MSN Direct API “发送至 GPS” 推出

今天微软宣布了一个 MSN Direct API，允许网站可以通过无线或者 USB 连接发送定位信息至导航设备：

MSN Direct opens up opportunities for Web sites in a variety of areas — real estate, travel, event planning and food service — to make it fast and simple for visitors to have access to turn-by-turn directions on their navigation device,” said Joe Coco, product unit manager of the MSN Direct initiative at Microsoft. “MSN Direct helps consumers get the most out of their navigation device, while also helping businesses drive more customers to their locations.”

A number of MSN Direct partners, including Garmin and Alpine Electronics Inc., plan to ship or are already shipping GPS products that are compatible with the MSN Direct Send to GPS feature.

“As more and more consumers are using their PC to locate their desired destinations and then needing to find those exact locations on their GPS device, MSN Direct is making that process easier for our customers,” said Roger Jollis, Garmin’s director of OEM and mobile marketing. “Garmin was the first to offer MSN Direct on an automotive GPS, and we are pleased with MSN Direct’s newest innovation because it will be very helpful to our customers.”

MSN Direct 包括：SPOT 手表和一些附件，现在已经和 GPS 设备以及 Windows Mobile 手机整合了，这对于广大的用户来说是有利的。

MSN Direct API 可以在 MSN Direct/Developer 获得，了解更多请访问 MSN Direct 首页。

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