Therefore detailed maps showing each building in a district, linked to mailing addresses, are databases now commonly included with Japanese car navigation systems and mapping software. The GPS version is for Windows 95 only, is compatible with the satellite-based Global Positioning System, and can be used to provide map and route data to a car navigation system, by linking a portable computer to the navigation system. The products will be available on October 4. We have a mental image of a saleswoman in her company car, with her notebook computer sitting on the passenger seat and linked to the car's navigation system. She makes her rounds, being fed route data through MapFan, which is linked to her Fudemame customer address database.
Japanese companies make such swell toys.
The LCD display is 5.8 inches wide, with a newly-developed thin back light that automatically adjusts its brightness in relation to ambient light. Matsushita plans to produce 5,000 units a month. The product shoots 8 frames during the second after the shutter is pressed. The company envisions the product being used by athletes, to check their form, and at group functions, for capturing a sequence of events. The company did not suggest a retail price.