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Garmin EcoRoutes ESP Displays Car Diagnostics On Your Nuvi GPS
5:20AM Sean Fallon | Sometime next year, Garmin nuvi GPS devices will have the option of displaying information on your car’s inner workings using EcoRoutes ESP — a module that taps into your car’s onboard diagnostics (OBD-II) port. More »
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4:36PM Nick Broughall | To hell with buying an iPhone app for your satnav needs – nothing beats a standalone unit, and these latest nüvi devices from Garmin look pretty tasty. More »
Garmin Launches Five New Ultra-Thin Satnavs
4:36PM Nick Broughall | To hell with buying an iPhone app for your satnav needs – nothing beats a standalone unit, and these latest nüvi devices from Garmin look pretty tasty. More »
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Upcoming Garmin Nuvi 1690 Supports GSM, GPRS, EDGE
3:32AM Sean Fallon | FCC tests have revealed that an upcoming Garmin GPS device, the nuvi 1690, will feature GSM/GPRS/EDGE support. Presumably, this connectivity would be for updates like real-time traffic. More »
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Garmin Issues Fix For Wonky Nüvi 7×5 Update, Will Repair Bricked Units For Free
6:35PM John Herrman | Following a small software update last week, a swath of Garmin’s product line started exhibiting some troubling symptoms, like freezing, constant update prompts, and death. Now, Garmin has apologised, rolled out a firmware fix, and will repair bricked units. More »
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Garmin Has Style Lapse: Releases Faux-Diamond Enhanced Nuvi GPSs
6:37PM Kit Eaton | Garmin’s had a tiny stylistic brain-fart with some new Nuvi GPSs. Imagine a cheesy glimmering gadget suckered-on to your windshield, sending glittering—and distracting—shafts of light into your car… that’s kind of what you’ve got in the “light rose” and “black diamond” editions of the Nuvi 250 and 760. They’re covered in coloured faux-diamonds. Yuck. The red, white and blue editions (also new) we can appreciate. But in a few years, in a look back at recent gadget history, crystal-covered GPS units will be consigned to the “what the hell were they thinking?” category. [Aving via Navigadget] galleryPost('garminstyle', 3, ''); More »
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Garmin 785T GPS and Friends: Free Lifetime Traffic, Lane Assist, 3D Transparent View and Bluetooth
2:20AM Sean Fallon | Garmin’s dropping four new models to the higher-end 7×5 lineup with the nüvi 755T, 765T, 775T and the 785T. All models will include lifetime traffic alerts via NAVTEQ Traffic and Bluetooth connectivity, but the updated 7×5 series will include the most exciting new features: a 4.3″ touchscreen, a 3-D transparent view of buildings, and lane assist. Garmin is also dropping their budget friendly 2×5 series with three new models: the nüvi 265T, 265WT and 275T. I’d probably opt for the high end line with lane suggestions, but take the 765T with Bluetooth and skip the fancier models. Parsing Garmin’s huge lineup is always challenging, but the differences are detailed here: More »
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Garmin’s New Nuvi 500 GPS Does Driving, Walking, Boating Nav in One Unit
10:30PM Kit Eaton | Garmin has just announced a new member of the Nuvi GPS range, the 500 series. In a first for Nuvi, the rugged, waterproof 500 units are specifically designed to be multipurpose, with maps for driving, walking, cycling and boating built in. For out-doorsy types, there’s a shaded digital elevation map option, and a dedicated compass page and tracklog. Plus the battery is a swappable 8-hour Li-ion type, so you can carry a spare for extended trips away from a power source. The 500 comes with City Navigator, and topographic maps of the US, while the 550 has highway coverage of the US and Canada, but no topographic data. The units are on show at the British International Motor show in London form today, and go on sale soon in the US for US$499. Press release below. More »
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GLaDOS GPS Voice Might Make You Think the Directions are a Lie
1:15AM Adam Frucci | Sure, a Knight Rider GPS system is cool if you’re in your 40s and remember watching the show when it was first on, but what about people looking for a GPS navigator with a more contemporary cultural reference? How about GLaDOS from Portal, one of the best games of the last few years? More »
Phones
Garmin Comes to Samsung, Mobile Gets a Nuvi and Google Local Search Upgrade
9:45AM Sean Fallon | Two bits of news have come out of the Garmin camp today—the first of which involves Samsung phones getting their own navigation software based on the Garmin Mobile(TM) XT platform. The software will be available on smartphones like the i780 in Europe and elsewhere starting sometime in the next few months. Futhermore, Garmin Mobile users will be treated to upgrades including a new Nuvi-like interface and the addition of Google Local search starting in July. Press releases are available after the break. More »
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