Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 comes with GPS Locator

Microsoft’s best-selling Streets & Trips 2006 software now comes with a GPS Locator. Voice-Prompted Directions is introduced amidst a slew of new features. The hands-free option is especially useful as it reassures travelers with each turn, taking away the stress of getting lost. There’s even a personalized route planner that comes with highly detailed customizable maps and road construction updates. You have more than 1.8 million points of interests across the US and Canada to assist you planning your road trip. (features below)

[Via Mobile Tech Review]

• Voice-Prompted Directions work with the GPS Locator to provide an easy-to-use, hands-free option that delivers turn-by-turn directional information to the desired destination.
• Driving Guidance Pane prominently displays text-prompted turn-by-turn directions, enlarged arrows indicating where to turn, and distance measurement by miles and yards as drivers get closer to the destination.
• Dynamic Turn View automatically zooms in to travelers’ current position, allowing them to see where they are and upcoming directional changes.
• Night Map Style enhances views of maps and directions for easy reading when consumers are traveling at night or on dark roadways.
• Locate Me technology helps lost travelers who don’t have their GPS Locator on hand determine where they are by utilizing Wi-Fi hot spots to estimate their location to help them get back on track or find nearby points of interest. Consumers can also go online to cross-reference MSN Virtual Earth for greater trip-planning accuracy through additional maps and aerial imagery.
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