Tag: PND
Black Friday GPS Sales Fall 27%
GPS was one of the hardest hit categories in consumer electronics over Black Friday as unit sales dived...
Car Stereo Down 7%
With the end of the year nearing, it’s time to give car stereo a report card on 2010...
Black Friday Discounts for Car AV, GPS
Black Friday circulars from Best Buy, Walmart and other retailers are posted on several Web sites showing sales...
Garmin Cuts Outlook; Exits Smartphones
Update! Garmin said it is withdrawing resources from smartphones after disappointing sales in the category and is redirecting...
Suzuki is 1st Car Company w/ Connected PND
Garmin said it will supply a wireless navigation device for Suzuki 2011 vehicles, making Suzuki the first U.S....
New, Faster TomTom PNDs
TomTom introduced two portable navigation devices (PNDs) with a new high speed routing feature and capacitive touch screens...
Escort: 1st PND/Radar Detector Ships
Escort started shipping the first radar detector to double as a true portable navigation device (PND), it said....
Garmin Buys MetriGear
Garmin’s outdoor/fitness GPS business has been growing. So it is not sitting around waiting for a rebirth of...
Garmin Woes Expand
Garmin, Garmin… the recall on its portable navi devices is expanding. Now Nissan is recalling vehicles equipped with...
Garmin Launches Second 3G-PND
Garmin is pushing deeper into connected portable GPS devices with its second model to use 3G over AT&T....
Sears Launches GPS Configurator
It can be confusing, buying a portable GPS device, with so many on the market and so many...
Magellan Adds Lifetime Traffic to Full Line
GPS maker Magellan is adding free lifetime traffic to its full 2010 line up plus a new GPS...
Garmin Ships 295W Mini Tablet/PND
Garmin is about to ship its first WiFi nuvi portable GPS device. Similar to a mini tablet, the...
TomTom Adds More PNDs with Lifetime Traffic/Map Updates
TomTom is continuing to rollout new portable navigation devices (PNDs) with lifetime traffic and/or map updates. Each feature...
Don’t Cry for TomTom
By Amy Gilroy Don’t cry for TomTom, because business at the GPS maker is apparently picking up. In...
TomTom Adds $30 Traffic, Maps
TomTom is making traffic or map updates an affordable $30 feature on some models and getting rid of...
Garmin Moves To Switzerland
Garmin said it will move its place of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland, pending approval by...
Free TomTom GPS
Hey, they give away iPod Touches, so why not a free GPS? If you buy new Continental Tires—four...
$69 GPS/Phone From T-Mobile
It’s another blow to the once high-flying portable navigation device (PND) market—a new $69 Nokia phone with free...
Motorola GPS With BT/Internet at $249
Motorola began selling through Amazon it’s portable GPS devices announced in January, which are the company’s first to...