Garmin Nuvi 1690 – Connected GPS
from GPS Lodge
Garmin is late to the party a lot with product technology leaps, but they sure know how to make an entrance. I suspect that this will again be the case with a strong Garmin Nuvi 1690 that was recently posted to the FCC site. Rich over at GPSTracklog posted this from the FCC website, and this always foretells an imminent launch. The wide-screened Nuvi 1690 will of course come with Bluetooth, that much we know, and a GSM module for connectivity. In the ever expanding Keeping-up-with-the-Jones battle, one would expect a strong traffic capability, internet search, gas price service, and potentially some other features that are rolled into the MSN products - weather, movie times, flight tracking, etc.
Bing? - Maybe Garmin's tie up with Microsoft brings Bing to the connected Search module on the new Garmin 1690, which would present both companies with the opportunity to talk a lot about the product. Only time will tell.
When? - I expect that this could be announced in the coming days to weeks; solidly in time for the recession to end, consumers wade back into the market for a high end device and of course the holiday season.
