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12/11/2009 - iSuppli: Does Google’s PND App Signal the Swan Song of Dedicated Devices?
For European Portable Navigation Device (PND) manufacturer TomTom and U.S.-based Garmin, Oct. 29, 2009 will indeed be remembered as the day everything changed.
“Google’s announcement that it plans to launch turn-by-turn navigation on the Android platform would be enough of a headache in itself, but giving it away for free? Sound the alarm!,” says Richard Robinson, iSuppli analyst.
11/06/2009 - Virgin Mobile Launches Samsung Mantra
Following up, Virgin Mobile has launched another entry level Samsung clamshell in the Samsung Mantra.
The Mantra features a VGA still camera, Bluetooth, dual displays, speakerphone, voice dialing and messaging. The phone is available for $59.99 with free activation and shipping when purchased online.
10/02/2009 - Garmin and Asus: New Smartphone Convergence Solution?
Garmin, the makers of the very popular GPS devices for cars, trucks and buses (maybe boats, too), has teamed up with Asus on a new smartphone convergence device that will combine the power of the Garmin's GPS platform with the [fill in blank] of Asus's mighty smartphone powers.
Seriously, this seems like an OK idea, but the real power of a smartphone comes from the OS that it is running. The Garmin Nuvifone is going to run on a flavor of linux and most likely be built by Asus, I assume. The device is projected to launch sometime in 2009; pricing and carrier support are not yet announced.
Apple, RIM, Google, Nokia and Palm (and we should include Windows, but we are not) own the platform and are pushing forward to own the marketplaces for everything that sits on top of their platforms. Without an OS platform, it will be very hard to compete in the coming years.
A post in the Examiner.com brings up the key point here, which is that this device is not a platform play, rather it is a specific 'solution' play, one that aims at the type of person who wants GPS first, cool smartphone second:
This is not a foolish argument. GPS adoption is increasing rapidly, but is still years behind cell phone adoption. Today?s cell phones do have GPS functionality, but it is a standalone application, one that often incurs extra charges. The idea of a device that is as much GPS as phone does make sense and could find a substantial market. One telling difference between the Nuvifone and other smart phones ? though the first in the series runs Linux, company representatives have not chosen the operating system for later models, suggesting they might use Android and that the OS is not important. In other words ? they are looking to sell a solution, not a platform.
Full story here (Examiner.com).
Seriously, this seems like an OK idea, but the real power of a smartphone comes from the OS that it is running. The Garmin Nuvifone is going to run on a flavor of linux and most likely be built by Asus, I assume. The device is projected to launch sometime in 2009; pricing and carrier support are not yet announced.
Apple, RIM, Google, Nokia and Palm (and we should include Windows, but we are not) own the platform and are pushing forward to own the marketplaces for everything that sits on top of their platforms. Without an OS platform, it will be very hard to compete in the coming years.
A post in the Examiner.com brings up the key point here, which is that this device is not a platform play, rather it is a specific 'solution' play, one that aims at the type of person who wants GPS first, cool smartphone second:
This is not a foolish argument. GPS adoption is increasing rapidly, but is still years behind cell phone adoption. Today?s cell phones do have GPS functionality, but it is a standalone application, one that often incurs extra charges. The idea of a device that is as much GPS as phone does make sense and could find a substantial market. One telling difference between the Nuvifone and other smart phones ? though the first in the series runs Linux, company representatives have not chosen the operating system for later models, suggesting they might use Android and that the OS is not important. In other words ? they are looking to sell a solution, not a platform.Full story here (Examiner.com).
10/02/2009 - Garmin and Asus: New Smartphone Convergence Solution?
Garmin, the makers of the very popular GPS devices for cars, trucks and buses (maybe boats, too), has teamed up with Asus on a new smartphone convergence device that will combine the power of the Garmin's GPS platform with the [fill in blank] of Asus's mighty smartphone powers.
Seriously, this seems like an OK idea, but the real power of a smartphone comes from the OS that it is running. The Garmin Nuvifone is going to run on a flavor of linux and most likely be built by Asus, I assume. The device is projected to launch sometime in 2009; pricing and carrier support are not yet announced.
Apple, RIM, Google, Nokia and Palm (and we should include Windows, but we are not) own the platform and are pushing forward to own the marketplaces for everything that sits on top of their platforms. Without an OS platform, it will be very hard to compete in the coming years.
A post in the Examiner.com brings up the key point here, which is that this device is not a platform play, rather it is a specific 'solution' play, one that aims at the type of person who wants GPS first, cool smartphone second:
This is not a foolish argument. GPS adoption is increasing rapidly, but is still years behind cell phone adoption. Today?s cell phones do have GPS functionality, but it is a standalone application, one that often incurs extra charges. The idea of a device that is as much GPS as phone does make sense and could find a substantial market. One telling difference between the Nuvifone and other smart phones ? though the first in the series runs Linux, company representatives have not chosen the operating system for later models, suggesting they might use Android and that the OS is not important. In other words ? they are looking to sell a solution, not a platform.
Full story here (Examiner.com).
Seriously, this seems like an OK idea, but the real power of a smartphone comes from the OS that it is running. The Garmin Nuvifone is going to run on a flavor of linux and most likely be built by Asus, I assume. The device is projected to launch sometime in 2009; pricing and carrier support are not yet announced.
Apple, RIM, Google, Nokia and Palm (and we should include Windows, but we are not) own the platform and are pushing forward to own the marketplaces for everything that sits on top of their platforms. Without an OS platform, it will be very hard to compete in the coming years.
A post in the Examiner.com brings up the key point here, which is that this device is not a platform play, rather it is a specific 'solution' play, one that aims at the type of person who wants GPS first, cool smartphone second:
This is not a foolish argument. GPS adoption is increasing rapidly, but is still years behind cell phone adoption. Today?s cell phones do have GPS functionality, but it is a standalone application, one that often incurs extra charges. The idea of a device that is as much GPS as phone does make sense and could find a substantial market. One telling difference between the Nuvifone and other smart phones ? though the first in the series runs Linux, company representatives have not chosen the operating system for later models, suggesting they might use Android and that the OS is not important. In other words ? they are looking to sell a solution, not a platform.Full story here (Examiner.com).
10/12/2008 - Sony Ericsson Among 14 Newbies To Open Handset Alliance
It looks like 2009 could be an interesting year for Android following the announcement by the Open Handset Alliance that it has 14 new members.
Topping the list of newcomers most likely to offer a handset to rival Google's HTC-built G1 is Sony Ericsson.
The list also includes ASUS and navigation systems manufacturer Garmin.
28/10/2008 - Will Smartphones Be The Death of PNDs?
With the market for personal navigation devices (PNDs) getting tougher and many smartphones now equipped with GPS, what does the future hold for the likes of TomTom and Garmin?
Smartphone.biz-news.com asked Chris Jones, VP and principal analyst with Canalys, what direction mobile navigation was taking.
07/08/2008 - Garmin delays smartphone launch
The GPS maker Garmin has delayed plans to launch its Nuvifone smartphone in the fourth quarter of 2008 until the first half of 2009.
Obstacles in dealing with the various individual needs of each cell phone carrier were cited as the reason for the delay.
