What does Garmin have up their sleeve?
The crew in Olathe definitely has something up their sleeve. The same guys who gave us 50 nuvi models have only introduced a handful of new ones this past year (the nuvi 1490T, 1690, trucker-friendly 465T and the stealth-introduced nuvi 1450 — only the first two count as major consumer introductions). No new nuvis [...]
Garmin nuvi 1450
The Garmin nüvi 1450 is a relatively high-end unit in the 1xxx series line up, offering a luxurious five-inch screen and advanced features such as multi-destination routing, lane assist and junction view.
Magellan RoadMate 1700
The Magellan RoadMate 1700 sports one of the largest screens available of any after-market navigation device — a whopping seven inches! Clearly aimed at truck and RV drivers, the 1700 also offers lane assist and multi-destination routing.
Garmin nuvi 1260T
The Garmin nüvi 1260T is a mid-level unit in Garmin’s latest line of GPS navigators. All of the models in the 1200, 1300 and 1400 series come with customizable data fields and the ability to utilize the pedestrian and mass transit features of Garmin’s CityXplorer maps. They also have text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “drive [...]
TomTom to offer daily map updates?
I’m never sure how much to trust Google Translate, but if they got this German article right, TomTom’s CEO Harold Goddijn (pictured) claims they will be offering map updates every day or two by the end of the year. It sounds like we are definitely moving towards connected devices with constantly updated maps. Here’s [...]
Garmin nuvi 1370T
The Garmin nüvi 1370T is Garmin’s latest transatlantic navigator, with pre-loaded maps of the US, Canada and Europe. All of the new units in the 1200, 1300 and 1400 series come with customizable data fields and the ability to utilize the pedestrian and mass transit features of Garmin’s CityXplorer maps (more on the latter [...]
Garmin zumo 220 announced
Garmin has announced the zumo 220, a somewhat less expensive unit in their motorcycle-friendly zumo product line. I say somewhat because the list price is still $599.99, although that’s $400 less than the recently announced zumo 665.
Lifetime map updates coming to TomTom models
Well, well. In what could be the biggest news coming out of CES in terms of auto GPS this year, TomTom has announced that they will offer Lifetime Map Updates, a feature that will be incorporated into a range of TomTom units released in 2010.
TomTom to introduce lifetime traffic
TomTom announced today that they will begin to offer Lifetime Traffic Updates later this year. There’s no word on who the data provider will be, but they are saying that coverage will include 89 metropolitan markets in the US and four cities in Canada. The new Lifetime Traffic Updates will be bundled with a range [...]
TomTom EASE announced
UPDATE: The TomTom EASE is now available at Amazon.
The TomTom EASE was announced this morning, bringing a new entry-level product to the US market. This 3.5” navigator features text-to-speech, 3 million points of interest and pre-loaded maps of the US. It includes IQ Routes, TomTom’s historic road speed database, for improved routing. The EASE also [...]
