New version 9.1 features:

• New activity modes: select from Auto, Run, Bike, Car, Sail and Fly mode on the Track Recorder page for even more accurate speed and location data.
• Faster & easier track & waypoint sharing: set up one-click sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and/or up to five email addresses at once.
• A new button was added to the Status page to enable sharing your current location with a single click.
• By popular request, automatically share your location at user-defined time-based intervals — sends out a convenient bread-crumb trail or “location beacon”.

The auto-share function is ideally suited for viewing your waypoints in the MotionX-GPS Facebook application. Quickly view all of your waypoints together on one map. Waypoints will appear farther apart when you’re moving faster. Your friends and family can also track your position directly from the Facebook app interface.

As always, the update is free!

MotionX track recorded using the new auto-share feature; sharing frequency set to 5 minutes.



Auto-share waypoint trail displayed in the MotionX-GPS facebook application.

MotionX-GPS Drive version 2.6 is the latest update to the top-selling navigation application for the iPhone. This update features a number of new features and enhancements requested by customers, including:

• Voice Volume slider on the Setup page enables voice guidance volume adjustment relative to your iPod music.
• More ways to set My Home location, including using your Contacts or Recently Found destinations.
• If Walk Mode is selected for navigating, this is announced when your route is calculated.
• If a route is calculated using Walk Mode and MotionX-GPS Drive detects that you are actually driving, a warning message is displayed to give you the option of re-routing in Drive Mode.

New Map Storage Lets Users Take MotionX Maps Anywhere Worldwide

SANTA CRUZ, CA – Fullpower Technologies, the global leader for mobile sensing solutions, today launched an updated version of MotionX-GPS featuring MotionX Map Storage allowing users to take up-to-date MotionX maps well beyond the coverage range of cellular connections.

MotionX-GPS 9.0 embeds the functionality of an advanced handheld GPS unit into a simple and intuitive iPhone application that is ideal for outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, running, sailing, skiing, kayaking, motorcycling, and flying. Embraced by more than 2 million outdoor enthusiasts, MotionX-GPS 9.0 for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is available for $2.99 for a limited time through the Apple App Store.

Now with MotionX Map Storage, users can easily download the latest up-to-date MotionX O-Road and O-Terrain maps for any region of the world before setting out on their adventure. MotionX O-Road and O-Terrain maps are worldwide road and terrain (topographic) maps based on the OpenStreetMap project. MotionX users have taken MotionX-GPS well beyond the coverage of cellular connections to track activities such as sailing across the Pacific Ocean, biking across the deserts of Abu Dhabi, hot air ballooning above the Rocky Mountains and even racing up volcanoes in Guatemala.

MotionX User Profile: MotionX-GPS Tracks the GVI Volcano Challenge
MotionX-GPS recently tracked the 2009 GVI Volcano Charity Challenge in Guatemala. Seventeen “challengers” and three guides from Old Town Outfitters set off on the six day volcano climbing challenge to raise money for the Phoenix Project in Guatemala.

Pacaya volcano, with its river of lava was first up, a great hike across hardened lava. Santa María was next, followed by Tajumulco, the highest volcano in Central America at over 13,700 feet, and finally to Lake Atitlán’s San Pedro for the fourth and final summit.

Daniel Ponce-Taylor, one of the challengers in the event, brought MotionX-GPS loaded on his iPhone to track the climbs. “I have been using MotionX to its full potential. It’s been a great tool, and really accurate,” said Taylor.

The new Map Storage functionality in MotionX-GPS 9.0 is ideally suited for this type of “off-the-grid” activity, where the closest cell tower may be many miles away. Users can easily select and download maps of an area before they leave on a journey away from cellular signals or WiFi connections.

About Fullpower/MotionX
Founded in 2003 by Sonia Lee and Philippe Kahn, Fullpower’s mission is to put motion-sensing in every mobile device. As the leader in mobile sensing, Fullpower is building on its expertise in wireless sensor technology to deliver unique, interactive motion-sensing applications. MotionX solutions are designed and developed in Santa Cruz, California.

Important Links:
MotionX-GPS 9.0 in the iTunes Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299949744&mt=8

MotionX-GPS Website:
http://gps.motionx.com

Follow MotionX on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/motionx

Contact:
Tami Casey
Kulesa Faul for Fullpower/MotionX
650.340.1984
Email Contact

MotionX: Listening to More Than 2 Million MotionX-GPS Users

SANTA CRUZ, CA–(Marketwire – December 7, 2009) – Fullpower Technologies, the global leader for mobile sensing solutions, today launched an updated version of MotionX-GPS Drive for the iPhone.

The latest 2.5 update of MotionX-GPS Drive includes a number of user-requested features added since the original App Store debut only two months ago. Improvements include: Night Mode maps which auto-switch at dawn and dusk, more efficient automatic re-routing when you drive off-course, choice of iPod fading (for music) or pausing (for podcasts) during voice announcements, and 3D maps and simulation mode are among the many new features added to the core application.

MotionX: Navigation Leadership on the App Store, Next-Generation Driving and Pedestrian Navigation
Drawing from feedback of more than 2 million iPhone MotionX-GPS users, MotionX-GPS Drive was designed and developed specifically for the iPhone. MotionX-GPS Drive provides an innovative door-to-door navigation solution that’s fully integrated with the iPhone at a fraction of the cost of other solutions. The iPhone community has responded enthusiastically making MotionX-GPS Drive the leading navigation application on the App Store.

MotionX User Profile: Photographer Jeffrey George Captures the Colors of Fall with MotionX-GPS Drive

Photographer Jeffrey George recently completed a five week 10,332 mile journey across the U.S. to photograph the fall color in various national and state parks. MotionX-GPS Drive was his co-pilot and, in George’s words, “was an incredible asset when alone and driving a big vehicle in which it’s difficult to make u-turns.”

“I traveled without a single reservation for the entire trip, and using MotionX-GPS Drive I found hotels, KOA campgrounds, laundromats, private campgrounds, and of course national and state parks,” George said.

“I always travel with an assortment of maps, however on this trip I didn’t use them, as none were as effective as MotionX-GPS Drive. Travel can be pretty confusing to someone from out of town. With MotionX it didn’t matter as I had voice assistance along with a visual of when to exit. MotionX also allowed me to drive directly to the highway without any of the usual navigating stress of the city.”

The automatic re-routing feature while using Live Voice Guidance proved to be particularly useful while sightseeing. George stated, “I drove through Washington D.C. and allowed MotionX-GPS Drive to continuously reroute to my next destination. Even with my large loop around the Washington Monument and other memorials, MotionX continually plotted a new course for the most effective route to my destination.”

Finally, the performance-based map caching in MotionX-GPS Drive turned out to be a handy feature. “One other thing I really appreciated,” George explained, “even when I had no cell reception in remote locations, if I had run a simulation of my course earlier MotionX was always able to route me where I needed to go.”

Check out a full collection of the beautiful Fall Adventure series of photos and posts on Jeffrey’s website: http://adventuresof.jeffreygeorge.com/.

About Fullpower/MotionX
Founded in 2003 by Sonia Lee and Philippe Kahn, Fullpower’s mission is to put motion-sensing in every mobile device. As the leader in mobile sensing, Fullpower is building on its expertise in wireless sensor technology to deliver unique, interactive motion-sensing applications. MotionX solutions are designed and developed in Santa Cruz, California.

Important Links:
MotionX-GPS Drive in the iTunes App Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=328095974&mt=8

MotionX-GPS Drive Comparative Review by Walt Mossberg:
http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090909/these-apps-help-users-of-iphones-find-their-way/

MotionX-GPS Drive Website:
http://drive.motionx.com

Follow MotionX on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/motionx

Contact:
Tami Casey
Kulesa Faul for Fullpower/MotionX
650.340.1984
Email Contact