Navmii App & G-Fi Makes GPS Navigation for iPod Touch & iPhone 2G a Reality

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If you still own a 1^st Gen iPhone 2G or you have an iPod Touch and are looking for GPS navigation capabilities using said device you’ll doubtless know that you can forget it as neither comes with an integrated GPS receiver but, thanks to PosiMotion’s G-Fi external secure wireless GPs network router, which works with Navmii’s navigation app, GPS functionality is at last a reality for these devices.

Interestingly, whilst serving to bring GPS navigational functionality to both the iPod Touch and the iPhone 2G (see features below), the PosiMotion G-Fi, thanks to utilising WiFi connectivity to communicate with your device (as opposed to Bluetooth) can also be used to assist you in finding your car, should you have forgotten quite where you parked it, and is even billed as being capable of assisting you to keep in the loop concerning the location of your children or pets thanks to the extended range offered by WiFi (over Bluetooth).

Aside from the above, and in terms of what the Navmii App itself offers (the Navmii app will work with latter iPhones without the PosiMotion G-Fi external box, of course), here’s a rundown of what the application brings to the table.

• Easy-to-use complete satellite navigation for your iPhone & iPod Touch
• Clear, easy to read maps for all devices (iPhone 2G & iPod Touch are also supported)
• Complete Onboard solution – No Monthly fees & No Data charges
• Option of viewing the map in either 2D, 3D or a safety screen
• Fast route calculation and automatic re-routing should you miss a turn
• Voice and visual turn-by-turn route guidance
• Constantly update information about your journey: Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and distance to destination
• Speed limit warnings both on safety screen and map
• Day/Night mode
• 1000’s of POI included

The Navmii App is available as of now via the App Store and will set you back just shy of $40 whilst the PosiMotion G-Fi external box (required to use the Navmii App with the iPod Touch and iPhone 2G), which is also now available, will set you back some $99 and is up for order here.