GPS Leader Navigates Through Tight Market
July 31, 2006
The nuvi 360 is one of the most recent GPS units released by Garmin, shown outside the company´s headquarters on Friday, July 7, 2006, in Olathe, Kan. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
(AP) -- After starting out by helping pilots get around, navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is now more likely to aid a motorist in finding the quickest interstate or the nearest pizza parlor. But as drivers have snapped up millions of the satellite-reading devices for their cars, the surge in interest has attracted new and bigger players into what had been a rather isolated market. Now Garmin could need one of its GPS units just to keep from getting lost.
Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .
Similar stories from PHYSorg:
AT&T to start selling Garmin nuvifone in October
Sep 29, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices
Nov 28, 2009 |
3.6 / 5 (5) |
3
Garmin reveals program to chart cheapest route
Jan 09, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Nokia to offer free mobile navigation services
Jan 21, 2010 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
GPS phone offerings: Price is Nuvifone G60's downfall; Navigon is on the money
Nov 05, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
Feb 08, 2010
