Telematics, handsets to ring up gains in 2004.OYSTER BAY, NY -- Handset shipments will likely reach an all-time high, potentially reaching 550 million shipments in 2004, predicts ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. (abiresearch.com). The tech research firm says a growing share of Internet users will use fixed wireless broadband connections. Shipments for WiMAX or 802.16 equipment will begin to take off in the latter half of the year. In turn, WIMAX and other broadband pipes will help fuel demand for Wi-Fi within the home and office. ABI also envisions telematics service provider OEMs such as OnStar and ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. Technologies will begin to Widen their scope to handheld devices from just vehicles. Several new aftermarket products and applications will offer navigation and travel-related information services See Information Systems. via handset, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or other portable device. |
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