Telenav Enables Turn-by-Turn GPS for G1

Humberto Saabedra

TeleNav has announced that it will launch its GPS Navigator service for the T-Mobile G1 on February 24th for $9.99/month with a 30-day free trial.  The service includes speech recognition, traffic alerts with one-click rerouting, more than 10 million business listings, gas prices, weather updates and restaurant reviews.

The application includes full-color 3D moving maps along with voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions.  Navigation is also available in both landscape and portrait mode with speech recognition for both address entry and business search. On the T-Mobile G1, users can simply press one button and the application will provide directions.

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