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RoadMate(TM) 800 Delivers Car Navigation, Music Player, Photo Viewer, Battery-Powered Portability

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Oct 09, 2005 at 12:00 AM

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--Thales Navigation, creators of Hertz(R) NeverLost(R) and global provider of Magellan Consumer GPS products, announced today the new color, touch-screen Magellan RoadMate 800, a portable vehicle navigation system with integrated battery power, a music player and photo viewer. The Magellan RoadMate 800 is the ultimate multimedia travel partner delivering a three-dimensional "bird's-eye" map view and preloaded maps in its 20 GB hard drive for out-of-the-box, turn-by-turn, text- and voice-prompted directions using the latest NAVTEQ(R) data for all 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the US Virgin Islands. For an additional fee, drivers can also access maps for 27 European countries preloaded on the large hard drive for traveling abroad.

The ultimate travel partner, the Magellan RoadMate 800 marries award-winning, portable Turn it on and Go! street navigation with multimedia entertainment and travel functionality for battery-powered possibilities anywhere at any time. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Magellan RoadMate 800 delivers a large, easy-to-see, 3.5-inch, high-resolution daylight visible TFT color touch screen with a 3-D overhead map view or 2D view. The SmartVolume(TM) feature automatically increases the integrated speaker's volume when speed exceeds 45 MPH, and the map color changes automatically for better visibility at night. In addition, QuickSpell(R) provides fast and easy address entry.

"The Magellan RoadMate 800 builds on the award-winning, market-leading Magellan RoadMate 700 to deliver a new level of convenience, flexibility and value," said Christian Bubenheim, vice president and general manager of Thales' consumer business. "Marrying exceptional GPS capabilities with multimedia functions and an integrated battery is a natural next step in providing the optimal user experience with solutions for an entirely new set of entertainment and travel needs -- both in and away from the vehicle."

Store and Play Music, Share and Save Photos -- When the navigation feature is not in use, drivers can listen to music and create play lists or view photos and slide shows from Secure Digital (SD) cards, MMC cards or the hard drive. The system's USB 2.0 connectivity provides fast transfers of digital images, MP3 and WMA files to more than 4.5 GB of available internal memory -- great for freeing space on digital cameras when the memory becomes full while traveling. Headphones are included for convenience.

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Wireless and Handheld

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Oct 08, 2005 at 12:00 AM

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2005--National Cellular (NCI) and Starkey Laboratories have signed an agreement for NCI to distribute Starkey's ELI products to the cellular industry.

ELI on back of ear, and on neckloop - courtesy NCI (Photo: Business Wire)

The ELI (Ear Level Instrument) provides Bluetooth(R) connectivity between hearing aids and Bluetooth(R)-enhanced mobile phones.

Hearing aid users often experience a buzzing sound that makes conversations over a digital wireless phone difficult or impossible to hear. To combat the problem, the FCC has required cellular handset manufacturers to provide a small selection of wireless handsets that will significantly minimize or eliminate this interference.

The advantage of the ELI device is that the hearing-impaired user can utilize any Bluetooth(R)-enabled wireless phone. Bluetooth(R)-enabled phones in a cellular carrier's existing inventory become instantly hearing-aid compatible when paired with ELI. And the hearing aid user can choose from a wider selection of wireless handsets.

ELI comes in two different configurations. For Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing aids equipped with a Direct Audio Input (DAI), the standard ELI can be used. For hearing aids equipped with a telecoil, ELI can be combined with a specially designed neckloop for proper operation. ELI is FCC, CE and Bluetooth(R) compliant.

Starkey President Jerry Ruzicka said, "ELI offers hearing instrument wearers the freedom to communicate with Bluetooth(R)-compatible wireless phones. Because the solution is wireless, it eliminates the hassle of cable clutter."

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Robotics

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Oct 03, 2005 at 12:00 AM

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--BAE Systems is displaying an Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition this week in Washington to illustrate the synergy between current and future forces.

BAE Systems unveiled the Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition. (Photo: Business Wire)

The demonstrator is an early prototype of an armed robotic vehicle equipped with operative turret components from the Bradley Combat Systems program.

The Armed Robotic Demonstrator can be controlled from the operator's station in the back of a manned system - illustrated from the crew compartment of a Bradley at AUSA. Gun and turret position, as well as information from a Commander's Independent Viewer (CIV), and the Improved Bradley Acquisition System (IBAS) can be seen on a screen in the Bradley.

"As soldiers dismount, they take a Dismounted Control Device (DCD) along, and continue to operate the Armed Robotic Demonstrator, receiving information on the single screen on the DCD," said Steve Hammond, BAE Systems project manager for the Armed Robotic Demonstrator.

The Armed Robotic Demonstrator displays the existing robotic technologies available for use by today's forces. The Armed Robotic Demonstrator provides an immediate system to illustrate advanced robotic technologies, and provide engineers a hands-on prototype to assist in their design efforts. As the components for robotic vehicles are designed and built, they will be substituted for these Bradley components.

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Robotics

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Oct 02, 2005 at 12:00 AM

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2005--Engineers from Smiths Aerospace and the University of Florida's Center for Intelligent Machines and Robotics (CIMAR) have developed a fully robotic and cost-efficient car that today begins competing in qualification rounds for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) Grand Challenge.

The Smiths Aerospace and University of Florida robotic vehicle; navigational technology currently used on land to be tested 'unmanned' in the DARPA Grand Challenge. (Photo: Business Wire)

The Grand Challenge is an endurance race across the Mojave Desert in which unmanned, fully autonomous ground vehicles must drive themselves 175 miles through challenging terrain and natural and man-made obstacles. The team whose vehicle finishes the designated route most quickly and within a 10-hour timeframe wins a $2 million prize and the potential to help the U.S. government overhaul its combat fleet.

Smiths, title sponsor of Team CIMAR, is participating in the contest to further develop the navigational technologies it currently provides on the military's Sentinel, Avenger, Humvee and M1A2 manned vehicle platforms. The U.S. Army has said that by 2015, it expects at least 30 percent of the land vehicles it purchases to be fully autonomous.

"We believe that accurate, autonomous navigation and robotic technologies are vital to the future success of civil and military transport," said John Alber, vice president of engineering development at Smiths Aerospace. "With the practical experience we're gaining through DARPA's contest and a growing roster of customers coming to us for our navigational and UAV expertise, Smiths Aerospace is well-positioned to serve this emerging market."

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