Thursday, April 3, 2008

MobiHand Features 3DVU's 3D Image Navigation for Mobiles

MobiHand, a leading distributor of mobile applications and media, announced its partnership with 3DVU, the premier global provider of 3D Image Navigation and Location Services. As of today, Navi2Go US and Navi2Go UK are available worldwide on MobiHand's various distribution channels. This one-of-a-kind off-board 3D image navigation solution is offered on a range of Windows Mobile devices and is the most intuitive and efficient navigation in the mobile industry.
Navi2Go is a patented mobile application, providing 3D imagery for navigation on mobile handsets. Users can travel over the entire US at high resolution aerial imagery coupled with high-precision terrain elevation in a 3D bird-eye-view. Navi2Go is promising to address the critical decision points in navigation, eliminating exit misses and preventing getting lost. Accurate voice guidance and newly introduced 3D route guidance over 3D virtual world representation makes Navi2Go the most intuitive, friendly and easy to-get-there navigation solution. Navi2Go is now available in the US and UK for an annual service of $120 and semi-annual service of $69 through MobiHand powered websites such as Only Windows Mobile www.onlywindowsmobile.com, Pocket PC Thoughts www.software.pocketpcthoughts.com, Everything Q www.software.everythingq.com as well as additional web-based retail outlets.

"We are proud to join forces with MobiHand, offering Navi2Go to consumers all over the world traveling in the US and UK" noted Isaac Levanon 3DVU's Chairman and CEO. "Today's consumers depend more than ever on their mobile phones for navigation. 3DVU is excited to work with MobiHand, providing users with the most intuitive way to travel on the world's leading SmartPhones and mobile devices".

"MobiHand is pleased to promote and distribute this innovative navigation tool for GPS-enabled Windows Mobile devices," said David Schoenbach, Vice President, Business Development, MobiHand, Inc. "The Navi2Go Mobile service, providing GPS tracking with real aerial images, provides a compelling and useful navigation experience for people on the go."

In addition to offering the application on Windows Mobile® devices, 3DVU will release Navi2Go on Symbian® by the second quarter of 2008 and will add BlackBerry® and JAVA devices support shortly thereafter.

About 3DVU
3DVU is the world's leading provider of 3D Image Navigation and Location Services. Satellite and aerial imagery, as well as mapping data, such as point of interest and route information can now be streamed over limited-bandwidth communications with realistic 3D views and smooth maneuverability. The company is strategically partnered with carmakers, navigation systems, mobile device and handset developers, major satellite and aerial image-sensing entities, mapping and GIS data providers. 3DVU is the winner of Frost & Sullivan's Europe Telematics and Infotainment Technology of the Year Award in 2007. The company has multiple software patents. For more information, visit www.3dvu.com or demo.navi2go.com on Windows Mobile Device for a demo.

About MobiHand
MobiHand, Inc. is a leading provider of marketing and distribution services for mobile software with a rapidly-growing partner network, encompassing over 100 mobile enthusiast sites, and over 600 mobile developers. MobiHand offers a catalog of 10,000 mobile software products, from critical device utilities to games, media players, ringtones, themes, and an extensive collection of business applications. Its home store, www.mobihand.com , is accompanied by a network of stores on platform-specific sites, such as Treonauts.com, EverythingQ.com, CrackBerry.com, as well as major cross-platform sites such as GSMArena.com, Esato.com, BrightHand.com. MobiHand additionally provides mobile and online ecommerce services for its developer partners, and is continually innovating improved online and on-device ecommerce experience. For more information on MobiHand, Inc., please visit http://corporate.mobihand.com or contact partners@mobihand.com.

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