3DVU has announced that its Navi2Go navigation app is now available for BlackBerry devices, moving beyond its existing base of WinMo and Symbian handsets. It comes in two versions, one for the US and one for the UK, with other European country editions to follow this summer. It’ll be sold as a subscription, which in the US will cost $39 for three months, $69 for six months and $120 for a year. Like the existing versions, it’ll offer a blend of satellite navigation with photorealistic visuals. Features include turn-by-turn directions, flythrough trip previews, voice instructions, and more points of interest than you can shake a stick at. There’s stiff competition - my BlackBerry came with a Vodafone-branded satnav service preloaded for example - but more choice is always a good thing.
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A company called 3DVU which specializes in 3D image navigation and location services has announced that it is teaming up with Orange to launch a new service called Navi2Go on Windows Mobile phones.
As you have probably already guessed, Navi2Go is a navigation application but the main selling point here is that all of the data is served up in an impressively flashy interface where the area you are navigating is recreated in luscious 3D on your handset. Apparently you will be able to travel over the UK in its entirety with high resolution aerial imagery and high-precision terrain elevation in a 3D bird-eye-view.
So basically what we are talking about here is an application that does what Google Earth does, but on a mobile and with the the added benefit of GPS showing you exactly where you are. Very clever and for directionless people like me (they call me the anti-compass) a very helpful too. It had better be however as the service is subscription based though it is available now for a four month introductory price of £15 at the Orange Shop under the travel section.
