Fullpower Technologies, the global leader for mobile sensing solutions, announces MotionX-GPS Drive 3.0 further improving the iPhone’s turn-by-turn navigation experience. For details, please watch this short video.
In addition to the refined 3.0 user experience, there are a host of new features drawn from the feedback of millions of MotionX customers including:
Updated Navigation Options:
Additional features and enhancements:
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:
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
SANTA CRUZ, CA–(Marketwire – November 9, 2009) – Fullpower Technologies, the global leader for mobile sensing solutions, today launched MotionX-GPS™ Drive 2.0 for North America on the iPhone. Fullpower has added powerful features to MotionX-GPS Drive 2.0 based on direct user feedback received from Fullpower’s large, growing and engaged MotionX community.
MotionX-GPS Drive is designed with active, younger iPhone users in mind. It delivers the high quality navigation experience that Fullpower’s customers have come to expect from MotionX. This new release of MotionX-GPS Drive introduces Night Mode for enhanced ease of use in all ambient lighting conditions. In ‘Get Directions’ mode, users will also find that manual re-routing is made fast and easy with the push of a button. In addition to various other optimizations, users now have enhanced iPod music control within the application along with improved airport search, and for our Canadian customers, MotionX-GPS Drive delivers an improved interface for entering addresses in Canada. MotionX users have spoken; Fullpower has listened and has delivered with MotionX-GPS Drive 2.0.
MotionX User Profile: Brad Hoover Relies on MotionX-GPS Drive to Assist Those in Need
Brad Hoover, an Aging & Disability division case manager, uses MotionX-GPS Drive to find the most efficient routes around his territory in Seattle’s south suburbs. His job involves visiting the homes of aging and/or disabled persons to assess their needs and determine how much in-home care they need.
“I really like the ability to set mapping features, such as Fastest Route and Avoid Freeways,” Brad said. “And how the app seems to take into account real drive-time traffic conditions. There are plenty of features to use; I really like the iPod & compass features, and it’s not overwhelming.”
MotionX: Navigation Leadership on the App Store, Delivers on Next-Generation Driving and Pedestrian Navigation
MotionX-GPS Drive turns any iPhone 3G or 3GS into the next generation car and pedestrian navigation solution. MotionX introduces new features not yet seen on mobile devices, including “door-to-door” personal navigation tools, user interface innovations that greatly simplify the navigation experience, and integration of live search capabilities. The MotionX brand is the category leader for navigation on the Apple App Store.
Drawing from the feedback of more than 2 million iPhone MotionX-GPS users, MotionX has built a complete navigation solution specifically for the iPhone. This is not a quick port of an ancient application. MotionX-GPS Drive provides bleeding-edge innovation with a state-of-the-art business model, which means users get a better and continually improving solution at a fraction of the cost.
Fullpower developed MotionX-GPS Drive because customers asked for it. There are more than 2 million iPhone MotionX-GPS customers who love the outdoors, are typically 16 to 43 years old, very active, into sports and love their iPhones. These users also need to find places and get there door-to-door. MotionX asked them what they wanted and then started with a clean slate.
“Today MotionX continues to show the future of car and pedestrian navigation on the iPhone,” said Philippe Kahn, CEO of Fullpower. “We have listened to our users and have responded with features and enhancements that they want. Together with our users, Fullpower will radically update and improve the iPhone door-to-door navigation experience. The iPhone is the perfect platform to invent the future of navigation.”
MotionX-GPS Drive has an introductory price of $2.99 and covers the U.S. and Canada.
MotionX: Everything Is Live and Dynamic
Everything about MotionX-GPS Drive is dynamic including search, maps and routing. This fully-live, always up-to-date, connected experience is unparalleled, leveraging the full power of the Internet and the iPhone. MotionX-GPS Drive is designed and optimized for the iPhone, and provides a user interface for iPod music and for the iPhone 3GS compass. MotionX-GPS Drive turns any iPhone 3G or 3GS into the next generation vehicle and pedestrian navigation solution.
MotionX live Connected Solution Vs. On-Board Competitors
With the MotionX-GPS Drive solution, users benefit from a fully-live, always up-to-date, connected experience for navigation. Search, maps, routing, points of interest (POIs), and relevant destination information, such as phone numbers, are delivered to the user — all current, real-time and up-to-date. This is a significant advantage over on-board solutions, such as those available from providers TomTom and Navigon, which require users to download and pre-install map data with tedious data loads that are in excess of a gigabyte. Off-board navigation data is static, and hence, becomes outdated the moment it is loaded onto the user’s device.
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, Calif.
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 us on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/motionx
Contact:
Tami Casey
Kulesa Faul for Fullpower/MotionX
650.340.1984
Email Contact
“I’ve found the MotionX GPS applications to be incredibly fun and very helpful,” said Sewell. “I load my motorcycles into the truck, mount my iPhone on the windshield and use MotionX-GPS Drive to get to my riding area. Then I transition to MotionX-GPS with the iPhone mounted to my bike.”
“I like the idea of using one device to get me from my front door to the end of the trail, transitioning from my truck to my bike and back. I’m hoping that with these solutions I can start converting some of my buddies over from their big clunky GPS units to the iPhone and MotionX GPS solutions.”
Roger’s latest adventure took him from San Diego to Las Vegas, then southwest toward Hoover Dam as he set off a 1200 mile off-road loop around the Grand Canyon.
By ANDY IHNATKO for the Chicago Sun-Times
I guess I’m a man of Faith after all. I gave away my Garmin Nüvi GPS navigator earlier this year. I’d lent it to my sister for a 1200-mile road trip with the kids. When the time came for her to hand it back, she dropped a lot of hints about how grateful she was and how indispensable the GPS had been and how she’s always getting lost, particularly when driving her children to get their educations and their occasional medical checkups and …
So I told her to just keep it. At that point in Mankind’s evolution (March of this year) turn-by-turn navigation apps for the iPhone were still a myth. But Apple had indicated that they’d start allowing that category into the App Store in a few months’ time. I had an abiding faith that these apps wouldn’t suck.
I’ve spent the past couple of months trying out each one of the App Store’s major GPS turn-by-turn navigation apps. My first reaction? Thank God I write about this stuff for a living and was out-of-pocket on only one of these things. Navigators are expensive apps.
Andy’s MotionX-GPS Drive review:
When I climb into my car and pick up a friend for a 75-minute drive to a dinner party, I’ll be launching Motion-X GPS Drive. It’s hands-down my favorite navigator for the iPhone. In category after category, it offers exactly the solutions I want.
Go to the Chicago Sun-Times to read the full article.
Alan, from the iPhone App Test Lab, reviews MotionX-GPS Drive.
“We took a trip to south Florida this weekend and used this GPS in place of my normal Garmin. It worked very well. I think I actually like the user interface better than my Garmin.”
“The ‘Live Voice’ guidance ‘voice’ sounds great, it is very clear, and the accuracy was right on target. The voice, free for the first month with app purchase and $2.99 per month after that, is well integrated with the iPhones iPod and iTunes player.”
Read the full review on the iPhone App Test Lab website.
Brad Hoover, a case manager in a Human Services Department, Aging & Disability division, uses MotionX-GPS Drive to find the most efficient routes around his territory in the south suburbs of Seattle. His job involves visiting the homes of aging and/or disabled persons to assess their ability to function, which in turn is used to determine how much in-home care they need in order to prevent out-of-home placement.
As a case manager, Brad is frequently on the road. Streets in his area tend to be very confusing and they are named inconsistently between towns. Also there are not many basic grid patterns due to the terrain and the way many housing developments have grown over time.
“I really like the ability to set mapping features, such as Fastest Route and Avoid Freeways,” Brad said. “And how it seems to take into account real drive-time traffic conditions. There are plenty of features to use, I really like the iPod & compass features, and it’s not overwhelming.”
“Case managers really need to have an accurate quick and efficient mapping to get to clients houses. Learning to trust and not override the GPS guidance is difficult, but worth it. MotionX-GPS Drive routed me to the freeway in a manner I would have never thought was faster than usual.”
MotionX-GPS Drive is ideally suited to meet Brad’s real-time door-to-door navigation needs to help him perform his work efficiently and easily.
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