Garmin nuvi 1690 review
November 17, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, GPS Reviews, Garmin, Garmin auto GPS, Hardware
The Garmin nüvi 1690 is the company’s first “connected” GPS. It utilizes Garmin’s nuLink! services, giving you access to Google Local Search, NAVTEQ traffic, gas prices and more.
Connected Garmin nuvi 1690 now shipping
October 6, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, Garmin, Garmin auto GPS
UPDATE: Read my hands on Garmin nuvi 1690 review.
The connected Garmin nüvi 1690 with nüLink! is now shipping from Amazon. We weren’t expecting this unit until late October, so it’s a bit of a surprise. If you grab one, let us know what you think of it!
Garmin nuvi 1690 and nuLink! announced
September 3, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, Garmin, Garmin auto GPS, Location based services, The business of GPS
UPDATE: Read my hands on Garmin nuvi 1690 review.
We first learned of the Garmin nüvi 1690 from the FCC a month ago, and today it’s official. As expected, the unit will sport a built-in wireless connection to a new service, dubbed nuLink!, which will provide access to Google™ local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, [...]
Garmin nuvi 1690 details emerge
August 17, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, Garmin, Garmin auto GPS
UPDATE: Read my hands on Garmin nuvi 1690 review.
The connected Garmin nuvi 1690 quick start manual (PDF) has shown up on the FCC website, giving us a few more tidbits of information about this yet to be announced unit:
Search will be powered by Google Local
Connected services will go by the name of “nuinfo service”
The [...]
