Posted Jan 13, 2010, by John Day
You have to hand it to Apple. They not only spun a significant product line from a single iPod but also turned on a torrent of recurring revenue by creating the iTunes store. Wouldn’t the leading suppliers of portable navigation devices (PNDs) love to do something similar?
Garmin’s nüLink! service offers one possibility. The firm’s $499.00 nüvi 1690 PND includes a two-year subscription to nüLink!, … Read More
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Portable Navigation Device (PND),
OnStar,
Richard Robinson,
Detroit Auto Show,
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Apple Computer,
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Garmin nuvi 1690,
iPod
Posted Nov 11, 2009, by John Day
“Who needs a portable navigation device?” I sneered, back in the day when PNDs cost several hundred dollars and I didn’t travel very far very often, but after getting lost one time too many, buying one seemed like a good idea. It still does, but now the newness has worn off, replaced by thoughts of “what’s next?”
My cell phone has a navigation application that works better than I thought it would, … Read More
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TeleNav,
Smartphones,
Frost & Sullivan,
Google Maps Navigation,
Android 2.0,
Networks in Motion,
Portable Navigation Device (PND),
iSuppli Corporation,
Motorola Droid
Posted Oct 16, 2009, by John Day
A lot is being said these days about distracted driving, including the contention that engaging in a hands-free phone conversation is just as bad as holding the phone to one’s ear. Apparently the danger comes from the conversation itself; not from the technology involved. It does seem to me that two hands are better than one, and that some conversations are more compelling than others, but I will have … Read More
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Mio,
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