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From: tech1012/25/2006 8:23:59 AM
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Tech is hot. Tech is coming back?

Finding True North

By JAY PALMER, Barron's, Feb. 27, 2006

THINK BACK TO WHEN CELLPHONES, DVD players and big-screen plasma TVs became popular. In each case, when prices fell just far enough, the products moved from being the play things of wealthy early-adopters to hot-selling mass-market items. This year, there's a very good chance it will be the turn of portable satellite-based navigation devices for cars, boats and hiking trails.

These gizmos, which can be held in the hand or mounted on dashboards, have been plunging in price. Many models are priced not far above $500, down from well over $1,000 a few years ago, setting the stage for a surge in demand. Industry analysts and executives figure that total sales could double this year, from more than $2 billion worldwide in 2005.

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