Continuing their effort to provide complete and easy-to-use mapping information for customers around the globe, Microsoft Corp. and Pharos Science & Applications Inc. today unveiled a sleek new Global Positioning System (GPS) locator that will ship as part of Microsoft®Streets & Trips 2007 with GPS Locator, which is being launched today. Supplied by Pharos, the new SiRFstarIII GPS locator is more than 10 times more sensitive than the previous version. This improves the real-time navigation experience for Streets & Trips 2007 with GPS Locator customers whether they’re in the city or mountains.
“Pharos has long been a leader in providing innovative navigation solutions for Microsoft products,” said Helen Chiang, product manager for Streets & Trips at Microsoft. “The compact GPS receiver from Pharos combined with Microsoft’s easy-to-use mapping software enables Streets & Trips customers to track their journey in real time and travel with complete confidence.”
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