Articles tagged with: Pnd and Lbs
GPS Usage Data Reveals Wal-Mart Is USA's Most Searched for Destination
US based navigation service provider, TeleNav has released usage data that suggests users depend on GPS navigation for much more than getting from point A to point B. The data indicates that while customers in various cities depend on some GPS features more than others, when it comes to searching out nearby businesses on the road, drivers across the country seem to be in agreement on their favorites. more
Related Tags: location-based-services, telenav, gps, navigation, USA
Global PND Shipments Will Stagnate at 39 Million Units in 2009
The once booming personal navigation device market is grinding to a halt in 2009 with little or no growth expected in most regions. With the European pnd market forecast to decline and the North American market remaining flat, Asia-Pacific remains the only growth market. more
Related Tags: nokia, smartphone, eu, gps, abi-research, ovi, personal, touchscreen, pnds, tomtom, tomtom, personal-navigation-device, navigation
Location Ecosystem Still Looking for Sustainable Growth and Viable Business Model
Despite the relative success of Personal Navigation Devices (pnds) and industrial GPS applications, the location ecosystem has yet to reach a mature stage as it continues to encounter challenges on its way to continued profitable growth. While penetration levels of consumer telematics and LBS services remain low, the more established product categories suffer from price erosion and dwindling margin levels as evidenced by the recent financial results of pnd vendor TomTom. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, social-networking, rsa, gps, wind, abi-research, personal, telematics, pnds, personal-navigation-devices
2008 Cellular GPS Market Set to Overshadow PND Shipments
A bumper Christmas market is set to make GPS the hottest new feature in the cellular market. Taking the huge CDMA GPS market aside, GPS-enabled handsets are set to greatly outnumber pnd shipments in 2008. more
Related Tags: samsung, motorola, apple, gps, driving, cdma, lg, ims-research, ims, telmap, telenav

