Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with Connected
Services and GPS
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with Connected
Services and GPS receover combines the best-selling travel and map software with a sleek GPS
locator along with an MSN Direct receiver and 1-year trial subscription ($49.99
Value) to the MSN Direct service for traffic updates, gas prices and gas station
locations. MSN Direct sends you the updates, then works with Streets & Trips
2008 to reroute you around traffic, or to the lowest priced gas station. Also,
includes everything in Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS Locator.
This item is selling for only $39.99 which also
includes the 1 year trial subscription to MSN Direct ($49.99 value). This is a
great deal. Order now!
Features of Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with Connected Services
- MSN Direct receiver for traffic, gas price and
construction updates over the FM band without needing an Internet connection.
(click here for coverage information).
- 1-year trial ($49.99 Value) to MSN Direct for
gas prices in 100 of the largest cities and traffic updates across the U.S.
- Perspective map view gives you a view similar
to looking out your windshield.
- 3D perspective views; Bird's-eye view of your
maps, since the software supports 3D North and 3D track-up views.
- Navigate around traffic and accidents by
listening to spoken directions.
- Full screen Navigation Mode makes it easier
than ever to know where you are.
- Keyword search helps you quickly find local
business listings near your location.
- Remembers last locations used so they can
easily be used again.
- Maps are very clear and you can zoom in or out
to view the detail you need.
- Voice directions are clear and easy to
understand.
- Points of Interest can be searched using
keywords.
- Contact and links to files can be added to
maps.
- Integration with Live Search Maps helps you
also find other businesses and services along the way.
- Estimate fuel costs for trips so that you can
determine whether driving will actually be the most cost effective method of
travel.
When coupled with the included USB GPS receiver, Streets &
Trips 2008 can provide complete, turn-by-turn voice prompted driving directions,
just like a dedicated navigation device.
One major new feature in the 2008 release is Connected Services, which includes
live traffic information as well as updated gas prices for areas covered by the
MSN Direct network (click here for coverage information).
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2008 with a one-year subscription to Connected
Services includes a combination GPS/MSN Direct USB receiver.
A much-awaited update to Streets & Trips is support for 3D perspective views;
It's finally included, you get a bird's-eye view of your maps, since the
software supports 3D North and 3D track-up views.
After you activate the MSN Direct receiver included with this Connected
Services–enabled model, you'll start receiving data within minutes. The
Connected Services pane allows you to select which services to display on the
map. You can then choose to view Normal (green), Moderate (yellow), or Heavy
(red) traffic incidents, and construction, as well as lower or (however
undesirable) higher gas prices. In a busy metropolitan area, it's a good idea to
suppress some of the data that's displayed, since there's so much of it: If you
enable all possible fields, you'll end up with a very cluttered screen.
Streets & Trips 2008 with GPS retains the same basic navigation panes as
found in other recent versions of the software. You have the option of viewing
the map in full-screen mode, or you can add a list view of turn-by-turn
directions above the map and a driving guidance pane below the map.
You can search the POI (point of interest) database in a number of different
ways. If you don't have a trip routed, you can search for POIs within a
specified radius. If you do have an active route, you have the ability to search
for POIs along the entire path, near a selected driving instruction, near the
starting point, or near the endpoint.
