Available online at www.aetrex.com for $299.99 (excluding monthly tracking fee), this new GPS Shoe for senior men and women are offered in standard sizes, with velcro straps or shoe laces. The GPS Shoes continually report their location to the tracking software, which caregivers can use to track the movements of the person wearing them. Caregivers can also configure the service to receive text messages if the wearer wanders outside of a predetermined geographic area.
Continued

Designed to provide truck drivers and fleet managers with automated routing that takes into account vehicle profiles and road attributes and restrictions, the TomTom PRO 7150 TRUCK saves time and money by ensuring that each trip is optimized and takes advantage of TomTom’s extensive map and traffic data. With the PRO 7150 TRUCK, drivers will enjoy a navigation experience that automatically favors main roads over secondary roads, avoids sharp turns and U-turns, and includes a comprehensive collection of truck attributes such as weight and dimension limitations to avoid low-bridge clearances, and load characteristics such as HAZMAT restrictions.

Read

TomTom launched the VIA series, with lifetime Maps, in China. Available at leading retailers, the TomTom’s VIA Series come with either 4.3” or 5” screens. Except for the VIA 100, the new line-up offers the highly valued voice control system allowing for more than 100 voice commands including: route planning, calling home and instructions such as ‘travel via’.
Continued

TomTom launched the GO 1050 World, with lifetime Maps, in China. TomTom’s new GO 1050 World is fitted with a 5” screen, maps of China and access to over 50 countries and areas including: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, the US and Canada. The models offer the highly valued voice control system allowing for more than 100 voice commands including: route planning, calling home and instructions such as ‘travel via’.
Continued

TomTom will roll out the GO LIVE 1005 WORLD in five more countries after the successful launches of a PND with travel specific apps in the USA and Germany. The new device, featuring driver-friendly versions of Twitter, Expedia and TripAdvisor, and a map of the world will be made available in The Netherlands, Spain, Italy, New Zealand and United Kingdom.
Continued

LBT’s PocketFinder GPS Personal Locator and GPS Vehicle Locator devices are available for purchase throughout the United States and Canada exclusively on the Online Apple Store. Apple sells the PocketFinder GPS Personal Locator for $149 and the PocketFinder GPS Vehicle Locator for $189. The purchase price includes two months of service with no contract is required.
Continued

Announced in preparation for the Triathlon World Championship in Kona, HI, October 8, 2011, the Forerunner 910XT is the only all-in-one GPS-enabled device that provides detailed swim metrics and tracks distance, speed/pace, elevation and heart rate for running and cycling. The 910XT sports a sleek profile allowing users to easily slide wetsuits on and off, and has an on-board barometric altimeter for improved elevation data, all without sacrificing the size of its easy-to-read display.
Continued

TomTom will provide navigation with real-time services for the Fiat Panda. This is the first time that the Blue&Me TomTom LIVE platform will be available on a Fiat A-segment car. Initially be available in Italy, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Benelux and Portugal, the key features of the Blue&Me TomTom LIVE include: HD Traffic; Up-to-date speed camera information on both fixed and mobile cameras en route; Live weather updates and local search; Eco friendly; Browsing Blue&Me functions; Mechanical integration.

Read