SiRF Technology announced today the introduction of SiRFDiRectTM — a combination of GPS and dead-reckoning technology.
The dead-reckoning heading and acceleration sensors will not be located on the chipset, but can be located in the portable device or in an external dashboard mounting cradle. The technology is designed to ensure accurate positioning in urban canyons, tunnels and under dense canopy.
The technology, dubbed NavsteadiTM, will be adopted by Mio, which is expected to make new product announcements over the next few days at Computex Taipei 2007.
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“allows TomTom users to easily improve their maps as soon as they spot changes in the roads with a few touches on the screen of their device”
Thats funny. The warning screen that pops up when it turns on warns me against using it on the road, and
asks me to sign (click) into an agreement before it will let me use any GPS function.
So that means….
Too bad I wont be able to use the new options due to accepting the agreement.
I will have to pull over later and by then it will be to late to update the map.