Microsoft released its Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 operating system designed specifically for OEMs building handheld portable navigation devices (PNDs). Windows Embedded NavReady 2009 is aimed at connected, service-oriented PNDs that connect to online services, mobile phones using Bluetooth, Windows-based PCs and the Internet.
Key features include:
- Live Search delivers OEMs and partners key elements enabling Internet-based Live Search on devices to find up-to-date points of interest similar to the ones provided by the Live Search Maps service.
- Bluetooth with the following profiles: Hands Free, Pairing Service, Phone Book Access, Advanced Audio Distribution, Audio and Video Remote Control, Dial Up Networking and Bluetooth Connection Manager.
- MSN Direct, which can reduce users’ commute time by providing up-to-date information such as traffic alerts and fuel prices.
- Windows SideShow functionality helps enable the PND as a secondary display screen for many Windows Vista-based PCs.
http://www.windowsembedded.com/NavReady