ai.rs blog » GPS Navigation http://ai.rs Artificial Intelligence - Technology Blog Fri, 27 May 2011 17:07:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Google SkyMap now with Hubble Image Gallery http://ai.rs/2010/04/new-google-skymap-now-with-hubble-image-gallery/ http://ai.rs/2010/04/new-google-skymap-now-with-hubble-image-gallery/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:01:55 +0000 jovan http://ai.rs/?p=2072 Google has released new version of SkyMap application for Android phones, maybe just to mark two decades of Hubble telescope in space, this month?

With Google Sky Map for your Android phone you can discover and browse the night sky just by pointing your phone to space, and now also see images from Hubble telescope

By using your Android phone's orientation sensors, you can see a star map above your current location or explore planets, stars and constellations.

Great use of Android phone sensors to learn something new.

 


www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6znyx0gjb4

]]> http://ai.rs/2010/04/new-google-skymap-now-with-hubble-image-gallery/feed/ 1 Motorola Devour is ready for launch http://ai.rs/2010/02/motorola-devour-is-ready-for-launch/ http://ai.rs/2010/02/motorola-devour-is-ready-for-launch/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 11:59:51 +0000 ik http://ai.rs/?p=1884 Motorola Devour

Motorola's new Android smartphone is ready to hit the streets in a few days. It will be available exclusively for Verizon Wireless, and it looks like it will have some rather interesting features. Most prominent of them is certainly slide-out four-row QWERTY keyboard with raised keys. We can only guess how comfortable it will be for prolonged typing, but having numeric keys in their separate row is pretty sweet. Also, there is in-browser support for Flash, and MOTOBLUR interface (aka Blur), with improved integration with social networks (you can simultaneously monitor updates from more than one network, and, also, simultaneously post on them). Lets not forget Google Maps navigation with turn-by-turn voice instructions, and Motorola Phone Portal, very interesting application for browsing your phone's content from your home computer via Wi-Fi.

Other than that, device is packed with Android 1.6, Qualcomm's 600MHz processor, HVGA screen, and 3MP camera.

You can watch demo of Devour, presented by Rick Osterloh from Motorola:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RzcWeuxBGQ

Source: Engadget

]]> http://ai.rs/2010/02/motorola-devour-is-ready-for-launch/feed/ 0 1 GHz for the masses http://ai.rs/2010/01/1-ghz-for-the-masses/ http://ai.rs/2010/01/1-ghz-for-the-masses/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:37:03 +0000 ik http://ai.rs/?p=1649 After Acer Liquid, we present you the review of Acer F1. If you are looking for a less-expensive alternative for HTC HD2, then read more about it.

Acer F1 Photo 1

As usual, here are specifications:

  • Screen: 3.8” TFT-LCD resistive touchscreen, WVGA resolution (480×800), 262K colors support
  • Processor: Qualcomm QSD (Snapdragon) 8250 1 GHz
  • Memory: 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM, expandable via microSD cards (up to 32GB)
  • Camera: 5MP, Auto Focus, LED flash
  • GSM: Quad-band GSM support, triband 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA
  • OS: Windows Mobile 6.5
  • Battery: 1350mAh Li-Ion, up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 400 hours of standby
  • Other: GPS receiver, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor, FM radio with RDS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth + Enhanced Data Rate, miniUSB, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
]]> http://ai.rs/2010/01/1-ghz-for-the-masses/feed/ 0 iGO Amigo for Android http://ai.rs/2010/01/igo-amigo-for-android/ http://ai.rs/2010/01/igo-amigo-for-android/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:10:55 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=1567 ai.rs blog Exclusive

We bring you the exclusive preview of the new Nav N Go software for Android phones. iGO GPS navigation software for Windows Mobile and iPhone was among our favorites. Now IGO Amigo is available for Android platform as well. It works offline, so no high price data transfers while roaming !

As you can see, the user interface is simple and intuitive, and the program uses g-sensor to rotate the screen contents when needed. The real power is in the extensive POI database, so we may finally advice anyone who hesitated – Android platform just got richer for another great application. At this moment, iGO Amigo supports 320×480 resolution (HVGA). Check out the gallery of screenshots.

Check Nav N Go for other products

]]> http://ai.rs/2010/01/igo-amigo-for-android/feed/ 7 Slick new Acer Liquid http://ai.rs/2010/01/slick-new-acer-liquid/ http://ai.rs/2010/01/slick-new-acer-liquid/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:20:14 +0000 ik http://ai.rs/?p=1493 We have tested another smartphone. This time, it's all about style and speed. For a full review, go here. Have you tried it / do you own it? What do you think about it?

Acer Liquid Photo 9

Acer Liquid Photo 10

Specifications sheet:

  • Screen: 3.5” TFT-LCD capacitive touchscreen, WVGA resolution (480×800), 65K colors support
  • Processor: Qualcomm QSD (Snapdragon) 8250 768 MHz
  • Memory: 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM, expandable via microSD cards (up to 32GB)
  • Camera: 5MP, Auto Focus
  • GSM: Quad-band GSM support, triband 3G with HSDPA
  • OS: Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Battery: 1350mAh Li-Ion, up to 5 hours of talk time, up to 400 hours of standby
  • Other: GPS receiver, digital compass, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth + Enhanced Data Rate + A2DP, miniUSB, 3.5mm stereo audio jack
]]> http://ai.rs/2010/01/slick-new-acer-liquid/feed/ 1 Nav N Go introduces Android Solution http://ai.rs/2009/11/igo-android/ http://ai.rs/2009/11/igo-android/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:46:53 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=1020

iGO Amigo

Hungarian based company Nav N Go, well known for it's GPS navigation software for mobile devices has just announced the upcoming Android version of iGO amigo.

Besides Windows Mobile and iPhone platforms, iGO will be available on Android as well, fixing the last thing that this OS needed to become fully functional – real GPS software with offline maps. Read the complete press release here.

Expect an exclusive review of the software soon…

]]> http://ai.rs/2009/11/igo-android/feed/ 3 HTC HD2 another look – video http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-hd2-another-look/ http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-hd2-another-look/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:23:36 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=887 While we wait for the final HTC HD2 ROM to appear (16. october 2009), lets have another quick look at the test sample in action. General impression is -- HD2 is fast! Even with many programs in the background it completes every task flawlessly. We are eager for the final ROM and new version of TouchFLO 3D (or HTC Sense UI as it is now called).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww2uFyXuYY0

Update: There has been an interest in photo quality. Here is one taken with our test HD2 model.

HTC HD2 sample photo

 HTC HD2 sample photo
5MP Fine quality 5MP SuperFine quality
]]> http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-hd2-another-look/feed/ 26 HTC HD2 (aka Leo) – video review – back online, more to follow http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-video-review/ http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-video-review/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:15:16 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=660 ai.rs blog exclusive

As promised, we presented the very first video review of HTC Leo, the first capacitive Windows Mobile device from HTC. Stylus is gone and 1GHz Snapdragon processor is in. So long 528MHz… Check out the gallery with few more screenshots of the WM 6.5 on this model (developer screens included).

Video is now back online. Expect a new video review tomorrow (11. october 2009).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaw84roLOUQ

]]> http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-video-review/feed/ 68 HTC HD2 announced http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-announced/ http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-announced/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:13:22 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=842 HTC HD2

HTC HD2

Ok, this is the moment we have all been talking about. HD2 is now officially announced. All we have to wait for now is the final ROM build and it will hit the streets. Check out the complete specs on HTC website, and we would like to point out:

  • 1GHz Snapdragon processor
  • 4.3" WVGA (480×800) screen
  • 512MB ROM & 448MB RAM
  • 5 MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash
  • Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense and Opera browser
  • Tethering (present on WM since … ever)
  • Wi-Fi Router mode
  • Digital Compass and all the sensors we need
  • Social networks integration
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • 1230mAh battery

As you can see, HTC is presenting to us that TouchFLO 3D is to be known as HTC Sense, UI that was first announced in the HTC Hero unveiling (although the two do not have that much in common).

Be sure to follow our RSS feed and stay tuned for our extensive HD2 video review…

]]> http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-announced/feed/ 3 HTC Leo to be announced tomorrow – update on final name and ROM date http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-announcement/ http://ai.rs/2009/10/htc-leo-announcement/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:51:21 +0000 sima http://ai.rs/?p=775 ai.rs blog exclusive

Uveiling of Windows Mobile 6.5 will give us the opportunity to see wonderful new devices on the market – starting tomorrow. On of the most anticipated is of course HTC Leo, and according to our trusted sources, HTC Leo will be officially announced on www.htc.com tomorrow (6. october 2009.). However, this will not be the launch date for Leo, and we’ll have to wait until the end of october/start of november. That of course doesn’t mean that ai.rs readers will have to wait that long. We will have extensive video review during the following weekend.

HTC Leo

  
   
HTC Leo Specs  

Our coverage of this HTC flagship model started on 21. july with full specifications. It was followed by first accurate renders, and then a whole bunch of high quality photos and large number of screenshots. The real star was of course Leo on video (currently offline). Stay tuned for video review by the end of the week.

Update:

Final name is definitely HTC Touch HD2, and final ROM should be ready on 16. october.

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