Waypoints — May 30th, 2010
Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. Got WAAS? There are a lot of happy Garmin Dakota and Oregon owners today, following release of beta firmware for those units. The majority of testers are finally reporting [...]
Hands on with the Garmin GPSMAP 78s
UPDATE 2: I’ve now posted my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMAP 78s. UPDATE: GPS City now has the 78s and 78sc in stock. I’ve had my grubby little hands on the Garmin GPSMAP 78s for a few hours now and I wanted to give you a sneak peek at what you can expect [...]
First looks – Garmin nuvi 295W
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 295W. I’ve had the new WiFi-enabled Garmin nuvi 295W (Amazon) in my hands for 24 hours now and I thought I’d give you a sneak peek ahead of my full review. I don’t have a whole lot to say yet, but I will note the [...]
Garmin nuvi 1100 for the frugal navigator
UPDATE: I’ve now posted a Garmin nuvi 1100 resource page with links to hands-on reviews. It was bound to happen. A couple days after my nuvi series disambiguation post, Garmin quietly rolls out another model, the Garmin nuvi 1100. This appears to be a response to $59 Black Friday specials and the everyday ubiquity of [...]
Dissecting the Garmin nuvi series
It seems that Garmin is trying to create a nuvi for everyone, but with so many models in the marketplace, they’ve also created quite a bit of confusion. So here’s the low down on the various nuvi series available in the US. I’ll go through each series in numerical order; below that is a chart [...]
Waypoints — May 22nd, 2010
Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. All the news that doesn’t fit Looks like it’s a little bit of everything this week, so I’ll lead with my catch all category for once: Sounds like the [...]
Garmin GPSMAP 62 series first pics
UPDATE 5: Check out my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMAP 62s. I’ve also got pages posted for the GPSMAP 62 and GPSMAP 62st. UPDATE 4: For a sneak peek at the 62 series interface, check out my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMAP 78s. UPDATE 3 – It’s official! UPDATE 2 – [...]
Magellan rolls out spring lineup
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Magellan Roadmate 3065 Magellan has quietly rolled out ten new RoadMate navigators, including some models bundled with one-time or lifetime map updates. A few are already available at Amazon. Magellan has been steadily improving their interface with recent models, so I’m looking forward to testing at least [...]
My Tracks for Android
My Tracks is a free Android app that allows you to record and share GPS tracks. Incredibly easy to use, it layers your track onto Google Maps or satellite view (as shown above). Getting the track off your phone is as simple as saving the track, selecting the drop down More button and then Share [...]
Waypoints — May 15th, 2010
Waypoints is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends. To get many of these stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. Handheld GPS news Free Colorado transparent topo for your Garmin TopoFusion v3.973 released; fixes map download problem DeLorme on PN-60 battery life testing: "we are seeing e-lithium battery times [...]
