NAVIGON Releases Software Update for Family of Personal Navigation Devices
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Improves Software Ease of Use and Performance
CHICAGO, February 4, 2008 - NAVIGON, a leading provider of navigation products and solutions, today announced the availability of a free downloadable software update for its North American suite of GPS navigators, the NAVIGON 7100, NAVIGON 5100 and NAVIGON 2100/2120 devices. The software update provides consumers with a series of improvements to enhance current product features and address consumer needs.
NAVIGON's software update release 1.1 delivers:
Easier point of interest (POI) Searches
Revamped POI proximity searches provide improved ability to search for a POI near an entered address or destination
Larger search radius for Nearby POI searches
Improved U-Turn Logic and Voice Guidance
New U-Turn logic reduces the number of U-turn prompts given by the unit
Updated turn prompts express the distance to the next maneuver in feet instead of miles, making it easier to understand
Text-to-Speech (TTS) Enhancements
Speech guidance given for all streets regardless of distance from current position
Better articulation of non-standard street names
User Interface Improvements
Revised text strings for a variety of menus
Enhanced stability when saving user settings
Direct access POIs are updated when restoring factory default settings
Improved Bluetooth® Stability for the NAVIGON 7100
Better Handling of Time Zones in Canada for more accurate expected time of arrival (ETA) information
"Our goal is to constantly strive to enhance and fine-tune our product offerings by listening to what our consumers want," said Andreas Hecht, NAVIGON's president for the Americas. "With the release of software updates we can ensure consumers benefit from further product developments throughout the lifetime of their product."
NAVIGON product owners can access the software update by logging into their MyNAVIGON account at www.navigon.com.
About NAVIGON
NAVIGON INC. is one of the world's leading providers of navigation products and software solutions. NAVIGON makes its own navigation brand consumer products and creates software solutions for OEM customers operating in personal navigation, wireless, and automotive sectors. Founded in 1991, NAVIGON employs more than 400 people in Europe, North America, and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.navigon.com or www.experiencenavigon.com.
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