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The new Apple tablet unveiled in San Francisco will offer a full set of location technologies with GPS, WiFi and digital compass, as well as assisted GPS for the model integrating a 3G modem.

Besides having a new version of Maps that fills the whole screen, the iPad has access to almost all of the app store content – but nevertheless these applications will need some work if they don’t want to look to pixelated on an Ipad. More importantly, most of the applications built for the pocketable iPhone might simply not be relevant for the tablet.

UI and use case challenge for LBS developers
This new product is going to be an interesting challenge for location-based services developers. There is indeed everything that count to offer great positioning, enough battery life to run for hours and, obviously, a very large display.

However, the use of this product is going to be radically different from a laptop or an iPhone/iPod Touch. Unless you drive a Humvee, you are not going to put it on your dashboard, so exit in-car navigation. Because you don’t have it in your pocket all the time, checking it to find your direction when walking on the street is not going to happen either.

Another point is that many consumers will buy the $499 version that only has Wi-Fi, so the applications developed will have to be able to work without continuous connectivity. That obviously raises the point of the GPS – and GPS antenna – quality in standalone mode: how good it performs will have to be seen, especially when knowing the notoriously bad GPS antenna fitted into the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

The 9.7-inch screen offered by the iPad is probably what will drive the biggest innovation. Unlike in a smartphone today where maps and menus, or text are on different screens, the iPad display has enough size to show both a map and other elements: be it text, pictures or video. The size of the screen also possibly allows to make drawings and to add notes to maps, something that innovative developers could leverage for specific applications.

All in all the future use cases of this device and the potential for new type of user interfaces open a field of possibility, but contemplating these has however a pre-requisite: will the iPad sell?
Source: gpsbusinessnews.com

The very first post card was printed in Austria in 1869, quickly followed by other European countries in subsequent years. With the progress of photography and the printing of attractive pictures on post cards, they became very popular not only as a means of correspondence but as collectors’ items too.

The introduction of post cards in Iran began in the late 19th century when Iranians visiting Europe sent cards back to their relatives and friends. Soon post cards were produced locally, depicting various scenes or pictures of historical and contemporary personalities. Images of important political and religious figures in the Constitutional Revolution period were a particularly popular and often repeated theme. Some cards were quite plain with only a postage stamp carrying the picture of the reigning Qajar shah printed at the corner.

In Iran, as in other parts of the world, there are enthusiastic post card collectors. Nasseroddin Hasanzadeh’s fascination was sparked off more than 20 years ago when he began dealing in rare old books. In the course of his business he came across many old documents, including post cards, which he decided to collect.

His collection so far includes more than 300 post cards, particularly of the Qajar period and of the Constitutional Revolution, rare photographs, as well as hand-written letters and notes by prominent political, artistic, literary or religious figures of various periods. The oldest document in his collection is an agreement for the sale of land dating back to the reign of Shah Abbas in 1607. He has had three exhibitions at the Museum of Photography in Tehran and donated several documents to the Tabriz Museum of the Constitutional Revolution.

In this multimedia report, we are invited to view many items in this diverse and fascinating collection of rare post cards and documents.

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Source: jadidonline.com

Pioneer AVIC-F10BT Sat Nav System comes with a large 7-inch WVGA touch screen display and pre-installed maps plus 6 million points of interests. Further you get attractive 3D landmarks for better close view of the real depth of screened areas. Anti-Theft Protection is a remarkable feature supported by the device.

Pioneer AVIC-F10BT Sat Nav System enables you to speak to it to plan routes, select audio sources and control primary phone functions. It has Text-to-Speech (TTS) for detailed voice guidance messages, safe traffic communication, flagging events within 150km and suggesting new routes based on TMC bulletins.

This system supports CD and DVD playback and supports file formats of MP3, WMA, iTunes (AAC), WAV music, JPEG; MPEG4, WMV, H.264 video from SD card and USB; DivX files, iPod and iPhone playback via optional CD-IU50V cable. Its Parrot Bluetooth Module enables Hands Free Calling, Music Streaming, Voice recognition and 1000 entries for 5 users. Besides it gives you powerful audio output of 50 W with its MOSFET amplifier featuring 7-band Equaliser, Sound Retriever, High quality power line capacitator and advanced sound staging.

The Pioneer AVIC-F10BT Bluetooth Sat Nav System supports connections of RCA AV Input 2 rear-in mini jack, RCA AV Rear Output 1, RCA Pre-Outs 3, SD Card Input, USB Control, Portable Device Connectivity via optional CD-RM10 cable, Reverse Camera Input, Direct Sub Drive and Hard Wired Remote.
Source: satellitenavigation.org.uk