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The arrival of Google Maps Navigation was enough justification for many to declare that standalone PNDs were dead and buried, but according to Berg Insight there's still some way to go before the devices peak. The research firm estimate that dedicated PNDs will peak in 2012, with sales around the 50m units per year mark, after which they'll decline. They also suggest that connected PNDs will have a slightly longer grasp on the market.
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Standalone PNDs to peak in 2012; 88% to be wirelessly-connected by 2015 say analysts
By Chris Davies on Friday, Nov 20th 2009 No CommentsGSM Motorola MILESTONE lacks turn-by-turn in Android 2.0 Maps [Update: Confirmed]
By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 2nd 2009 No CommentsUS would-be DROID buyers now livid by the European version of the smartphone’s multitouch support can take heart in the fact that while the Motorola MILESTONE gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. Mobile-Review’s Eldar Murtazin has revealed that – on his pre-release Euro model at least – Android 2.0 lacks turn-by-turn directions in Google Maps Navigation.
Update: A Google spokesperson has told us that the reason turn-by-turn is absent from the MILESTONE is because currently the beta is US-only.
Google “doing exactly what Microsoft did” says angry GPS app dev
By Chris Davies on Friday, Oct 30th 2009 5 Comments
With Google Maps Navigation causing ripples not only among Android users but in the share prices of Garmin, TomTom and other mapping providers, it seems some location-based services providers are coming out fighting. LaptopMag have been talking to Networks in Motion’s (NIM) Steve Andler, VP of marketing at the company responsible for Verizon’s VZ Navigator and the Gokivo iPhone app, and he’s pulling no punches about his opinion of Google. Andler describes the idea of Android as being open as “a bunch of hooey”, and even goes so far as to suggest that “Google is doing exactly what Microsoft did, which is, they integrate stuff into the core, leaving no room for anyone to innovate.”
Of course, it’s not surprising that Andler – and NIM – are frustrated, given the particular corner of software development they chose to carve out. Andler’s core argument about PND software is that it requires more than a few voice prompts on top of a map.
Google Maps Navigation beta for Android 2.0: turn-by-turn, Car UI, more [Video]
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Oct 28th 2009 No CommentsGoogle have announced the latest evolution of Google Maps for mobile, and life for standalone PND apps just got a whole lot harder. Android 2.0 devices – such as the Verizon Droid by Motorola – now have access to Google Maps Navigation Beta, a turn-by-turn navigation application that supports voice guidance, search-by-voice and automatic re-routing complete with traffic information.
Video demo after the cut
Mio MiBuddy Android PND/MID coming 2010; WiMAX version to follow
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009 No CommentsNavigation firm Mio is planning to use Android for certain models in their next-gen PND line-up. The Mio MiBuddy range will offer both Android models – complete with GPS navigation, media playback and internet access – and versions using the existing Windows CE-based OS of Mio’s current PND range. While specific hardware details and model numbers are yet to be confirmed, Mio has revealed that the Android models will have WiFi and Bluetooth; future versions may add WiMAX.
TomTom GO I-90 dash-integrated PND promises “infotainment”
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 20th 2009 No CommentsGuaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of English-lovers everywhere, TomTom’s GO I-90 PND promises navigation “infotainment” with a double-DIN chassis and removable touchscreen slate. Intended to curtail the rush of buyers from PNDs to smartphone navigation apps, TomTom’s latest replaces your existing in-car audio head-unit with a combination entertainment system and turn-by-turn direction system.
Garmin silently drops the nuvi 1450
By Shane McGlaun on Friday, Oct 16th 2009 No Comments
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Garmin has silently added the new nuvi 1450 GPS navigation device to its line up without a press release or anything to announce its presence. The 1450 is a slick little device that is priced for the higher-end of the market at $449.99.
TomTom XL 335S PND breaks cover
By Shane McGlaun on Tuesday, Oct 13th 2009 No Comments
When it comes to GPS navigation, most of us would identify with the market right away several names. Garmin is one of the big names and right up there with Garmin is TomTom. TomTom has unveiled its latest PND today called the XL 335S the new navigation device has many of the features that make TomTom devices popular including IQ Routes.
AT&T Garmin nuvifone G60 arriving October 4th
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 29th 2009 No CommentsIt’s only taken them a couple of years, but Garmin have finally announced a release of the nuvifone G60 in the US. As of October 4th the touchscreen GPS-centric handset will arrive on AT&T, priced at $299 following a $100 mail-in rebate and assuming you’re willing to sign two years of your cellular life away to the carrier.
iPhone ARider head-up GPS display for bikers [Video]
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Sep 24th 2009 No CommentsThe addition of a digital compass to the iPhone 3GS has turned it into an essential city navigation tool for many pedestrians, but what if you’re more commonly found on a bike? Japanese firm Ubiquitous Entertainment have put together a prototype called iPhone ARider, which uses a retractable head-mounted display and a 3GS to show live navigation to a biker.
Video demo after the cut
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