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Garmin has signed a multi year global agreement with GyPsii according to a statement from GyPsii. As we are aware, Garmin is known for it’s Sat Nav hardware, whereas GyPsii is a “geo-location and mobile social networking provider”.
As per the agreement terms, GyPsii will provide technology, products, worldwide data center infrastructure, development licenses and GyPsii branding rights to Garmin. GyPsii would provide the rights on a non-exclusive basis, for a variety of Garmin products. The deal would help Garmin to incorporate in its future products, friend finding applications that support the GyPsii-powered-location-based social networking services platform.
GyPsii’s existing tech is centred around Smartphones, and with some MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices) – but we can’t imagine it will be a great stretch to port it. The services that will be enabled could be varying mashups of location-specific or presence functions, together with social networking features. Quite what exactly, we’ll have to wait and see.
GyPsii’s technology is currently compatible with Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Black Berry devices, as well as on Apple iPhone along with browser-based Internet connected devices.
GyPsii incorporates a wide range of location-specific functions and mobile lifestyle services in a single platform. These include features like mobile search, user generated content-sharing and social networking.
Garmin have been quite busy recently in the device space too – check out Dusan’s recent story on the interestingly-titled “Nuvifone”.
[Via: RTTNews]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
