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August 04, 2009

T-Mobile Launches myTouch 3G with GPS Navigation



By Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet Contributor


TeleNav, a provider of wireless location-based services is reportedly launching the TeleNav (News - Alert) GPS Navigator on myTouch 3G, making it one of the first turn-by-turn GPS navigation services available to run on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google.

 
According to Sal Dhanani, TeleNav's co-founder and executive director of marketing, TeleNav GPS Navigator on the myTouch 3G turns phones into a powerful GPS device.
 
TeleNav GPS Navigator on the T-Mobile (News - Alert) myTouch 3G features full-color 3D moving maps along with voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions. In case the driver misses a turn, they will be automatically rerouted.
 
Once on the road, TeleNav GPS Navigator monitors each specific route and will proactively search for known traffic congestion or incidents. Upon identifying a problem, it alerts users about traffic, both audibly and on-screen, and allows them to choose to find another route to their location by just pressing one button.
 
Users can also set daily traffic commute alerts. Once set, TeleNav GPS Navigator users receive an email alert with a summary of current known traffic conditions and delays for their routes.
 
The device has been provided with speech recognition features, enabling users to enter address and business search information while on the drive. On the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, customers simply press one button and say the name of a business or the address and TeleNav GPS Navigator will provide directions.
 
TeleNav GPS Navigator includes listings of more than 10 million businesses and services, including restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and movie theaters -- providing users access to restaurant ratings and reviews as well as phone numbers for business listings. The service also allows users to preplan trips online through their My TeleNav account.
 
The GPS service includes frequently updated gas price listings giving an option to drivers to pick the cheapest gas in their area or along their route. TeleNav GPS Navigator also includes location-based weather information, with a five-day forecast for their present location or for a destination of their choice in the U.S.
 
Users of TeleNav GPS Navigation can also set advanced preferences such as whether to avoid high-occupancy vehicle lanes and toll roads. In addition, subscribers can pause and resume the navigation at any time they choose, as well as set the map display colors to a 'nighttime' mode for easier viewing at night. Navigation is available in both landscape and portrait mode.
 
TeleNav GPS Navigator will be available for a free 30-day trial beginning August 5, when the device goes on sale in retail stores and online, officials said. A free trial is available at TeleNav's Web site.
 
 

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Rajani Baburajan is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Rajani's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jessica Kostek


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