Nokia today announced a new version of Ovi Maps with FREE walk (pedestrian) and driving (car) turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation functionality. Ovi Maps has global coverage, with 74 countries covered by its navigation services. Maps for all regions will be available, for free, for loading over the air or pre-loading via a desktop computer. Traffic information and city guides, from Lonely Planet and Michelin, will also be made available at no extra cost. There's an initial set of devices, in terms of availability,Nokia N97 mini, 5800 XpressMusic, 5800 Navigation Edition, E52, E55, E72, 5230, 6710 Navigator, 6730 classic and X6, with more compatible devices to follow.
Key features
- Global navigation coverage - navigation functionality is available for 74 countries in 46 languages.
- No hidden costs - all navigation, traffic information and travel guide information is free of charge for the lifetime of the smartphone.
- Hybrid technology - Maps and navigation routes can be downloaded over the air. However, maps can also be side-loaded via a PC and the navigation system still works even if there's no online connection (good for areas of low signal coverage o r when roaming).
- Typical mapping and GPS navigation functionality includes: maps for 180 countries with 2D and 3D maps, satellite and terrain maps, saving of favourites and routes, powerful postcode-level search and points of interest database, context sensitive weather and local event information, and editorial travel content for more than 1,000 destinations.
- Desktop sync - Sync with the PC, browser-based, Ovi Maps, which allows you to transfer favourites (locations) and routes in both directions.
- Social sharing -It allows you share your current location, status and photos direct to Facebook.
Update:
Now its available for N97 also ...
Some really nice Videos from Nokia Conversations.
Now its available for N97 also ...
Some really nice Videos from Nokia Conversations.
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