Ibiquity to show head units and PNDs at 2009 CES
Ibiquity Digital
head units and PNDs
Ibiquity Digital will exhibit two in-dash head units and three personal navigation device (PND) form factors at the 2009 International CES, from 8 to 11 January 2009 in Las Vegas.
The five prototypes unveiled will be a built-in receiver, cigarette lighter adapter, a cradle product, a dual in-dash unit and a Visteon advanced OEM platform.
Receiving traffic data over HD Radio broadcasts provides a significant improvement in speed and road condition details as opposed to radio data systems-traffic message channel (RDS-TMC) and satellite.
Real-time navigation devices using HD Radio technology deliver traffic and other services, such as petrol station prices, film listings, sports scores, stock quotes, school closing times and emergency alerts.
Prototypes of PNDs to be demonstrated at CES include: dual-branded PND touch screen with HD Radio receiver built into the platform; PND cigarette lighter adapter using HD Radio technology; PND with HD Radio receiver in cradle; Visteon advanced OEM platform head unit with external navigation; Navteq Development Platform that displays traffic and other services including petrol prices, weather information and advertising data; Ibiquity Advanced Development Platform.
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