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The game has changed
The game has changed
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Garmin, TomTom stock tanks due to Android, results
Garmin, TomTom stock tanks due to Android, results
electronista.com — Shares of GPS device makers Garmin and TomTom plummeted today through a combination of their quarterly results... and the launch of Google Maps Navigation. Following both low guidance for Garmin's next quarter as well as poor results from TomTom, shares ... (more) Garmin, TomTom stock tanks due to Android, results
50 Gadgets that changed the world
50 Gadgets that changed the world
t3.com — Celerating the tech that defined modern life Gadgets come and go, but a select handful leave the... world irrevocably altered. The list of 50 products in the gallery to your right contains kit - from mobile devices to computers to home entertainment tech ... (more) 50 Gadgets that changed the world
TomTom and Garmin Must be Hating It
TomTom and Garmin Must be Hating It
gadgetvenue.com — Looks like both TomTom [TOM2] and Garmin [GRMN] might be hating life right now thanks to Google... Maps Navigation that was announced. As can be seen in the graph here, things are heading in the wrong direction. Perhaps the regular GPS/Satnav makers ... (more) TomTom and Garmin Must be Hating It
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It's Not a Good Day to Be a GPS Manufacturer [Stocks]
Gizmodo — [Engadget]Google's free GPS feature on Android 2.0 is great news! Unless you're the fine folks at Garmin and TomTom, in which case, oh shit. [Engadget] ...

TomTom and Garmin Must be Hating It
Gadget Venue — ... the said phone available on a network to download the maps real time. After a recent trip to the middle of nowhere I found that my online navigation just didn’t function when it had to replan a route. With nav systems like TomTom and Garmin they do store data off line on the memory card, so they do have a good benefit for some. It will be interesting to see which direction things move in over the next few days and months. Follow the graphs here… Tip to Engadget for spotting this. TomTom and Garmin Must be Hating It > ...

There is only one way someone can beat Google at the mapping game now
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... and with it crushed the stock prices of Tom Tom and Garmin, makers of dedicated navigation devices. The question of whether or not we’ll see Google ( ...

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Not a good day to be TomTom and GarminSlipperyBrick.com
Looks like both TomTom and Garmin might be having a bit of a bad day to put it mildly, thanks to the announcement of Google Maps Navigation. As the graph shows, things are not looking good. Nope. Not at all. GPS makers can at least take some comfort in the fact that the new Google Maps ...
Google and the Deadly Power of Data [Comment]Gizmodo
Today, as soon as Google showed off its beta GPS navigator, the stocks of Garmin, TomTom and other companies in that industry fell into the toilet . It's hard to compete with free Google apps, but that's not why they're screwed... TomTom owns Tele Atlas , who drives the roads of the world in ...