Cool -- Satnav Launches SatGuide

The James Bond Car: Satnav Launches SatGuide
Swapnil Bhartiya, EFY News Network	(2 Rating)
(Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:36:24 AM)
Even if you don't know the directions, the device will guide you to your destination.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006:  New Delhi: You take the driving seat of your car, enter the destination on a pocket PC-based touch screen navigation device installed in the vehicle, and without worrying whether you know the directions or not, gun the engine. The device will guide you to your destination.
It seems we are talking about James Bond's Aston Martin or BMW cars. Not at all. This is as real as anything, and it could be your car as well. SatNav Technologies (P) Ltd., a Hyderabad-based IT products company, has launched India's first navigation system, called SatGuide, with Bangalore map data. SatGuide is a pocket PC-based, touch screen navigation device, which enable users in Bangalore to navigate around the city quickly and with ease, without taking their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel. Satnav Technologies has partnered with Nippon Audiotronix to make the product available across all leading showrooms across Bangalore. Commenting on the launch, Sandeep Arora, national sales manager, Nippon Audiotronix, said, " We are pleased to offer India's first navigation system, SatGuide, to the people of Bangalore, and are positive that the system, one of the most popular hi-end technology-backed product in the city, will be of great use to the people." Any user of a vehicle installed with SatGuide has to enter the destination address in the unit prior to starting, the device will then suggest the best possible route, display a map on the screen of the navigation device and then prompt the user through voice commands on the directions to take, in order to reach the destination. The in-built GPS receivers receive signals from three of the 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth and thus ascertain the exact position of the automotive. At the same time, sensors in-built in the unit record every movement, registering even the slightest change of direction. Additionally, SatGuide navigation system is built in with a comprehensive database of 22 categories, including public utility, emergency services and entertainment locations, among others, which will help the user - whether he is looking to go to a nearby ATM or is in the emergency need of locating a hospital - to reach the closest destination through the shortest possible route.