The integration of GPS functionality and mobile phones has exsits for a long time, and become a trend in mobile phone development. With the GPS chip technology development and popularization, the GPS feature original only in a few high-end mobile phones can be seen appearing in a growing number of mobile phones。
However, the built-in GPS chip and navigation functionality and can not be mentioned in the same language, the precise navigation in terms of GPS chips and navigation software is the result of both. GPS chip is meant to search satellites, and then based on satellite data to derive information on mobile phones where the latitude and longitude, latitude and longitude information and the navigation software will be resolved to the map, allowing users to know the exact location and the provision of route planning, and the more advanced features .
For the development of mobile phone navigation is concerned, 2010 is bound to be a year of rapid development. This is because, after most of mobile phone navigation software billing software, but now, industry leaders have engaged in a mobile phone for free navigation of the revolution. By the end of 2009, the industry giant Google released a free Google Maps navigation software, the system is currently available for Android mobile phone; in January 2010, Nokia announced worldwide for smart phones to provide free OVI map navigation.
In addition, another form is also leading the development of mobile phone navigation. Some smart phone manufacturers to select and specialized navigation equipment and software manufacturers to launch an integrated navigation software for mobile phones, the most representative is the IT industry giant Asustek and navigation industry with Garmin, a leader in the international market, the two sides Union also introduced of the Garmin-Ausu navigation co-branded smart phone, Asus M20 is one of them.
Garmin is a global leader in navigation industry, is currently in portable navigation device market share reached 35% in mobile phone navigation area, Garmin navigation software is also popular. ASUS While the market share in the smart phone market is not high, but its introduction has been very popular with the smart phone or received by users. From 2009, Asus stepped up investment in the field of smart phones, and Garmin's marriage is that navigation features will be the ASUS handsets differentiate.
ASUS M20 using Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, equipped with VGA-resolution screen, support high-speed 3G networks.ASUS M20 in the Windows Mobile 6.5 system based on, but also equipped with its own unique user interface. Navigation software starts at the interface of the lower right corner, this is click on the location of the most smoothly, you can quickly and easily start.
ASUS M20 open the built-in Garmin navigation software, no more settings, cell phone will start automatically search for satellites. In the search to a satellite, will be able to route based on pre-set start navigation. Of course, if you just want to browse maps, you can press the joystick to enter the software after the middle of the confirmation button to enter browse map mode.
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