Find the Cheapest Gas Station Instantly on Your Mobile Phone

May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobio Networks today announced that it has launched Cheap Gas, a free widget designed to let users instantly locate the cheapest gas stations form their mobile phone. Mobio released its new widget as part of the GetMobio mobile lifestyle portal, a collection of compelling mobile applications that are fun, simple and useful for everyday use.

"Our goal is to focus on those use cases where mobile technology can add real, everyday value to the user," said Marcia Kadanoff, VP Marketing of Mobio. "Naturally one of the most compelling cases is a scenario where the mobile phone user can actually save money by quickly referencing content on the mobile phone. With gas prices skyrocketing across the US, we hope that Mobio's Cheap Gas will be a helpful tool for people who want to spend their hard earned cash on something other than filling up their vehicles. It's a simple, convenient way to avoid overpaying at the pump this summer for everyone from the busy commuter to families getting away on vacation."

Mobio's Cheap Gas widget allows you to find the lowest cost gas station near any location and even to filter your search results by brand. That means that if you prefer to fuel up at a specific chain, then you can set your preferences to always display your favorite stations first on the list. Once you tell us your street address, Cheap Gas pinpoints the most relevant results and displays a map for those stations located on the next corner - not merely within your zip code or somewhere within the city limits.

Mobio uses data from GasPriceWatch.com, a resource created in April of 1999 with the goal of saving the average consumer money. Sometimes even the same fuel company will charge different prices in different parts of town to remain a low-cost leader in that neighborhood, however, by providing consumers with the ability to search their local gas stations for the lowest prices, both their time and money can be spent more wisely. That's why the site has attracted over 157,000 price spotters, covers more than 130,000 stations, and boasts over 400,000 price inputs every week.

Cheap Gas is available by downloading GetMobio, a free service that consists of over 50 dynamic applications, widgets and RSS feeds. The GetMobio lifestyle portal features collections of Web service mash-ups that include the hottest nightclubs, restaurants, movies and local events.

In January, Mobio was selected from thousands of innovators to launch its GetMobio mobile lifestyle portal at the DEMO 2007 conference. Following the launch, Business 2.0 Magazine called Mobio one of the hottest start-ups to watch in its "Next Net 25" of 2007 and IDC named Mobio one of its "10 Emerging Wireless Entertainment Players to Watch in 2007." In April, LAPTOP Magazine called Mobio one of "Ten Companies to Watch in 2007."

Mobio's applications are designed to be used with very few clicks and no or minimal data entry, and are created for the most popular and widely available mobile phones on the market, such as the Motorola RAZR and Samsung BLADE. By simply entering their information once, users can personalize their experience across all GetMobio collections to create a more intuitive, seamless interaction. Visit www.getmobio.com to download the GetMobio lifestyle portal from the Web or http://getmobio.com/now on your mobile phone.

SOURCE Mobio Networks