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February 25, 2010 From Appletell
If the accuracy (or lack thereof) of the iPhone’s built-in GPS receiver isn’t cutting it for you, you have basically two options to improve it; TomTom or Magellan
November 18, 2009 From News
Walmart will sell a Magnavox Blu-ray Disc player for $78 on Black Friday, believed to be the lowest official price ever for the technology
November 2008 From E-Gear
Pocket players, phones and accessories for people on the go SIRIUS Stiletto 2 $329 Carry around a satellite dish shrunk to MP3 player size as you listen to your music library or pick up live SIRIUS radio over the air or through Wi-Fi. Record hours of programs for later or pause and replay what you’re hearing on-the-go. There are extras like book marking songs and sports alerts for favorite teams. Plus a micro SD memory card makes storing it all a non-issue. www.sirius.com T-Mobile G1 Phone $179 For those whose religion is smart phones, time to worship this combination of
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September 2008 From E-Gear
In the last few years, portable navigation has quickly gone from an accessory to a necessity for everyone from business-travel road warriors traveling across the country to the soccer moms driving across town. And sales within the same period attest to that fact. According to GPS-navigation market researcher C.J. Driscoll and Associates, approximately 250,000 portable navigation devices (PNDs) were sold in 2003, and that figure multiplied more than 20 times by 2007, with 5.6 million units sold. A couple of interrelated factors—lower prices and increased competition—has fueled the proliferation of PNDs hanging from the windshields and dashes of millions of vehicles. Five years ago,
September 2008 From E-Gear
In the last few years, portable navigation has quickly gone from an accessory to a necessity for everyone from business-travel road warriors traveling across the country to the soccer moms driving across town. And sales within the same period attest to that fact. According to GPS-navigation market researcher C.J. Driscoll and Associates, approximately 250,000 portable navigation devices (PNDs) were sold in 2003, and that figure multiplied more than 20 times by 2007, with 5.6 million units sold. A couple of interrelated factors—lower prices and increased competition—has fueled the proliferation of PNDs hanging from the windshields and dashes of millions of vehicles. Five years ago,
April 2008 From News
With business booming in the GPS sector, one would think that sector’s leaders, Garmin and TomTom, would be booming. However, that’s far from the case. According to a story in BusinessWeek, the two longtime leaders of the sector are struggling, thanks largely to competition from mobile phone makers, as well as the sluggish overall economy. This has sent the stocks of both companies reeling. The companies are attempting to strike back, by reducing prices and- in Garmin’s case- launching a phone of its own, the Nuviphone. TomTom, meanwhile, recently won a bidding war against its rival to acquire map supplier TeleAtlas.
January 2008 From News
TomTom announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with software provider Inrix to include the latter company’s software as part of its TomTom Plus service in the U.S. The service, when implemented later this year, will put information both about traffic and about fuel prices at nearby filling stations on TomTom devices of those who subscribe to the extra service. TomTom had already said that Inrix, along with Opis, would provide traffic data as part of a new TomTom Fuel Prices Service, to be introduced early this year for $14.95 a year. Those subscribing need only a GPRS-enabled mobile phone to
November 2007 From News
According to a study by the London-based research firm ABI Research, the global consumer market for personal navigation devices (PNDs) will likely reach 100 million units in four years. And while in-car stationary devices will likely remain the dominate use of PND technology, it will eventually begin navigating more towards handheld devices as well as portable media players and even newer devices. The study, titled “Consumer Navigation Devices and Systems,” predicted that due to the recent acquisition of Navteq by Nextel and the likely sale of TeleAtlas to TomTom or Garmin, “the high levels of price pressure will result in continued consolidation and
August 2007 From News
Both of the leaders in the GPS markets announced new products Thursday, both aimed at getting you home just a little easier. Garmin International announced a new version of the portable navigator which, according to the Kansas City Star, “marks” the location of the user’s car, in order to help find the car in the parking lot. The product also includes a button to give drivers exact latitude and longitude coordinates. The Nuvi will be released in three separate versions, retailing for $600, $800, and $1,000. Meanwhile, competitor TomTom introduced its new RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, an accessory that, the company says, “decodes
June 2007 From News
Worldwide shipments of car navigation and Global Position Systems are expected to more than triple between 2006 and 2012. iSuppli predicts that the total market shipment of navigation systems will rise from 19.8 million in 2006 to 65.1 million in 2012. This market, once dominated by embedded systems, is now controlled by Personal Navigation Devices which are handheld and can be used in or outside of the vehicle. “The rise in popularity of PNDs has encouraged the two leaders in this market-TomTom and Garmin-to expand their business. These companies now are two of the fastest growing semiconductor buyers in the world because demand
April 2007 From Hot Products
The GPS navigation provider TomTom announced its latest system this week, called the TomTom ONE XL. A sequel of sorts to the earlier TomTom ONE, the new product boasts both a bigger and wider screen and a slimmer design. The ONE XL will have all of the usual features of its predecessor, including pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, and the ability (with a subscription) to download traffic updates. The new product will be available in June, at a suggested retail price of $399, $100 more than the standard ONE.
