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Destinator 9 GPS navigation app hits the Android Market

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By: , IntoMobile
Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 2:12 AM

Destinator 9 GPS navigation app hits the Android Market

I’m not sure I’m familiar with Intrinsyc Software, or at least I haven’t heard about them as a big player in the navigation market. To be fair, that doesn’t mean they don’t have a compelling offering, quite the contrary — if you’re competing with the likes of TomTom, Garmin and now even Google, you better have something special, otherwise no one will notice. And since they are definitely smaller company (compared to the larger rivals) I’m giving them some space on IntoMobile. ;)

Anyway, they have released Destinator 9 in the Android Market. The application — as I’m sure you can guess from my ramblings above — provides users with navigation services offering “most compelling user experience specifically designed for Android smartphones.” I haven’t tried it myself (waiting for the GSM Droid), but I’m hoping there’s some merit to their over-hyped press release.

NAVTEQ provided the maps for the software and in addition to standard navigation service features, the application also comes with rich visual content such as extended lane guidance, speed limits, current weather conditions and 2D building footprints. Users can navigate to any map location using the TapNGo feature by using a long press on any point on the map and then tapping “Go” for voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation, “Call” for calling the local business, “Save” location, or “Add to Trip Planner”…

Interested? Look for Destinator 9 in the Android Market.

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Freddy

    I downloaded the software and I love it. It is super easy to use. I never have to leave the map to find out where I want to go and it shows the actual weather on the horizon. It’s pretty cool. Although, I’m sure some people would prefer a less functional, but free appllication.

  • Julio

    There´s no destinator at Android´s market.

  • Andres Pablo

    I agree witj Julio, there´s no destinator at Android´s market.