[gui-talk] Fwd: Public Beta Mobile Geo 2.0, Now Available!

[Steve Pattison]

From: Caroline Ragot caroline.ragot at codefactory.es

Public Beta Mobile Geo 2.0, Now Available Compatible with Mobile Speak 4.0
and Running Sendero GPS 6.2 Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, January 28, 2010

Public beta version 2.0 of Mobile Geo, Code Factory's award-winning GPS
navigation aid for the blind and visually impaired, is now available for
download and purchase. Public beta Mobile Geo 2.0 is compatible with the
highly anticipated Mobile Speak 4.0 as well as the latest version of the
Sendero Group's GPS technology, SDK 6.2.

"This upgrade of Geo is the first part of version 2.0. For us, there were
two priorities: first to integrate the new Sendero SDK and updated maps as
soon as possible; and, second to launch Mobile Geo 2.0 at the same time as
Mobile Speak 4.0 so that none of our users would be left without their
inseparable GPS" explains Eduard Sánchez, Code Factory's CEO. "We decided to
launch version 2.0 as a public beta because we are still testing and making
improvements. Therefore the public beta means that in the next couple of
months we will release several free updates. For example we already can
announce that we will include more Top Ten demanded features such as manual
route creation, new verbosity settings, new ways to organize and manage
favorites, address search by zip/postal codes, and more".

This first part of public beta Mobile Geo 2.0 includes new features which
improve the Geo navigation experience, such as:

   - Advanced address search which allows you to enter any part of the
   address to search for it faster.
   - Five times faster route creation when in Turns Only mode.
   - More accurate distances and estimated time of arrival calculations.
   - Improved heading averaging when walking in a big city with narrow
   streets and high buildings.
   - More information about the current street when using the where am I
   function, such as pedestrian only, split street, one-way, bridge, tunnel,
   etc.
   - Ability to look up alpha numeric address numbers. For example 23A Jones
   Street where 23A is the address number.

Another great benefit from public beta Mobile Geo 2.0 is the updated 2009
maps and POIs as well as new map bundles. If you are living in one of the
countries included in a map bundle, you will receive free maps for all the
other countries which are part of the same bundle.

   - *European Map Bundle* includes maps from Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
   Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern
   Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and the
   United Kingdom.
   - *North American Map Bundle *includes maps from United States, Canada,
   the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam.
   - *Asian Map Bundle* includes maps from Hong Kong, Singapore, and
   Malaysia.
   - *South African Map Bundle* includes maps from South Africa, Lesotho and
   Swaziland.

Since Mobile Geo 1.5, new countries have also been added, such as Lesotho,
Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, South Africa, and Swaziland.

Public beta Mobile Geo 2.0 supports the same new devices as Mobile Speak 4.0
for Windows Mobile. Among the newly supported devices you will find the HTC
Touch Pro 2, HTC Touch 2, HTC Touch Diamond 2, AT&T Titl 2, AT&T Pure, AT&T
HP iPAQ Glisten, HP iPAQ Data Messenger, Sprint Samsung Intrepid, Samsung
Omnia Pro B7610, Samsung Omnia Pro B7330, Acer beTouch E101, and Sony
Ericsson Xperia x1. To read a full list of supported devices, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/phoneslist.asp?id=343


To learn more about Mobile Speak 4.0, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=318


If you are already a user of Mobile Geo and wish to upgrade to public beta
Mobile Geo 2.0, contact your distributor to ask more information about the
upgrade bundle of Mobile Speak 4.0 and Mobile Geo 2.0. To consult the list
of all the official Code Factory distributors, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/page.asp?id=351

To read the updated manual of Mobile Geo explaining how to install, upgrade
and use the new features, visit
http://www.codefactory.es/en/manuals.asp?id=89#family_1

Known issues with public beta Mobile Geo 2.0 are:

   - GPS position may stop tracking near highway ramps.
   - Differences in POI searches depending on Basic or Advanced mode.
   - Possible misbehaviour with reverse routes.


About Code Factory

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain, Code
Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products
designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for
the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading provider
of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest
range of mainstream mobile devices. Among Code Factory's customers are well
known organizations for the blind such as ONCE, and carriers such as AT&T,
Bouygues Telecom, SFR, TIM and Vodafone. Code Factory has also built strong
partnerships with mainstream multinational companies like RIM, Nokia,
Microsoft, and Hewlett Packard as well as leading assistive technology
companies such as HumanWare, Optelec and Sendero Group.


-- 
Caroline Ragot
Marketing Director

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