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Nike Digital Sport's Stefan Olander Talks About Its Digital Marathon

Kara Swisher in News on January 11, 2011 at 6:05 am PT

While BoomTown was running around the endless floors of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, I jogged right over to the folks at Nike, to see their new Nike+ SportWatch GPS. The device is yet another step in Nike’s long march to try to digitize the running experience.

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Map Wiki Plots New Route

Scott Morrison, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 8, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

OpenStreetMap, a sort of Wikipedia of online maps assembled with contributions from thousands of globe-trotting volunteers, has gotten the attention of two big Internet players: Microsoft Corp. and AOL Inc.

With Maps Navigation, Google Puts Dedicated GPS Makers on a Road to Nowhere

John Paczkowski in News on October 29, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Google is moving into your market. For tech companies, few words are more frightening, and yesterday we saw why. The mere announcement of Google Maps Navigation sent shares of established GPS device makers like Garmin and TomTom into an ugly downward spiral.

These Apps Help Users of iPhones Find Their Way

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on September 9, 2009 at 6:20 pm PT

None of the iPhone apps with GPS navigation that Walt Mossberg tested is perfect, but each adds a new dimension to the iPhone.

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Navigation Apps Won't Cannibalize GPS Devices in the Short Term, TomTom Says

Lauren Goode, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm PT

TomTom’s new iPhone app is similar in many ways to the company’s personal navigation devices, but the software’s lack of multitasking ability and smaller screen size are a few ways in which it’s different, says Tom Murray, its vice president of marketing development.

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TomTom Launches $100 IPhone App

Andrew LaVallee, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 17, 2009 at 10:19 am PT

TomTom’s new app for Apple’s iPhone is getting attention for its high price tag of $99.99 but is garnering a positive first impression in the gadget blogosphere. The app offers many of the features offered in its standalone GPS devices, including navigation help, trip-planning tools and multi-language support.

Finding the Right Product Review for You

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on October 28, 2008 at 5:38 pm PT

Many people are heading into this year’s holiday season with tighter budgets, prompting them to be even more selective with their gift buying. One way to make sure you’re getting the most for your dollar is to search the Web for product reviews.

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Are They Lost? Tough Q4 Ahead for Garmin and TomTom

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on September 23, 2008 at 5:07 pm PT

More risk remains for Garmin (GRMN) and TomTom, the two leading providers of personal navigation devices. That’s the conclusion of Pablo Perez-Fernandez, an analyst at Global Crown Capital, in San Francisco. Perez-Fernandez picked up coverage of both companies this morning with an Underweight rating, asserting that both stocks could drop 20 percent or more over the next six months.