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Video Demo: Sprint Navigation (powered by TeleNav) on the Samsung Moment
Nov 3rd
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Loading ...Well, the new phones continue to come down the pipeline and the latest is the Samsung Moment for the Sprint Network. The Moment is an Android based device and after having the chance to play around with it, I must say it’s one very slick device. And even better, Sprint Navigation (powered by TeleNav) worked beautifully on the device, with the large touch screen providing an excellent view of the application for easy navigation.
We decided to hop in the car and take the Samsung Moment and Sprint Navigation for a quick spin. It was around lunch time and I was craving some Indian food, so you’ll see in the video that we conducted a search for Indian restaurants in our area. Some of the features you’ll see in the demo video include visual and audio turn-by-turn directions, full text-to-speech including spoken street names, real-time traffic information and our point of interests search including rated listings.
The Samsung Moment hit stores this past Sunday, November 1. If you’re looking for a new phone and want something that will make your friends jealous, the Samsung Moment may be the phone for you. If you’ve already picked one up, tell us what you think about Sprint Navigation. We always appreciate your feedback.
A Busy Week for TeleNav at CTIA
Oct 14th
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...As some of you may know, last week CTIA held its annual Wireless I.T. & Entertainment event at the San Diego Convention Center. This event is always an exciting time in the mobile industry as many new phones are announced, cool new applications are launched, and a number of awards are handed out. A group of us from TeleNav headed down to San Diego for a few days to catch up with old friends in the industry and get a first-hand look of everything that was happening at the show. The San Diego weather and views (like this one from our hotel below) were a nice bonus.
Marina in San Diego
There was a lot going on for TeleNav last week in San Diego, so we thought we’d provide a brief recap. First off, there were a number of new phones announced last week that feature the apps we develop for some of our carrier partners including AT&T Navigator and Sprint Navigation as well as our own TeleNav GPS Navigator application. AT&T announced four upcoming phones including the Pantech Reveal, Pantech Impact, Samsung Mythic, and Samsung Flight. Sprint also announced a new phone, the Samsung Moment. And we can’t forget T-Mobile, which also came to play with the announcement of new phones including a myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition phone and the newly announced T-Mobile Tap. I can’t wait for the chance to play with some of these phones. And while that’s an impressive lineup of devices, the image below of some phones sporting the applications we develop is pretty impressive as well. We showed these phones at the Pepcom Mobile Focus press event.
An impressive lineup of phones
People enjoying the Pepcom Mobile Focus event
But that’s not all. Ravi Acharya, associate director of marketing for TeleNav’s B2B products, also participated on a panel at CTIA titled “Public and Corporate Fleets” where he discussed the benefits of our TeleNav Track products. TeleNav was also up for two awards last week for our TeleNav GPS Navigator v5.5 application. We were named a finalist in the Best Mobile Consumer Application category for the CTIA Hot for the Holidays Award. Jitterbug took the top honor for its LiveNurse application, so congrats to everyone at Jitterbug. We were also up for a Location 2.0 Summit Fast-Pitch Award in the Consumer Application category. We’re still waiting on those results, so keep your fingers crossed for us.
Ravi Acharya speaking at CTIA
As you can see, it was a very busy week for us, but we all had a great time and appreciated everyone from the CTIA, Pepcom and Location 2.0 events being so helpful to us.
Video: Sprint Navigation (powered by TeleNav) on the Samsung Instinct HD
Sep 25th
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Samsung and Sprint are partnering to bring the new Samsung Instinct HD phone to you this Sunday, Sept. 27. As you can see in the video, I had a chance to play with the phone for a few days and I’ll tell you that there’s something really sexy about this little device. The Instinct HD felt really solid as a piece of hardware and the touchscreen has a nice response and tactile feel to it, which kept me from ever guessing if the phone recorded my touch or not.
I decided to hop in my trusty Corolla S (Toyota, you can address the check to me) which is now becoming famous on our YouTube channel thanks to previous demos. For this trip, I decided to head to a local Bank of America branch and as you can see, Sprint Navigation (powered by TeleNav) on the new Samsung Instinct HD got me there without a hitch. What was most impressive to me was the speed at which the application fired up and had me on my way.
Some of the features you’ll see in the video demo include full text-to-speech with spoken street names, a POI search (from the more than 10 million that are included with the app), and you’ll hear the application search for traffic congestion along our route. Fortunately in this demo I didn’t run into any traffic issues, which for the Bay Area, is pretty rare.
Enjoy the video and check out the Samsung Instinct HD on Sprint, it’s definitely the type of phone that will make your friends jealous. And who among us doesn’t enjoy doing that.
TeleNav GPS Navigator Now Available on the T-Mobile Samsung Highlight
Jul 20th
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TeleNav GPS Navigator on the T-Mobile Samsung Highlight
In case you missed it last week, the T-Mobile Samsung Highlight launched and is now available for $149.99 (after discount and rebate).
Available in “Fire” or “Ice” colors, the T-Mobile Samsung Highlight includes a 3 megapixel camera, a TouchWiz side bar and, of course, access to TeleNav GPS Navigator. Sign up for a free 14-day trial of TeleNav GPS Navigator and you’ll get access to 3D turn-by-turn directions, voice and on-screen alerts, more than 10 million business listings, gas prices, traffic alerts and more. Service is available for $9.99 per month following the free trial.
Still thinking about it? Here is a link to a few reviews of the Highlight with more information.
If you use TeleNav on the Highlight, let us know what you think!
TeleNav Mentioned on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sep 2nd
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It is always fun to see TeleNav mentioned or shown on TV. For example, when Jack Bauer used TeleNav GPS Navigator to find hostiles earlier this year during season 6 of Fox’s “24,” we were all cheering – thrilled that the service can also help capture fictional terrorists and save the world.
Last week, we had just as much fun watching Jimmy Kimmel mention TeleNav during a short intro about AT&T Samsung BlackJack phones.
Unfortunately, we’d get into trouble if we posted the clip here without the network’s permission. However, if you’re interested, you can see it online by clicking here and then selecting the episode from 8/26.
Thanks to Jimmy and Samsung for the shoutout!
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