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The Garmin nuvi 1450T
Peak.AR is a free augmented reality app for the Android and iPhone platforms, that allows you to identify distant peaks by simply pointing your phone’s camera at them. Pretty cool huh?
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current TomTom models and their features, please see our TomTom comparison chart.
The TomTom XL 325S
EDIT: I’ve now posted my hands on Garmin nuLink 1695 review.
A Garmin nuvi 1695 showed up on the FCC’s website today; unfortunately, they didn’t include a lot of details. About all we can say at this time is that the 1695 is a connected PND with Bluetooth, and it appears to utilize GSM for cellular connectivity, just like the 1690. Judging by the sketch above, this is not a connected version of the new super-thin 3700 series. But it may not be too long before we get the full details, as Garmin already has a placeholder page set up for the nuvi 1695.
The Magellan RoadMate 3065
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current TomTom models and their features, please see our TomTom comparison chart.
The TomTom XL 335TM
Massachusetts has a new anti-texting law that will ban the use of cell phones for auto navigation, while allowing personal navigation devices (PND). While I think PNDs are much easier and safer to use than phones, I have my doubts that this was a carefully considered part of the legislation. Hey, maybe TomTom did some lobbying on this one; after all, their US operations are based in Massachusetts!
As someone who does a lot of testing of GPS receivers, I often find myself with a couple of units on the dash. But never this many. File under performance art.
The TomTom XXL 540M
GPS Tracklog is written by Rich Owings, author of GPS Mapping.
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