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Garmin Announces the GPSMAP 600 Series: Touchscreen, Rugged and Ready for Land or Sea

Chris Johnson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:06:47 GMT

OLATHE, Kan./October 3, 2008/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GPSMAP 640 – an ultra portable and rugged touchscreen navigator that comes preloaded with a comprehensive set of street maps and marine charts. Garmin also introduced the GPSMAP 620 , which shares the same intuitive interface and is designed for markets outside the United States. “Blending the best aspects of our popular portable marine units with the intuitive user interface of our automotive flagship line of nüvi ® navigators, the GPSMAP 600 series is the perfect tool in the boat and on the road,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. Portable and powerful, the GPSMAP 600 series features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and boasts an intuitive, waterproof (IPX7) super-bright 5.2” WVGA touchscreen display (800 x 480 pixels) that reacts as users tap or drag through intuitive menus and options. The GPSMAP 640 comes preloaded with comprehensive street maps of North America and worldwide shaded relief mapping in addition to detailed U.S. coastal BlueChart ® g2™ charts. When placed in its included marine mount, these new portables will automatically start up in marine...

Garmin Introduces the GWSTM 10: The Art of Windage Made Simple

Chris Johnson — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:05:00 GMT

OLATHE, Kan./September 11, 2008/ Business Wire - Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GWS 10 wind sensor, a NMEA 2000 compliant marine instrument that provides essential wind speed and direction data. This precision instrument was introduced in advance of the 2008 boat show season. "The information provided by the GWS 10 puts sailors in total control on the water," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "From wind speed and direction to air temperature and pressure data, the GWS 10 delivers reliable atmospheric information when you need it most, and as it relates to your exact location." Featuring an elegant design, the GWS 10 wind sensor uses a wind vane for detecting wind direction and an anemometer for measuring wind speeds from 0-99 knots. Unlike traditional wind sensors, the GWS 10 serves as a mini weather station, providing barometric pressure and air temperature data in addition to apparent wind and pressure trend data. When combined with other sensors, the GWS 10 provides those on board the ability to gather specific wind data such as ground and true winds, wind VMG and tack heading. The GWS...

Magellan Showcases Latest Innovations In GPS At Outdoor Retailer, Including New Triton Series Adventurepack

Chris Johnson — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:14:14 GMT

Magellan Partners with National Geographic and Intermap to Deliver Comprehensive Recreational Content for Outdoor GPS SALT LAKE CITY, UT (August 8, 2008) Magellan, one of the world's fastest-growing GPS brands, will showcase its Fall 2008 outdoor and vehicle navigation lineup at the 2008 Outdoor Retailer Summer show, featuring the latest in design, ease-of-use, content, and accessibility. Offerings include the Intermap Technologies® comprehensive AccuTerra TM maps, and the Magellan Triton Series AdventurePack, which includes one of five Triton units, National Geographic's TOPO!® Explorer Deluxe map software, carrying case, and Secure Digital (SD) memory card. Now Triton Users Can Access More National Geographic Maps on Their Device All 28 titles of National Geographic's TOPO! outdoor recreation mapping software (covering all 50 states) and the 21 titles in its Weekend Explorer 3D software series are fully compatible with Triton units. These software titles feature highly detailed and enhanced USGS quad maps for an entire state or region (TOPO!), and for recreational regions near metropolitan areas (Weekend Explorer 3D). Now the Triton series is the first outdoor handheld to offer users access to National Geographic's new TOPO! Explorer Deluxe map software. National Geographic TOPO! Explorer Deluxe supports the Magellan Triton 300, 400, 500, 1500...

Garmin Offers Map Data For Travelers to Beijing

Chris Johnson — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:24:25 GMT

OLATHE, Kan./July 28, 2008/PR Newswire-- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, announced today that it is now offering City Navigator® China NT 2008 - just in time for tourists who plan on traveling to Beijing in August. "This new suite of digital maps helps tourists locate stadiums, hotels, restaurants, and more - so they can spend their time being spectators instead of worrying about how to get there," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "Presently, Garmin is the only satellite navigation manufacturer that is able to offer these highly-detailed maps." Offering nearly seven million points of interest (POIs) and available on a convenient microSD/SD card, users simply insert the maps into virtually any current Garmin personal navigation device (PND). Road and POI names are presented in Pinyin, the most common Latin-alphabet phonetic spelling of Mandarin Chinese. These maps offer full coverage of China, including street level detail for more than 980 cities and the roads that connect them - just select a destination and your nüvi gives you turn-by-turn directions to that location. In addition, Garmin is posting a set of free custom POIs for the most...

Garmin Introduces Multi-Mode Nuvi 500 series for Rugged Navigation

Chris Johnson — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:21:44 GMT

OLATHE, Kan./July 22, 2008/PR Newswire-Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced a new series of personal navigators that combine cutting edge navigation features with outdoor recreation navigation capabilities. With one touch, the nüvi 500 transitions between driving, bicycling, boating or walking mode, while boasting sought-after features such as routing capabilities, improved mapping and water-proof hardware. "This multi-mode nüvi is the ultimate device for those seeking portable navigation in the car and in the great outdoors," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "This product allows us to combine features from several of our most popular automotive and outdoor navigators into one compact unit. From weekend trips to the lake, to a hike around the trail, nüvi 500 is ideal for people seeking automotive and recreational navigation in one dynamic device." Drive, hike, bike or boat with this portable and rugged unit - the nüvi 500 is pre-loaded with both road maps and U.S. topographic maps. For use in and out of the car, simply touch the usage mode indicator located at the top of the home screen to change between driving, bicycling, boating or walking mode. Get...

New ONIX 350 Brings Big Screen Navigation To The Great Outdoors

Chris Johnson — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:27:08 GMT

Overland Park, KS. - With its large 3.5-inch color LCD screen, the new ONIX 350 GPS receiver provides a big view of the great outdoors. The ability to download high-resolution digital satellite photography and topo maps lets the ONIX 350 bring navigation to life. Using the same chassis as the award winning ONIX 400, the new ONIX 350 offers performance and value with a variety of exclusive features. These include a new Almanac page that lets users view lunar and solar information to help determine the best fishing and hunting days based on sunrise/sunset times and moon phases. The Solunar Edge TM Technology utilizes internal sensors that monitor barometric pressure and temperature to provide significantly more accurate information on animal and fish activity than traditional sun and moon tables. In addition, the internal sensors are also used to provide weather forecasts so that hikers and hunters can be alerted to impending storm fronts. 9200 Cody Overland Park, KS 66214-3259 Phone (913) 752-3400 Fax (913) 752-3489 Bushnell ONIX 350 The ONIX 350 also features a new Elevation page that provides not only the current elevation, but the ability to track your changes in altitude over time or distance as you hike...

New BackTrack GPS Offers Simple, Convenient Navigation

Chris Johnson — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:15:03 GMT

Overland Park, KS. - Finally, a GPS that is simple and easy to use. Bushnell Outdoor Products has stripped away the confusion and complexity of GPS navigational devices with its new BackTrack personal location finder. The new BackTrack simplifies GPS navigation with two buttons, an easy to read screen and the ability to save up to three key locations. Once they are recorded, just push a button to navigate back to where you started so you never get lost again. The BackTrack combines advanced GPS technology with a digital compass and presents them in a compact design. A simple user interface and two buttons let the user find and save three key locations. It could be your car in a parking lot, a campsite in the woods, a rendezvous point at an amusement park or your hotel in a foreign city. When it is time to return to these locations, just select the location, push a button and the BackTrack will provide distance and direction (yards / miles or meters / kilometers) to your saved location. 9200 Cody Overland Park, KS 66214-3259 Phone (913) 752-3400 Fax (913) 752-3489 Bushnell BackTrack GPS Just follow the arrow. In the compass mode, it...

Garmin's Touchscreen Oregon Series Gives Outdoor Enthusiasts the World at their Fingertips

Chris Johnson — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:18:07 GMT

Olathe, Kan./July 10, 2008/PR Newswire/ - Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today introduced the Oregon series of handheld GPS devices for outdoor, marine and fitness enthusiasts, combining an intuitive touchscreen interface, rugged, resilient design and a variety of preloaded mapping options. "The Oregon's vibrant screen is responsive to the touch of your finger, yet resistant to the forces of nature," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "Combining the touchscreen interface of our iconic automotive devices with the preloaded features of the acclaimed Colorado series makes this the ultimate outdoor handheld." Easy to learn and simple to use, the waterproof Oregon features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, preloaded mapping and a high-resolution, color 3-inch screen that reacts as users tap or drag through menus and options. On a mountain or an ocean, satellite reception is even faster than before thanks to Garmin's new HotFixTM feature, which automatically calculates and stores critical satellite information and can use that information to quickly calculate a position without waiting for data collection from the satellites. The Oregon 400t gives hikers preloaded U.S. topographic maps in state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective. The Oregon 400i...