Forget about all those 50$ plus or 10$ monthly recurring charge navigation apps for your iphone. For last many months I was in a fix to either buy a new GPS device for my car or to buy some android phone in order to run Google Navigation. Being a iphone fan it was not an easy decision to choose out from the available options and especially to switch to an android for Google navigation. I finalized a quite a good number of gps devices like “TomTom GO 740 Live”, “Garmin Nuvi 1690″ and “TomTom XL 340 S”.
Finally I got a very nice app that was just 0.99$ and seemed to be brilliant. I wrote to the app company with some questions and they were very quick to respond back. I finally moved ahead and bought this app and in just few moments the app was on my iphone. It was very quick and easy to install and start.
I was in my office and I entered a rough address of the hotel where I was staying. It was quick in finding the exact location from the cloud and suggested me a route. This app is known by the name of MotionX gps drive by Fullpower. It has a wonderful features and usability. I have been using this app for almost 1 month and it rocks. I never had any issues using the application and the response time is also wonderful. Following are some of the key features:
- MotionX uses Familiar search: Just type and search, find anything, anywhere and then just follow the directions while Driving or Walking.
- Optimized Compass for situational awareness If you don’t have a 3GS yet, the compass also works with GPS motion sensing on the iPhone 3G.
- Pre-Load the maps by simulating the route before starting.
- Automatically stores the recent and most used destinations. You can also save your favorite destinations
- Landscape View helps while driving
- Swipe between Position, Navigation, and List screens for easier access while navigating
- Connected Service The app downloads the Navteq maps on the fly and also uses online search instead of stored points of interest. MotionX has a decent online search—the first in this class that I’ve seen powered by Microsoft’s Bing.
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Fully Integrated with iPhone
- Address book integration: Find an entry in your iPhone contacts list, and MotionX will get you there.
- iPod integration: Access playlists and listen to your music, audiobooks, and podcasts while using MotionX.
- Phone integration: Place a phone call directly from search results.
MotionX even comes with a full free 30 day Live Voice Guidance package. which can be extended at a monthly charge of 3$. Live Voice Guidance gives access to:
- Live over-the-air maps and routing.
- MotionX 3D geospatial maps.
- Cached routes and maps for optimal performance.
- Simulation mode: See how to get there you before you go.
- Voice guidance, fully integrated with the iPod. Just drive and go.
Some screen shots:
I also found a very nice quick start guide that is of a great help. So do refer to it.
Source: MotionX by Fullpower
It also comes with a wonderful tutorial and manual.
Awaited Features:
- Live traffic view
- In case of traffic congestion option to choose multiple routes.
- Voice activated commands
In order to buy this app just go to the itunes store and search for gps and you will find this app as the most famous and most downloaded gps app in the store. You can also follow this link to iTunes store
Also read a wonderful review from gizmodo.
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