Posts Tagged ‘Garmin’
Garmin Unveils Custom Maps for Oregon, Dakota, and Colorado GPS Handhelds
Got a Garmin Oregon, Dakota, or Colorado handheld unit? Now Garmin is offering the means to upload your own maps to the device. Garmin Custom Maps provides users the opportunity to transform either paper or digital maps into downloadable maps compatible with the aforementioned Garmin units. It sounds like a relatively simple process according to the Garmin press release, although it does require you to be reasonably computer savvy — and in the case of converting paper maps, to have access to a scanner.
Garmin: Android-Based Nuvifone Coming in 2010
A lot of people, including me, wonder about Garmin’s strategy for the Nuvifone. Why not create an app for the various popular platforms already out there – it’s not like it doesn’t already have the software expertise. Furthermore, if the company is going to insist on producing its own Garmin-branded handset, why use a proprietary OS when there are already established platforms out there, like, say, Android? Hold the … wait for it … phone – sorry, just had to say it – Garmin said during its recent quarterly earnings announcement that it was going to do just that.
From the Cessna to the Subaru: Garmin Unveils the Aera-Series PNDs for Civil Aviators
Ever wish you had a PND that could go from your airplane to your car? Okay, not everyone owns their own plane, but if you’re an aviator with your own wings, Garmin has rolled out its Aera series (still officially spelled with a lower-case a, but at least there are no umlauts), which can go from plane to automobile with the touch of a button, it says. This isn’t a new area for Garmin, which for years has made marine and aviation GPS navigation units, as well as handhelds and automotive PNDs for your; rather it seems an obvious evolution for consumer navigation electronics.
The Long Awaited Garmin Nuvifone Arrives in the United States on AT&T, Costs a Cool $299
It’s been literally years in the making — it was first announced by Garmin in January 2008 — but the Nuvifone is finally coming to America following its Asian debut earlier this summer. AT&T Wireless and Garmin made it official today, stating that the Nuvifone G60 will be available beginning Oct. 4 in the United States at a cost of $299 with the usual two year service agreement and $100 mail-in-rebate. The phone’s connected services, which include traffic, white pages search, weather, movie listings, local events, and fuel prices will cost $5.99/month after a 30-day trial. Okay, I’ll say what we’re all thinking: a hundred bucks more than the iPhone 3GS, which is also on AT&T Wireless? Really? Er …
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