Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, announced it will provide Mio Technology, Ltd. with digital maps and rich navigation content for its new devices, the Mio DigiWalker™ C720t, Mio DigiWalker™ C230 and Mio DigiWalker™ C320, which were unveiled this week at the DigitalLife technology conference.
“Our consumers are seeking GPS solutions that offer rich navigation and digital entertainment features that play a central role in their everyday lives,” said Kiyoshi Hamai, North American sales director, Mio Technology Ltd. “The latest digital map data and content from Tele Atlas, combined with our range of product offerings deliver the navigation experience right for the GPS fanatic or first-time user.”
The new Mio devices feature Tele Atlas digital maps for the United States and Canada and content for millions of points of interest (POIs), to help provide users with a range of shopping, dining, sight-seeing and entertainment information. To help provide a clear, user-friendly navigation offering, the devices offer turn-by-turn routing and Tele Atlas Voice Maps. Notably, the C720t delivers an industry-leading 12 million POIs and expanded map coverage, with full maps of the United States and Canada and additional map information for Mexico City, Guadalajara, Aguascalientes and major roads throughout Mexico.
“Today’s savvy technology consumers seeking portable GPS offerings want devices that enable them to find more of what they’re looking for, arrive at their destinations with greater ease, and also fit in with their digital lifestyle,” said Quan Vu, vice president, personal navigation, Tele Atlas. “As Mio continues to deliver innovative, easy-to-use GPS technology products that offer unique, feature-rich experiences, we’re excited to continue to support and help expand their success in the market.”
Source: Tele Atlas