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Nov/Dec 2004
Satellite navigation from Socket
Socket Communications, the mobile peripherals specialist, has joined the growing ranks of companies offering software-based navigation systems running on portable computers. Unusually, from the start its MyNavigator package runs on Windows-based laptop and tablet PCs as well as on Windows CE-based PDAs and smartphones. The kit comprises a Bluetooth-connected GPS unit and Navteq mapping of the US and Europe, which includes 1.2 million points of interest. Features include enhanced graphics and 3D maps, plus voice instructions. Options include a choice of flat, bird's eye and 3D map views. The progressive march of advanced technology into the affordable range is reflected in the inclusion of the Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) in the GIS unit, providing support for technologies to increase location accuracy. These use the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in the US and EGNOS in Europe. The unit's street price in the US was estimated at around $249 on launch date, and comparable prices were expected in Europe. åwww.followuponline.net 
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