April 19, 2010

 

Sygic AURA, the revolutionary combination of full-featured turn-by-turn car and pedestrian navigation with social networking, packed with latest maps and tons of useful tourist information, all this in 3D with attractive landmark models of the most popular places, hit the road in Southeast Asia this Wednesday – Sygic Aura Singapore & Malaysia is available for the iPhone from App Store for $ 54,99. Further regions will be added and announced gradually.

 

 

Link to Sygic AURA Singapore & Malaysia at iTunes App Store: http://itunes­.apple.com/gb/ap­p/sygic-aura-singapore-malaysia/id35873188­6?mt=8

 

Main AURA features at a glance:

Drive with confidence: Enjoy the comfort of full-featured turn-by-turn navigation with voice guided real-time driving information in more than 20 languages, including speed limits, lane assistant, signposts, community shared speed traps information, and much more.

Walk and explore a city: Find the closest historical monument, hotel or restaurant. Detailed description will help you to choose one and AURA will navigate you to it. All pictures, web sites, phone numbers and user generated wiki geo-tagged information are pre-installed on your phone to avoid data and roaming costs.

See your friends and what they do: (connected feature) See your friends on map, their location and distance from you. Learn what they do and know when they are online. You can see all this in the contact list, and share your position and status with them if you like to.
 

Chat and meet with your friends: (connected feature) Meeting your friends is easier than ever before. Book a pub and share the location with your friends, Aura will guide them to you. Or chat with them and meet them just by chance when walking by the place where they are.
 

Vote for places: Help others to choose the right pub, club or hotel by providing your rating of it.

All maps and content on your phone: Places, addresses, maps, wiki information, city guides, navigation with voice guidance – all in a single package with no need for going online. If you choose to, you can use connected features like buddy search, weather or location aware chatting.

Maps that make a difference: 3D buildings, landmarks and realistic 3D country display make it easy for you to understand your location.

Find your way by car or on foot: Door-to-door routing will get you to your destination quickly, safely and comfortably, whether you are driving or walking.

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Images – Drive, Walk & Meet with AURA on the iPhone in Singapore & Malaysia:

Screenshots & more details about how it works:

 

 

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Media contact: Anna Hurbanic, PR Manager, ahurbanic@sygic.com

 

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