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Garmin Opens Shop In Australia
Posted by Nick Broughall at 9:13 AM on August 7, 2008
A spot of industry news for you on a Thursday morning: Garmin - whose products were previously distributed in Australia by GME - has opened up shop in Australia.
Why is this important, you ask? Well, it means that there's a good chance we'll see Garmin's range of GPS devices arrive on our shores quicker and cheaper than before. Plus, they're likely to release more of their products over here, so hopefully you can expect to see things like the Astro GPS dog-collar on store shelves in the near future. And with the nuvifone set to come out next year, having the parent company on our shores greatly increases the chances that we won't have to wait for years to get it ourselves...
Why is this important, you ask? Well, it means that there's a good chance we'll see Garmin's range of GPS devices arrive on our shores quicker and cheaper than before. Plus, they're likely to release more of their products over here, so hopefully you can expect to see things like the Astro GPS dog-collar on store shelves in the near future. And with the nuvifone set to come out next year, having the parent company on our shores greatly increases the chances that we won't have to wait for years to get it ourselves...
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