San Jose Navigation adds GPS/GSM solutions



     tn Hall 14 at the CEBIT show, San Jose Navigation Inc. (www.sanav.com) featured some of its latest innovation, The company is a GPS (Global Positioning System) hardware and turnkey solution manufacturer specializing in mobile and marine GPS receivers/antennas.
     Located in Taiwan, the company commenced operations in 1990 with its telecommunications technology. Later the company established strategic relationships with major business partners in the fields of GPS-based vehicle tracking and marine navigation technologies.
     The company’s CT-58A is the newest AGPS/GPS/GSM micro tracker in current market that could be applied for various kinds of tracking purposes.
     By adding the function of AGPS, the acquisition time of CT-58A is faster than other traditional GPS tracking devices, and CT-58A is also equipped with high sensitive vibration sensor which could reflect the real position of the surrounding immediately as being activated.
     The CT-58A features a built-in a vibration sensor and a panic alarm is offered as an option.
     The compact and robust device has a operation time of over 40 hours before recharging, making it ideal for fleet management, vehicle security and recovery, assert tracking, Yachting and covert tracking applications.
     A power-saving, solar powered version of this device is also offered by the company.
     Meanwhile, the GX-101 is specially designed for the vehicle tracking applications.
     Equipped with Siemens GSM module and GM-158 (MTK-3301 GPS chipset) GPS receiver, the rugged metallic structure is a best match for in-car environments. Opened I/Os (2 Outputs and 6 Inputs) are provided for sensors and relays. Polling of current position is executed by dialing or sending an SMS command.






Talk back to the NAVIGON 8110 with Nuance’s speech technology


     Nuance Communications, a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, announced at CeBIT that Nuance advanced speech solutions power the new NAVIGON 8110, the latest GPS portable navigation device of NAVIGON AG. The new device pictured here was shown at CeBIT and is expected to be commercially available in Europe by spring 2008. The new NAVIGON co-pilot sets new standards for simple and intuitive use with advanced speech recognition technology for voice destination entry.
     Called “Voice Recognition Pro” within the NAVIGON 8110, it is the first implementation of Nuance VoCon 3200 with “Single Confirmation Address Entry”----a new capability that lets users enter their complete target address – city, street and house number----in a single voice command.
     The new feature enables voice destination entry in a unique, fast and easy way. Users activate the voice input feature by pushing once a single button on the touch screen display and state the destination city, street and house number without having to confirm each entry. The speech system simply prompts the user for a single confirmation at the end of the entry process and the navigation starts immediately.
     “The new NAVIGON 8110 navigation devices combine an exclusive design with the very latest technology at an attractive price. It allows drivers to enter their destination verbally without touching any buttons. Speech recognition improves drivers’ concentration in traffic and thereby offers additional safety,” explained Peter Scheufen, chairman of the board of NAVIGON AG.
     A recent study commissioned by Nuance confirmed demand for these new features in satellite navigation systems. As part of this study, more than three hundred vehicle drivers in Germany described their behavior when using the main in-car features and assessed a range of voice-based functions. German respondents cited voice-activated prompts as one of the most important functions: 88 percent believed that voice-based navigation increased safety and the same number again pointed out the improved user friendliness of the navigation system.
     Arnd Weil, general manager, Automotive & PND Business Unit at Nuance, added: “Nearly all major manufacturers of mobile navigation devices and the top 10 car manufacturers choose speech technology from Nuance. Speech technology can add significant value to end-users and allow drivers to combine on-road safety and personal convenience.” Weil continued, “We have seen new speech features being added to PNDs at an aggressive pace. In addition to voice destination entry, we expect other speech-enabled functions on the devices, such as controlling the phone or selecting music by voice, to become the next level of differentiating features.”
     For more information, www.nuance.com.
     NAVIGON AG is one of the world’s leading innovators of high-quality navigation devices standing for outstanding technology in attractive lines. Besides, the company offers GPS software solutions for well-known electronic brands as well as automotive components for driver assistance systems.
     Samsung Electronics recently signed a multi-year agreement, renewing and expanding its commitment to the full range of Nuance Mobile applications. With Nuance speech solutions for mobile devices, Samsung will simplify and enhance the way its customers use mobile phones, applications and services.
     The global license agreement includes Nuance’s VSuite, Vocalizer, and VoiceMode speech-based services and interfaces, which have collectively shipped on more than 160 Samsung models for the last several years. The Nuance products are also shipping on Samsung’s top-selling devices, such as the SCH-U340 and SPH-M300 available from Verizon and Sprint. Text-to-speech solutions, enabling capabilities such as text message read-out, are also included in the new Samsung contract.
     VSuite is Nuance’s ubiquitous voice control solution that enables hands-free, one-step access to mobile device features from a simple push of a button and a voice command.
     Nuance’s speech-to-text solution, VoiceMode, offers users a faster and easier way to input text on mobile devices. Users can enter text in any application by simply pressing a button and dictating words and sentences naturally and continuously.