Archive for February, 2010
With bright screen, simple interface, Oregon is there when needed most
Yazan: Garmin | 15 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
The following email came to our inbox, addressed “To All Garmin Employees” with the directions to “Please Share With Staff.” We’re going one step further and sharing with all of you. We think you’ll be glad we did, especially if…
Garmin-Asus at Mobile World Congress, Day 1
Yazan: Garmin | 15 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
It’s the opening day of Mobile World Congress and our booth is busy. Everyone is excited to see the new Garmin-Asus nuvifone M10 and A50. The nuvifone M10 is a Windows Mobile device with 6.5.3 and the A50 is Android-powered….
Jenna loves the new Edge 500 bike computer
Yazan: Garmin | 12 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
Garmin-sponsored triathlete Jenna Shoemaker shares her training and racing experiences with the new Edge 500 bike computer and Garmin Connect. Check out the Garmin Connect profile with temperature data — Edge 500 is the first fitness device to offer temperature….
Get a free Edge 500 with purchase of limited-edition Felt AR-5
Yazan: Garmin | 12 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
Felt Bicycles has partnered with Garmin on an exclusive new promotion being offered at participating Felt retailers. A limited edition Felt AR-5 model—unavailable until now and available only through this promo—will be offered as a special package that includes the…
Solar flares set to wreak havoc on GPS signals
Yazan: HighSpeedSat | 11 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews
The sun’s activity isn’t usually a hot topic around these parts, but when it threatens to derail satellite navigation services around the world, it must surely take center stage. UK researchers have corroborated Cornell’s 2006 warning that our solar sy…
Scenes from Miami International Boat Show
Yazan: Garmin | 11 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
It’s day one of the Miami International Boat Show, and the Garmin booth is packed! Captains, fishermen and pleasure boaters alike are all wowed by the GPSMAP 700 series, and can’t believe their ears when they hear the price. These…
Garmin-Asus nüvifone M10 and A50 Announced
Yazan: Garmin | 11 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
We took the wraps off of two new devices today. The nüvifone M10 and A50 are our latest smartphones for Europe and Asia. They’ll be on display at Mobile World Congress next week at the Garmin-Asus booth (Hall 8, #8B127)….
Victor’s Vectors: G1000 Databases
Yazan: Garmin | 10 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
I get several calls from customers asking about the G1000 and the databases the system is able to utilize. There are several G1000 databases, and I can see where someone who is new to the G1000 could run into some…
Garmin Connect: All About Uploads
Yazan: Garmin | 10 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
In last week’s post, we told you about the importance of keeping your device software and upload applications up-to-date. Now that you’ve updated your device software and the ANT Agent (PC/MAC) and/or the Garmin Communicator Plugin (PC/MAC), let’s cover everything…
AIS 300 offers affordable solution for AIS traffic monitoring
Yazan: Garmin | 10 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: GPS News & Reviews, Garmin
With the Miami International Boat Show around the corner, we just announced the Garmin AIS 300 – a receive-only AIS traffic monitoring solution. This space-saving black box receiver enables monitoring of other nearby Class A and Class B AIS-enabled vessels…
