Garmin StreetPilot onDemand for iPhone only 99 cents
Garmin has announced yet another version of their iPhone app – StreetPilot onDemand. Designed to attract help navigate impulse buyers, the price of admission is only $.99 which gets you 30 days worth of Garmin goodness. The company says that this is also… …the first iPhone navigation app to include multimodal pedestrian routing, with bus [...]
Garmin Montana 600 review
Hands on with the Garmin Montana 600 The Garmin Montana 600 is one of three models in Garmin’s newest handheld series. With it’s huge 4” touchscreen, I had initially thought the Montanas were targeted to the motorized crowd (ATV’s, etc.), but after spending over a month with it, I’m convinced that a lot of hikers [...]
TomTom GO LIVE 1535 M brings apps to your dash
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the TomTom GO LIVE 1535 M. TomTom is announcing the GO LIVE 1535 M today which, according to them, is the first PND to feature apps. Now we could quibble over that characterization, but nevertheless, they are debuting a device with Yelp, Trip Advisor, Expedia and Twitter.
Waypoints — August 28th, 2011
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. Garmin nuvi 2012 line InstaSearch & InstaRoute video; check out the interface changes near the end (I believe this is a “dashboard” which can be modified) HD traffic (AKA [...]
Garmin Oregon 450 on sale for $199.99
UPDATE: The deal is over. Yes, you read that right. REI.com has the Garmin Oregon 450 GPS on sale for $249.99, dropping to $199.99 after a $50 mail in rebate. The sale runs through September 5, but beware that REI has sold out early on their great GPS sales before. This is an awesome deal [...]
Garmin nuvi Essential series in stock
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 40. I’ve also posted pages for the nuvi 40LM and nuvi 50LM. Yes, that’s right; although they were just announced yesterday, the nuvi 30, 40 and 50 series are already available. Not only that, but it turns out that there are more models than we [...]
Garmin nuvi Prestige, Advanced and Essential series announced
UPDATE: The nuvi Essential series is already shipping. UPDATE 2: Read my hands on review of the Garmin nuvi 40. UPDATE 3: The Garmin nuvi Advanced series is now shipping. UPDATE 4: Read my First Looks – Garmin nuvi Advanced series post. UPDATE 5: Read my hands on Garmin nuvi 2495LMT review. UPDATE 6: Read [...]
Waypoints — August 20th, 2011
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. Garmin In case you missed it, we’re giving away a Garmin 62 series case and 78 series case Looks like Garmin has an announcement coming Wednesday This new hint [...]
Garmin Edge 200 announced
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin Edge 200. Garmin has announced a new entry-level GPS cyclometer, the Garmin Edge 200. Designed to give cyclists the basics (speed, distance, time and calories), the Edge 200 will retail for $149.99 and is expected to be available by the end of September.
GizzMoVest protective GPS case review and giveaway
GizzMoVest protective GPS cases are manufactured by a small Goleta, California company. Made of a combination of materials (a soft-knit interior, a high density plastic, and a very grippy exterior) the case shown above gives plenty of protection for the device. I’m not sure it would prevent damage if it were ran over by a [...]
