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 [...]
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 M. is, [...]
Lowrance Endura Sierra, Safari and Outback
UPDATE: Read my 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 the line model (pictured at right) [...]
Lowrance Endura handheld
UPDATE: Read my 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.
What we do know is [...]
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.
Lowrance iWAY 600C review
The Lowrance iWAY 600C is the new top of the line automotive and marine GPS navigator from Lowrance that, in addition to displaying maps, has aerial imagery of hundreds of U.S. and Canadian cities.
The iWAY 600C has a large 5" touch-screen, pre-loaded maps of the continental U.S. and Canada, plus electronic charts with depth [...]
GPS with MP3 players
Many auto GPS receivers come with an integrated MP3 player, allowing you to control musical selections in your car via the GPS. Some even work with Audible audio book (.aa) files, or come with XM Radio receivers. Typically, playback is paused when navigation directions are announced; some units even rewind a couple of seconds when [...]
Satellite imagery and aerial photos on your GPS
Earlier this week, Lowrance announced a new GPS receiver, the iWAY 600C. What makes this unit so special is that it can display satellite imagery. It looks like they will beat DeLorme, manufacturers of the fabled Earthmate PN-20, to the punch (though no release date has been set). Actually, Garmin already has marine units that [...]
50 GPS message boards
Call them message boards, discussion groups, online forums, or some other combination of those terms — Connecting with other folks on the web, who are using your particular brand of GPS can be one of the quickest ways to get an answer on anything from basic noobie queries to perplexing technical questions. Especially helpful are [...]
Lowrance iWAY 250C review
The Lowrance iWAY 250C is a compact GPS navigator, measuring only 4"W x 3"H x 1"D. Featuring turn-by-turn directions, an MP3 player and photo viewer, the iWAY 250C comes pre-loaded with maps of the U.S. and Canada or Western Europe.
Its maps are on a 2 GB MMC/SD card, which has 40 MB free for MP3 [...]
