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Rauha

2009-12-17 22:56

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Sygic has now posted a Youtube video about their navigation software running on N900.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Sygic#p/u/0/2HWs4nAJaiM

ryuran

2009-12-17 23:05

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rauha (Post 432641)

Sygic has now posted a Youtube video about their navigation software running on N900.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Sygic#p/u/0/2HWs4nAJaiM

ohh... me likey... i wonder how much will it be here in USA with maps...

jsbigs

2009-12-17 23:08

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

I hope they'll offer a sexier (read: female) voice too.

cardiff-blues

2009-12-17 23:17

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Anyone know how long it will be before sygic release theirs. I read something the other week that it might be before the end of 2009 but that doesn't seem likely now as we are almost at the end of the year.

I could do with this app asap. I would have had second thoughts if I had realised the N900 couldn't do step by step navigation out of the box so let us all know as soon as this is ready to install.

cardiff-blues

2010-01-11 22:43

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Any updates on the Sygic voice guidance for the N900?

cardiff-blues

2010-01-12 09:45

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

I contacted Anna from Sygic and she said that they were hoping to release their voice guidance software for the N900 on 18th Jan. Hopefully not long to go now!

Robster

2010-01-12 12:54

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

The 18th of January would be great!
Has anyone got an idea of what it will cost?

mele	2010-01-12 13:02

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

probably same amout that it costs to other platform. 79€

YoDude

2010-01-12 13:03

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robster (Post 466191)

The 18th of January would be great!
Has anyone got an idea of what it will cost?

Other phone's can be had for about 62 EURO's. I imagine the US price point to be $79 - 89.99

zehjotkah

2010-01-12 13:14

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

email from todays morning:

> Dear Cosimo,
>
> Thank you for your e-mail and link, your work looks very interesting. If you
> decide to make any video, please send me link :). We are currently finalizing
> testing of Maemo version, it should be available very soon. For more information
> please join our mailing list at www.sygic.com<http://www.sygic.com> section
> help. To your second question:
>
> *Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* malo by to byt potom pristupne aj cez nokiacky OVI store
>
> *Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* application will be available to download via Application Manager
> included in cellphone,
>
> *Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* via EShop on our website:
> http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/how-to-buy.html
>
> *Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* or via NOKIA's OVI Store.
>
> In case of any questions and feedbacks, please don't hesitate to contact me.
> Please stay tuned and keep an eye from time to time on our website.
>
> Thank you for contacting support and for your interest in our products.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Katarina Ferjencikova
> Sygic Technical Support
>
> e-mail: support@sygic.com
> web: www.sygic.com

Robster

2010-01-12 13:17

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by YoDude (Post 466213)

Other phone's can be had for about 62 EURO's. I imagine the US price point to be $79 - 89.99

That's a very reasonable price :)
Will be about the same in Europe I suppose (€80/90)

cardiff-blues

2010-01-12 13:20

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

From an email I received this morning...

>>>
Hi Andy,

For Nokia Maemo N900, you’d need to wait a little more. One thing is that we have it ready and running – for short demo see http://www.youtube.com/user/Sygic#p/u/0/2HWs4nAJaiM and we originally planned to bring it to sale by the end of the year from our e-shop. However, in December, we have been chosen by Nokia to feature on their Maemo Select web and we are now working with them on further steps on both sides to launch the product together – this is planned for appx. Jan 18, 2010.

Kind regards,
Anna
<<<

cheeze[it]

2010-01-12 14:24

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

maybe they are launching ovi store/PR1.1 update

twoboxen

2010-01-12 14:39

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Will it support offline maps/routing/navigation?

real_per

2010-01-12 14:44

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

[QUOTE=zehjotkah;466227]email from todays morning:

> Dear Cosimo,
>
> Thank you for your e-mail and link, your work looks very interesting. If you
> decide to make any video, please send me link :).

What link did you send them ?

zehjotkah

2010-01-12 14:47

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoboxen (Post 466384)

Will it support offline maps/routing/navigation?

yes, also voice navigation in many many different languages.

Hotshot

2010-01-12 14:48

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Can't wait! Nav was one of the few things I missed on my touch pro 2 cause it was free with the sprint plan I had

titi974

2010-01-12 14:50

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

great news ! and what about ovi maps ??

Hotshot

2010-01-12 14:55

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by titi974 (Post 466411)

great news ! and what about ovi maps ??

I was wondering the same thing too!!! Any good updates with ovi maps that support turn by turn nav is what I want to know

IWantToMarryTheN900

2010-01-12 14:57

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Who cares about Ovi Maps if this works? Let Nokia worry about core OS issues and let a nav company worry about the mapping software.

Hotshot

2010-01-12 14:59

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by IWantToMarryTheN900 (Post 466422)

Who cares about Ovi Maps if this works? Let Nokia worry about core OS issues and let a nav company worry about the mapping software.

Good point but ovi maps are free but im always willing to pay for a good product/software!

cashclientel

2010-01-12 15:00

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Who's in charge of pricing these things? $80/€80 = stupid money... They can't just think "a stand along GPS equivalent costs €100 so we can get away with €80" - who's gonna buy this? You're better off with a bottom end TomTom for the same money.

SubCore

2010-01-12 15:05

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashclientel (Post 466432)

You're better off with a bottom end TomTom for the same money.

if you're fine with having 2 devices and having to manage 2 sets of adress lists, sure.

i for one am happy to pay 80€ for a good navigation solution for my all-in-one mobile device :)

Robster

2010-01-12 15:16

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SubCore (Post 466442)

if you're fine with having 2 devices and having to manage 2 sets of adress lists, sure.

i for one am happy to pay 80€ for a good navigation solution for my all-in-one mobile device :)

So am I. Just need a Brodit thing to mount it on my dashboard.

jcompagner

2010-01-12 15:17

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashclientel (Post 466432)

i think the most basic tomtom is about 130 euro.. But then you only get for my country the "benelux" maps.

Nokia/Ovi maps are pretty well valued if you ask me. I think they are about the same as Sygic but sygic is a bit different then ovi:

http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/fa...-included.html

thats not so nice... Look ovi maps you can get a 1 year (i could buy a 3 year for 100 i believe but thats gone) but then you have constantly the latest software and maps..

But sygic seems to be a bit different, they do tell you that the 2009 software will be update able but not the maps..
But i dont know how they work, must i download all the maps at once and have them installed? Or can i just say i want now the USA because i am on vacation for 2 weeks (coming from Europa)

Do remember that maps are not cheap.. They have to be constantly updated and new features are constantly added, Those are done most of the time by just driving in a car for days/weeks and making pictures in all directions..
Really that is quite a bit of labor so expensive!

If find a yearly subscription of 50 to 80 for navigation and constantly updated maps (whole world) and software a perfect price.

Flandry

2010-01-12 15:24

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by IWantToMarryTheN900 (Post 466422)

Who cares about Ovi Maps if this works?

/me raises his hand

There was very little disclaimer of the fact that Maemo Ovi maps is a really really crappy shade of the Symbian version in the N900 promotions. Ovi maps isn't why i bought the N900, but it is how it first got my attention, and IMO after the way it pitched the N900 Nokia has a moral obligation to get Ovi for Maemo up to parity with its other offering.

As it is now, it's an embarassment of a preinstalled app and is largely dysfunctional.

smolomiami

2010-01-12 16:34

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

I just got answer from sygic here we go so i believe the ovi store open this month too

Dear sir,

We are finalizing testing of Maemo version, it should be available until end of January, from both Ovi store and our eshop. For more information please join our mailing list at www.sygic.com section help.

Thank you for contacting support and your interest in our products!

Best regards,

R-R	2010-01-12 16:40

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Nokia should make a deal with them and offer this to everyone to sell the platform as an excuse for the crappy OVI map...

The price point to me is a bit over the top.

smolomiami

2010-01-12 16:44

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by R-R (Post 466626)

Nokia should make a deal with them and offer this to everyone to sell the platform as an excuse for the crappy OVI map...

The price point to me is a bit over the top.

yes men you right im getting sick about ovi maps is complete useless and now i need the navigation turn by turn like hell and i don't have any oh yeah why i sold my samsung omnia hd garmin xt mobile google maps i was stupid

twoboxen

2010-01-12 17:07

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by smolomiami (Post 466640)

.....manglish?

Viipottaja

2010-01-12 17:29

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Actually, the search function on the N900 Maps seems to work better to me than it ever did on my S60 Maps.. But yeah, the routing function is pretty useless (unless I've managed to miss a turn by turn instruction at least).

So, likely I too will get Sygic! :)

verhagke

2010-01-12 17:45

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

I'd imagine that part of the cost is needed to cover the licensing fee for the maps. So I don't think the price mentioned is outrageous, but also wish that Nokia would be able to include a killer gps/mapping app like the Google Droid.

The fact that they are working with Sygic to bring this to market as part of their web launch indicates to me that we shouldn't expect a better Nokia offering anytime soon.

Strive_Masiwa

2010-01-12 19:55

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by smolomiami (Post 466610)

What do they mean "until the end of January"? Does this mean they will no longer offer it after Jan?

romanianusa

2010-01-12 21:40

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

This app should be out by now along with Koffice.

smolomiami

2010-01-12 22:04

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by twoboxen (Post 466671)

.....manglish?

So because someone doesn't speak or write perfect english is manglish how many languages do you speak ?
tell me :mad: i speak 6 languages and you ? if you so smart

sevdali

2010-01-12 22:21

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Android platform is offering free navigation.
Nokia should offer the same if they want to compete.
One solution is to just buy Sygic (the whole company or just the app)
and offer it for free.
Another option is to improve Ovi Maps.

Nexus becomes cheaper than N900 considering the free navigation.

AlexDT

2010-01-12 22:23

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by smolomiami (Post 467236)

So because someone doesn't speak or write perfect english is manglish how many languages do you speak ?
tell me :mad: i speak 6 languages and you ? if you so smart

I think he means "use-a-period". That would be like awesome.
", . ; : " ' ` ~" <-- feel free to use.

colnago

2010-01-12 22:39

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Quote:

Originally Posted by smolomiami (Post 467236)

So because someone doesn't speak or write perfect english is manglish how many languages do you speak ?
tell me :mad: i speak 6 languages and you ? if you so smart

Don't sweat it...some people are just not good at coping with, nor tolerating, others from different cultures.

ceza_21

2010-01-12 22:43

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Quote:

Originally Posted by twoboxen (Post 466671)

.....manglish?

you are a f...... raciest c..t :mad:

zehjotkah

2010-01-12 22:50

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

please calm down everyone, we can speak like mature people, right?
thanks.