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PREVIEW: Pharos
GPS Navigator PocketPak for iPAQ Pocket PC
The Buzz: Pharos Pocket PC Navigator mapping and route computation
software bundled with iGPS-180 receiver from Pharos
Developer: Pharos
Availability: Mobile
Planet for all Pocket PCs
Price: $269.95
Pocket Navigator from Pharos is a new mapping software
that has the ability to calculate routes to and from user-defined destinations
and origins. The software, which requires proprietary .rmp map files for
geographic information, is GPS ready, meaning that it can work in conjunction
with the company's optional i-180 GPS receiver. The dashboard mountable
device boasts instant reacquisition following the loss of a satellite
signal, as well as a compact form and water-resistant casing.
More to come as we begin to test the software and
its bundled GPS receiver. Will this "true total GPS solution"
with advertised features such as one-touch Re-routing, voice prompting,
satellite constellation display, and "detailed street level mapping
data" hold up in real world "Where the hell are we" situations?
For the time being, here are some screen shots to
wet your palette for GPS guided roadtrips
The main body of settings and navigation within the
software and its different views.
As one zooms in, street names appear beside the streets
to which they belong.
After specifying a point of origin, a destination,
and allowing the software to compute a New Route, the entire route with
the origin and destination is displayed.
Turn by turn directions can be viewed, voice prompts
are enabled when using the GPS receiver.
This separate screen displays data gathered by the
receiver, specifically its longitude, latitude, time, speed, and distance.
Satellite view gives the user an idea of where the satellites from which
the receiver is tracking and the signal strength for the 12 useable satellites.
Stay tuned to deVBuzz.com for the complete review!