Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS Locator
Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS Locator pairs
the power of Streets and Trips, the #1 best-selling travel and map software,
with a sleek Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver that connects through your
computer’s USB port. With Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 and the
included GPS Locator, you'll
always know exactly where you are. Map your trip, plug the GPS receiver into
your laptop, and go!
Microsoft Streets and Trip 2008 with GPS Locator turns your computer
or laptop into a GPS system. It combines the power and versatility of a GPS
receiver with updated mapping information for the United States and Canada
that's accurate and easy-to-use, letting you travel with complete confidence.
Online or off, Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS gives you the
latest maps that give you the most accurate, detailed door to door directions at
your fingertips. Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS allows you
optimize your travel efficiencies by calculating mileage, time, and expenses in
advance, even avoiding delays due to construction by downloading free updates
from the Web. An updated navigation mode makes it easier than ever to know where
you are, so that you can estimate drive time quickly and precisely, and enhanced
customizable trip planning options will help you to plan stops, scenic detours,
and fuel stops. You can even add multiple destinations; and quickly alter your
route at a moment's notice.
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 offers the latest available maps of
nearly 6 million miles of routable roads and highways throughout the United
States and Canada. While you're driving, verbal turn-by-turn directions let you
concentrate on the road while the software guides you. Customizable trip
planning features allow you to plan multiple stops, find nearby places to visit,
calculate drive time, and more.
Updated features let you identify one-way streets at a glance, and a robust
keyword search lets you quickly find business and other points of interest
quickly by entering in single search terms. Do you need a cup of coffee now?
Simply type in the word "coffee" and Streets & Maps offers you the nearest
coffee houses. Best of all, the search results automatically refresh as you
continue to drive, so you will always have the most relevant information at your
fingertips.
Microsoft Streets and Trips 2008 with GPS Features:
- New! Stay on track, even when you miss a turn, with automatic
re-routing.
- Use the new perspective map view to get a view more like you would
see through your windshield.
- See your exact current location. Track your route in real-time in
an easy-to-read Full Screen display with simple, easy to locate navigation
buttons. Change to the special Night Map display with a single click of the
button from the full screen map view.
- Hear upcoming directions out loud as you go. Get real-time,
voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that let you know where your next turn
is.
- Easily see upcoming turns with an automatically zooming map that
shows relevant details based on how close you are to your next turn.
- Locate gas stations, restaurants, and other points of interest
closest to you as you go.
- GPS Task Pane. Get important information fast, including driving
speed, latitude and longitude coordinates, altitude, travel direction, and
more.
- Reverse your route with the click of a button. Quickly and easily
retrace your route to get back home.
- GPS Trail. Retrace your steps to quickly find your way back. GPS
Trail shows exactly where you've been.
- The stylish and compact GPS device with SiRFstar III technology, finds
your location fast, and holds a signal longer than before -- even in a
building or in a crowded city.
- Connect the included GPS receiver into your computer's USB port and travel
cable-free with the USB adapter.
- Includes sleek, stylish, ultra-compact GPS device with SiRFstar III
technology.
- Cable-free USB adapter. Gives you the flexibility to travel
cable-free! Just plug the included GPS receiver and adapter into your laptop
and go.
- No internet connection required.
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System Requirements of Microsoft® Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS Locator:
- PC with Pentium II or higher processor; Pentium III recommended
- Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack
1, or later operating system required
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 browser software or later, Internet
Explorer 6.0 SP1 included (will not displace your primary browser)
- For Windows Vista: 1 GB of RAM
- For Windows XP: 128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
- For Windows Server 2003: 256 MB of RAM
- Running additional applications simultaneously may require additional
memory
- Available hard-disk space: 1.6 GB. Some users may require up to an extra
100MB for System Files Update (hard disk usage will vary depending on
configuration)
- A DVD-ROM drive
- Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor with 256 colors
- Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, compatible pointing device
Additional items or services required to use certain features:
- For Voice Output: Windows XP or later and compatible soundcard
- Microsoft Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, IMAP4, or MAPI-compliant messaging
software required to use Send To as attachment; Microsoft Office Outlook 2000
or later required to use Send To as picture
- 14,400-baud or higher recommended
- Broadband Internet service strongly recommended for Live Search
- Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a
separate fee to an Internet service provider; local and/or long-distance
telephone toll charges may apply
- GPS functionality requires a GPS device that supports NMEA 2.0 or later
(included)
- A free COM port below 20 required for GPS
