Garmin is healthier known for its in-car navigation systems , but today delved deeper into the world of personal navigation with a new iPhone app for the eternally lost. For a dollar, you’re going to get standard walking, driving and public transportation directions, but go premium for $2.99 a month or $29.99 for the year, and you will cop more add-ons designed to convert your iPhone right into a full-fledged PND. Just like the standard iPhone mapping system or HopStop, the subscription-based version of this app helps you to integrate public transportation into your journey — however the added feature this is the facility to view public transit schedules such as you can inside the Google Maps app for Android. It also has spoken turn-by-turn directions, Garmin’s traffic routing and Google search, making it a handy alternative to a clunky navigation system. Try the whole PR after the break.
OLATHE, Kan./August 31, 2011/Business Wire – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the worldwide leader in satellite navigation, today announced that its new StreetPilot onDemand iPhone app is now available inside the Apple App Store. Rounding out Garmin’s diverse range of steering options, StreetPilot onDemand provides iPhone users convenient navigation for walking or driving once they need it, with an initial $.99 download that features 30 days of premium features. It’s the first iPhone navigation app to incorporate multimodal pedestrian routing, with bus and train transit schedules in lots of major cities. Additional premium features include spoken turn-by-turn guidance with street names, representation of 3D buildings and landmarks, traffic rerouting, photoReal(tm) Junction View and Google Local Search, among many others.
“Our new StreetPilot onDemand app is the ideal solution for anyone who occasionally needs navigation but still is seeking a premium experience and precise directions. There’s nothing comparable inside the App Store today,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vp of world sales. “By including multimodal pedestrian routing, our new app is mainly helpful for users in urban areas. The app seamlessly provides directions within the car and integrates public transportation when getting directions by foot.”
With the hot multimodal pedestrian routing offered in StreetPilot onDemand, users can decide to integrate public transportation into their route. It’s the first turn-by-turn iPhone navigation app that integrates train or bus schedules within the cities wherein this service is on the market. Users can navigate to a destination from their current position (or set one more starting location), and the app provides turn-by-turn directions including an in depth itinerary of transit stops and directions for walking to and from a bus or train stop. Beautifully rendered 3D buildings and landmarks make it even easier for pedestrians to locate their destination.
The app is also a comprehensive driving assistant that integrates most of the signature features for which Garmin is legendary. This includes spoken turn-by-turn directions, photoReal junction views that show a sensible depiction of the junction in addition to lane guidance and real-time traffic information that automatically routes drivers around gridlock. Users can easily find sights using Garmin’s extensive database or Google Local Search. a brand new functionality suggests attractions according to the users search history to produce faster and more relevant search results. The app also warns drivers when exceeding the rate limit or even provides an summary of the elements conditions on the destination, complete with a five day forecast.
The Garmin StreetPilot onDemand app integrates a particularly easy to make use of interface that’s customized for the iPhone. It stores the maps and attractions inside the cloud, so that they are always up-to-date. The excellent map options allow users to simply enable or disable features displayed at the map including traffic information, 3D buildings and landmarks or attractions.
Garmin StreetPilot onDemand is supplied in the Apple App Store for $.99 and includes turn-by-turn, voice prompted navigation and traffic rerouting for 30 days within the America and Canada. Users can extend this initial period by subscribing on a monthly ($2.99) or annual ($29.99) basis. Garmin offers a distinct introductory price of $19.99 for the once a year subscription from August 31, 2011, to September 14, 2011. Even with out a subscription, users can still view maps, lookup attractions and create routes. A subscription is needed for turn-by-turn voice guidance with automatic off-route recalculation, real-time traffic information and multimodal pedestrian routing.
StreetPilot onDemand complements Garmin’s other newly announced automotive innovations that guarantee industry-leading navigation for each style of driver and traveler. For a dedicated device that’s built to navigate comfortably and efficiency, the recently announced 2012 nFCviAE line adds robust features to Garmin’s flagship product line at affordable pricing (details at www.garmin.com/move)
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