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GPS Chipset Shipments Boast 26.8% Annual Compound Growth Rate To 2012; Revenues Expected To Plateau
Market research firm Future Horizons estimates that GPS chipsets will grow from 286 million units in 2007 to 938 million units in 2012. Those numbers represent annual shipments meaning a year-over-year compound growth rate of 26.8%. GPS chipset shipments are expected to rise 47% this year, with the strongest growth (55%) in the mobile arena. Next year the strongest growth is expected to be in the low power, low cost segment(digital cameras, mp3 players, watches) with a 38.5% growth rate.
Despite the fact that chipset shipments are facing exponential growth, revenues are expected to plateau, something that’s leading to the current problems at TomTom, SiRF and Garmin.
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Find Your Deceased Loved One In The Bush With A GPS Navigator
In a world that gets a little more bizarre everyday, we’re not surprised GPS has found its way into of all things, funerals. An Australian council has plans in the works to start offering loved ones of the deceased eco-funeral options. Bodies will be buried in the bush attached to Lismore Memorial Park Cemetery in New South Wales, and loved ones will be given a GPS unit each time the wish to visit to navigate their way to the burial site. The Lismore Council will keep each burial site’s GPS coordinates recorded to make sure no buried bodies are lost. The relatives must make burial stones from natural rock and are encouraged to choose coffins made of “woven wicker, plantation pine or recycled cardboard”.  Available July 1, the GPS-utilizing green funeral will cost US$1900.
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Suzuki’s SX4 Sport And SX4 Crossover To Feature Suzuki T.R.I.P. Integrated Navigation System
The 2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport and SX4 Crossover are the first vehicles under $16000 to feature fully integrated standard navigation. Available on the four-door SX4 Sport and front-wheel drive version of the five-door SX4 Crossover, the integrated navigation system, dubbed Suzuki T.R.I.P. (Travel, Real-time traffic, Information, and Play) is the result of a partnership with Garmin and the unmet needs of consumers. Featuring a flip-up 4.3-inch touchscreen, Navteq mapping, Bluetooth, and Microsoft Network-enabled features such as real-time traffic, weather reports, local event listings, a gas station finder, and a “Way of Life” POI system full of Suzuki-recommended destinations. Plus a community website dedicated to user-generated POI’s will allow Suzuki owners to top up their navigation systems with all the hottest venues around.
Look for the Suzuki SX4 to hit dealers this summer.
Via PRNewswire