Thursday, March 18, 2010

Garmin nuvi 1450

February 19, 2010 by Rich Owings  

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

February 17, 2010 by Rich Owings  

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

February 10, 2010 by Rich Owings  

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 [...]

Garmin Foretrex 401

February 6, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The Garmin Foretrex 401 is a bit unusual. This wrist-mounted unit isn’t a full-fledged sportswatch, nor does it have the feature set found in some of the nicer handheld GPS receivers. It’s probably best suited for folks wanting to minimize the weight of backcountry gear and have the unit conveniently available.

Garmin Dakota 10

February 4, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The Garmin Dakota 10 is a smaller version of Garmin’s successful Oregon models. The Dakotas appear poised to replace the eTrex series, bringing all of the Oregon’s touch screen goodness while retaining the eTrex’s small form factor, light weight and long battery life.

Garmin eTrex Vista H

February 2, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The Garmin eTrex Vista H is a new, relatively low-end model in the eTrex line up. It is a monochrome unit, though it does offer an electronic compass and barometric altimeter. Step down to the Legend H and you’ll even drop those two features. The Vista H can accommodate maps, but is limited to [...]

Garmin nuvi 1370T

February 1, 2010 by Rich Owings  

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 [...]

DeLorme Earthmate PN-30

January 4, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The DeLorme Earthmate PN-30 is a stripped down version of the PN-40, bringing all the features of that popular model, except for the electronic compass and barometric altimeter. It includes the PN-40’s dual-core processor for fast map redraws and speedy menu navigation. You’ll find the two colors above available, as it comes in both [...]

TomTom XL 340-S LIVE review

January 4, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The TomTom XL 340-S LIVE is the company’s first mid-range, “connected” navigator, offering LIVE services such as Google Local search, gas prices, etc. It has a 4.3” wide-screen and text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “turn right, Oak Street,” instead of just “turn right,”

Garmin Oregon 550

January 3, 2010 by Rich Owings  

The Garmin Oregon 550 is one of Garmin’s top of the line touchscreen handheld units. It comes equipped with a 3.2 megapixel, 4x zoom, geotagging camera and tri-axial compass. Also included in the package is a battery charger and two AA NiMH batteries.

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