SANTA CRUZ, CA--(Marketwire - September 28, 2009) - Fullpower Technologies, the global leader
for mobile sensing solutions, today launched MotionX-GPS™ Drive for
North America on the iPhone. This is the first door-to-door navigation
application developed specifically for iPhone users.
MotionX: Next Generation Driving and Pedestrian Navigation
MotionX-GPS Drive turns any
iPhone 3G or 3GS into the next generation car and pedestrian navigation
solution. MotionX introduces new features not yet seen on mobile devices,
including "door-to-door" personal navigation tools, user interface
innovations that greatly simplify the navigation experience, and
integration of live search capabilities.
Drawing from the feedback of over 2 million iPhone
MotionX-GPS users, MotionX has built
a complete navigation solution specifically for the iPhone. This is not a
quick port of an ancient application. MotionX-GPS Drive is state-of-the-art
with a state-of-the-art business model, which means users get a better
solution at a fraction of the cost.
Fullpower developed MotionX-GPS
Drive because customers asked for it. There are more than 2 million iPhone
MotionX-GPS customers who love the outdoors, are typically 16 to 43 years
old, very active, into sports and love their iPhones. These users also need
to find places and get there door-to-door. MotionX asked them what they
wanted and then started with a clean slate.
The result is MotionX-GPS Drive: only for the iPhone, designed with active,
younger iPhone users in mind. It's different, better, more focused: It's
not a port of an ancient relic developed on 20 other "feature phones" for
carriers. What this means for every iPhone user is that MotionX-GPS Drive
is a better solution.
"Today MotionX shows the future of car and pedestrian navigation on the
iPhone," said
Philippe
Kahn, CEO of Fullpower. "We are fully committed to continually
innovating and radically improving the navigation experience. The iPhone is
the perfect platform to invent the future of navigation."
MotionX-GPS Drive has an introductory price of $2.99 and covers the U.S.
and Canada.
MotionX: Everything is Live and Dynamic
Everything about MotionX-GPS Drive is dynamic including search, maps and
routing. This fully-live, always
up-to-date, connected experience is unparalleled, leveraging the full power
of the Internet and the iPhone. MotionX-GPS Drive is designed and optimized
for the iPhone, and provides a user interface for iPod music and for the
iPhone 3GS compass. MotionX-GPS Drive turns any iPhone 3G or 3GS into the
next generation vehicle and pedestrian navigation solution.
MotionX live connected solution vs. on-board competitors -- with the
MotionX-GPS Drive solution, users benefit from a fully-live,
always up-to-date, connected experience for navigation. Search, maps,
routing, points of interest (POIs), and relevant destination information,
such as phone numbers, are delivered to the user -- all current, real-time
and
up-to-date. This is a significant advantage over on-board solutions, such
as those available from providers TomTom and Navigon, which require users
to download and pre-install map data with tedious data loads that are in
excess of a gigabyte. Off-board navigation data is static, and hence,
becomes outdated the moment it is loaded onto the user's device.
About Fullpower/MotionX
Founded in 2003 by Sonia Lee and Philippe Kahn, Fullpower's mission is to
put motion-sensing in every mobile device. As the leader in mobile sensing
solutions, Fullpower is building on its expertise in wireless sensor
technology to deliver unique, interactive motion-sensing applications.
MotionX solutions are designed and developed in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Important Links:
MotionX-GPS Drive in the iTunes App Store:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=328095974&mt=8
MotionX-GPS Drive Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oTP_3E3CWs
MotionX-GPS Drive Comparative Review by Walt Mossberg:
http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090909/these-apps-help-users-of-iphones-find-their-way/
MotionX-GPS Drive Website:
http://drive.motionx.com
Follow us on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/motionx
Contact Information: Contact:
Tami Casey
Kulesa Faul for MotionX
650.340.1984
