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Innovative navigation systems make it easy to get directions & find others

Implications - With their prevalence in smartphones and cars, GPS systems are becoming old news; it is their contemporary counterparts that are receiving more widespread attention. These innovative takes on traditional GPS systems have a wide variety of applications -- from life-saving to friend-finding -- and are making it extremely easy to locate anyone and anything with the touch of a button, and thus changing the way consumers get directions forever.

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6 Examples, 51 Related: 360,435 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jul 11 - Mar 12

Trending: Mild

Consumer Insight Topics: Tech Art & Design Lifestyle Gadgets Autos Top Lists

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Permanent Stalker Software - Apple's New 'Find My Friends' is a Scary, Yet Practical GPS-Based App

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Average 1,341 Clicks Pub: Oct 13, 11

Permanent Stalker Software

Apple's New 'Find My Friends' is a Scary, Yet Practical GPS-Based App

Launched well ahead of schedule and ahead of the iCloud's release, Apple's new 'Find My Friends' app does precisely what its name implies: identify the exact GPS co-ordinates of your closest friends and… [More]

Snowslide-Scouring Choppers - The Airborne Avalanche Rescue System Locates Burried Victims

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Mild 10,281 Clicks Pub: Nov 11, 11

Snowslide-Scouring Choppers

The Airborne Avalanche Rescue System Locates Burried Victims

When it comes to saving the lives of skiers and mountaineerers beneath masses of upset snow and ice, just finding the victims can be more than half the battle. The Airborne Avalanche Rescue System offers… [More]

Futuristic Navigation Apps - The TapNav App Uses Augmented Reality and GPS to Enhance Driving

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Untested 1,754 Clicks Pub: Jul 8, 11

Futuristic Navigation Apps

The TapNav App Uses Augmented Reality and GPS to Enhance Driving

The TapNav app goes a step beyond your standard navigational tool by providing a GPS-enabled real-time feed of the road in front you. Additionally, the app uses augmented reality discs that show you exactly… [More]

Friend-Finding Apps - The Navizon Indoor Triangulation System Tracks Phones, Tablets & Laptops

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Mild 1,842 Clicks Pub: Oct 30, 11

Friend-Finding Apps

The Navizon Indoor Triangulation System Tracks Phones, Tablets & Laptops

For those of you who have ever gone to a crowded event with a group of people, only to lose everyone by the end of the night, you will grasp just how beneficial the Navizon Indoor Triangulation System… [More]

Heads-Up Holograms - True3D, a Virtual Interface System, Wins Munich's Top Navigation Prize

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Mild 2,466 Clicks Pub: Oct 28, 11

Heads-Up Holograms

True3D, a Virtual Interface System, Wins Munich's Top Navigation Prize

Augmented reality comes to your driver's seat sooner than anyone expected courtesy of MVS-California's 'True3D' technology, a holographic heads-up display that overlays your front window with virtual navigation… [More]

Indoor Navigation Systems - MapOS by MapEverywhere Enables Point of Interest Search

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Untested 330 Clicks Pub: Nov 9, 11

Indoor Navigation Systems

MapOS by MapEverywhere Enables Point of Interest Search

MapOS by MapEverywhere is a phenomenal new concept for a mapping system that doesn’t require GPS. The map is intended for indoor facilities where navigation may be required, including museums, galleries… [More]