Routeplanners: SatNav & GPS News

TeleNav Inc., the first company to launch a GPS navigation system on mobile devices in the U.S., announced that TeleNav GPS Navigator is now available on the recently-launched Palm® Treo�„� 680 smartphone along with the other Treo smartphones currently available from Palm in the U.S. For just $9.99 per month, TeleNav GPS Navigator offers unlimited turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions, pedestrian mode for use while walking, full-color moving maps, information and directions to more than 10 million business listings including frequently updated fuel prices.

Some of the features on the TeleNav GPS Navigator:

* Biz Finder �€“ Find businesses and services, including ATMs, restaurants, hotels, parking lots, shopping malls and more. Then easily navigate to them with the click of a button. Biz Finder also allows users to quickly look up and call the phone number for a business, saving money on unnecessary 411 directory calls.
* Fuel Finder �€“ Save money by finding the lowest gas prices within a five-mile or wider radius.
* Full color moving maps �€“ See colorful maps of specific GPS locations and pan and zoom the map to view the surrounding streets.
* Easy destination entry �€“ TeleNav GPS Navigator provides four methods for address entry �€“ preplan your trips on www.telenav.com, type in your destinations directly into your phone using the keypad, dictate your destination using TeleNav�€™s unique voice recognition address input system, or choose a business from the Biz Finder.

The TeleNav GPS Navigator has all the benefits of an expensive, in-car GPS navigation system, plus a lot more. How cool that you can find restaurants, coffee shops, and hotels, get turn-by-turn driving directions by voice and onscreen, and even find the lowest gas prices near you!