Garmin Colorado 400 series discontinued
Earlier this week, Garmin moved the Colorado 400 series to their discontinued list. The Colorado was the first high-resolution handheld introduced by Garmin, but it was quickly followed by the touch-screen Oregon, where it seems most of Garmin’s development efforts were focused. The Colorado series never did get some of the features found on [...]
Garmin Foretrex 401
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
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
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 [...]
More on Garmin BirdsEye aerial imagery
The BirdsEye aerial / satellite imagery subscription program for the Garmin Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series is now official. I have a few tidbits to add to my post from last week:
The $29.99 subscriptions will be available starting this March
Imagery will include “0.5 meter per pixel resolution in many areas of the United States”
There [...]
Garmin BirdsEye Satellite Imagery
It looks like Garmin is getting ready to announce a BirdsEye satellite imagery subscription program for owners of the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon handheld series. Similar to DeLorme’s Map Library, the BirdsEye program will let you transfer an unlimited amount of satellite imagery and aerial photos to a compatible Garmin handheld for $29.99 per [...]
Hey Garmin – WTF?
Garmin has apparently already made all their CES announcements. Lets see, we have a new golf GPS, a motorcycle GPS, a tool for high-tech grease monkeys and an app to make your nuvi curse like a sailor. The country’s biggest electronics show and this is all they have? WTF?
Well, actually, that’s a rhetorical [...]
Garmin Approach G3
UPDATE: Amazon now has the Garmin Approach G3 available for pre-order.
With the golf lover’s Garmin Approach G3, the Approach G5 now has a little brother. Modeled on the Garmin Dakota platform, the G3 is smaller and we suspect it will have the slightly brighter screen that made the Dakota 20 a real winner in [...]
Garmin Oregon 550
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.
Garmin Oregon 450 and 450t announced
UPDATE: Amazon now has the Oregon 450 and Oregon 450t available for pre-order. Both units are expected to hit dealers around mid-January.
Garmin just couldn’t wait until the Consumer Electronics Show to start releasing new models. In a blog post this morning, they announced the touchscreen Oregon 450 and 450t handhelds. The only significant difference between [...]
