Navizon simulates GPS on iPhone

updated 06:00 pm EDT, Wed September 19, 2007

Navizon "GPS" for iPhone


Mexens Technology today released Navizon, a virtual GPS (Global Positioning System) for Apple's iPhone that uses Wi-Fi and cellular tower triangulation to show an iPhone owner their current location. The software adds a "Locate Me" button that allows iPhone users to see their position on a map and get directions to another destination, providing nearly the same functionality that other cellular phones offer with built-in GPS chips, according to the company. Navizon is utilizes a collaborative database where users can contribute wireless beacons' locations that let other members simulate a virtual GPS on their devices. Navizon is also available for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows, as well as several other mobile platforms. The service is available for $25 and requires that Java is installed on the destination system.


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  1. TheBum

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    Joined: Sep 2001

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    better solution

    A better solution would be for Apple to modify the Bluetooth drivers and the Google Maps app to support a Bluetooth GPS receiver. It seems to me that it could be done with the current iPhone hardware.

  1. Meovv

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    Joined: Jan 2006

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    useless

    after 24 hours, all I get is "no knows cells or wifi nodes in range".

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