Microsoft Unveils OS for Portable Navigation Devices
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Microsoft has introduced its first operating system for handheld electronic navigation devices.Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, which is based on Windows Embedded CE, is aimed at developers of portable devices that use GPS and maps. Features include easy connections to online services and the Internet; links to mobile phones via Bluetooth, enabling hands-free phone book access, calls and data connections; Live Search, which helps users locate points of interest; and synchronization with MSN Direct for traffic updates and gas prices. The OS can also serve as a second display for many mobile PCs that run on Windows Vista.
"Personal navigation solutions will increasingly become connected, which will open up new opportunities to add value through the delivery of dynamic information and location-based services," according to a statement from an analyst.Computerworld
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