11.02.2009 – 07:35

Webwag

Webwag Drives the First Widgets Into Cars and Portable Navigation Devices

Paris (ots/PRNewswire)

- Webwag Launches the First Widgets for the Automotive Industry

Webwag, the France-based expert in mobile Internet widgets,
announced they have created the first widgets for the automotive
industry. This solution allows access to the Internet from the
multifunction screen of a car or from any portable Portable
Navigation Device (PND)! Already some car and PND manufacturers are
working on the integration of widgets into their products. This
widgets platform is available to of the automotive business players.

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With these widgets, users will embark their preferred Internet
services in their car or onto their PND, using an interface adapted
to the ergonomics of embedded screens: weather forecast, news
(complete RSS reader), emails, Location-Based guides, photos stored
on online services, social networks and other services to be created
as a widget. Although devices are increasingly convergent, PNDs' user
interfaces become even more complicated. Therefore Webwag designed a
simple and user-friendly solution to access the Internet, which is
the most advanced in the market and the most suited offer to the
automotive industry and PNDs.

The safety of users is key

Not being distracted by the Internet while driving was a concern
for Webwag when they designed the widgets platform. The safety took
an important part in the development process. Thus, the Webwag's
widget engine is continuously connected to the vehicle's position and
speed data. The widgets are accordingly and instantly changed to
synthesize information, display it larger or simply turn it off.

" The simplicity of widgets is perfectly suited to the
constraints of PNDs and cars. With this offer, Webwag is pursuing its
convergent strategy in Internet services by making them accessible on
new connected mobile screens. " declared Florent Pitoun, CEO and
co-founder of Webwag.

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