Lowrance opens up to third-party map developers
Navico, a marine electronics company which owns Lowrance, has announced a cartography toolkit for third-party map developers. The handheld Lowrance Endura series is among those supported, and the toolkit also supports raster imagery.
Lowrance Endura Out&Back review
This review was written by Troy Bryan, AKA StarBrand on geocaching.com’s Groundspeak forums. My initial review of the Lowrance Endura Sierra wasn’t exactly glowing, so after seeing positive reports about recent firmware updates, I asked Troy if he’d post a review of his Out&Back. I got my Lowrance Endura Out&Back just 1 day before my [...]
Lowrance Endura Sierra review
The Lowrance Endura Sierra is the high-end model in the recently introduced Endura product line. It includes preloaded Accuterra™ “high-resolution” topo maps, a trails and POI database and NAVTEQ® roads for the 48 contiguous United States. Turn-by-turn routing is available as an add-on purchase. The Sierra includes a tri-axial compass, barometric altimeter and 4 GB [...]
Handheld GPS news briefs
It’s that time of year, when handheld GPS enthusiasts’ thoughts turn to tech toys the outdoors. Yes, spring will be here soon, very soon for some of us, and I’ve got a few goodies for those of you ready to hit the trail: More free maps for your Garmin GPS I don’t know who John [...]
Lowrance Endura Sierra, Safari and Outback
UPDATE: Read my Lowrance Endura Out&Back and Lowrance Endura Sierra review Lowrance has posted details on their new Endura handheld series. Each model has a 2.7" touch-screen and a micro-SD slot for maps. All three are scheduled to be available in May, not April as we reported this morning. Endura Sierra – This top of [...]
Lowrance Endura handheld
UPDATE: Read my Lowrance Endura Out&Back and Lowrance Endura Sierra review Lowrance has unveiled the Endura handheld GPS series — touchscreen models with a twist, in that they also have quite a few traditional buttons on them. Unfortunately, Lowrance hasn’t posted a news release or model numbers, so we have few details at this time. [...]
Lowrance XOG
Taking a page from the Magellan playbook, Lowrance has a "crossover" product coming out, the Lowrance XOG, billed as a road-trail-water navigator. Unfortunately, the unit comes with a 12 channel GPS receiver, which tells us that it doesn’t have a high-sensitivity chipset like the SiRFstar III.
