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Cutting-edge geo-location technology emerges in Japan

Navigation technology being deployed in Japan merges satellite-based GPS with an electronic compass from a small America company called GeoVector, allowing users to get information about restaurants, hotels or other subjects they point their phone toward. KDDI has become the first carrier to deploy the technology commercially.

New York Times, The | 06/27

This story published in USTelecom dailyLead on 06/28/2006

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