Waypoints — March 13th, 2010
Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter.
Hoowee! Lot’s of link love this week, so lets get right to it…
Garmin Oregon series marches on
- Garmin adds custom symbols and some awesome track improvements to their latest Oregon x50 beta firmware
- And here is the link to the Oregon x50 beta version 3.62
- GPS Fix takes a detailed look at custom symbols for the Oregon x50 series
- Garmin Oregon x00 series discontinued ? Via @gpsfix
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