acquired Hyperpublic, a small company that develops location-based technology that can be integrated into other applications.
- PC World
Google has added "leaderboards" to Google Latititude, something many suggest means its going after Foursquare in a big way. You earn points for checking in and data is shared on Google +. So far the feature is only on the latest Google Maps for Android.
- PC Mag
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/20 at 05:02 AM |
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The new TomTom data facility is opening in Pune, India.
- Money Control
TomTom GPS devices are offered with the purchse of select Chevrolet vehicle purchases in the U.S. "Customers who purchase a 2009 or newer Camaro, Colorado, Cobalt, Express, Impala or HHR. Customers who purchase one of these vehicles will have the option to choose from the TomTom VIA 1405 or VIA 1505."
- press release
New voices for TomTom units are available: Springfield's Mr. Burns and Marge Simpson.
- press release
by Adena Schutzberg on 02/01 at 03:00 AM |
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Conumer Reports ranks Android phones above iPhone when it comes to GPS navigation. Why? Android come with Google's turn by turn directions; on the iPhone an app must be downloaded. The report also notes that navigation apps from the big GPS players (TomTom, Navigon, etc.) are quite good.
- ABC News
The Asus Transformer Prime is not doing well in the GPS deparment Early adopters report that the device has trouble locking on ot satellites and that the tablet doesn't seem to be nearly as quick or accurate to get a lock as other Android devices. The company indirectly acknowledged the issue by removing "GPS" from the Transformer Prime specifications page at its US website.
- The Verge
by Adena Schutzberg on 01/04 at 05:40 AM |
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Maps are favoured by 81 per cent of drivers, who believe they can find their way without the help of the dashboard gadgets.
The report, for Kia Motors, found that 34 per cent of the 1,100 UK drivers surveyed admitted losing their way despite using a Satnav.
- Daily Mail
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/19 at 05:31 AM |
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TomTom NV announced Thursday a plan to cut 10% of its global workforce (457 jobs, 255 of which are redundant) and reorganize its research and development program. R&D activities will be organized into 10 product units to improve ROI, and increase the control its salesforce has over what's being developed based on customer feedback, and speed time to market.
The company will take a EUR14 million charge in the fourth quarter, mainly related to the job cuts. The big loser for TomTom is the PND arena, which saw a 19% decline in sales on an annual basis in the third quarter.
- WSJ
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/08 at 04:44 AM |
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