Garmin Oregon 550 and 550T

UPDATE: Read my hands on Garmin Oregon 550t review. I’ve also posted a page for the Oregon 550.
The Garmin Oregon 550 and 550T are being announced this morning, models that were first rumored back in March. The 550 series brings several new features to the Oregon line:

As expected, a camera (3.2 megapixels, 4x zoom, auto-focus) [...]

Garmin Oregon 500 series

REI has inadvertently leaked information on a forthcoming update to the Garmin Oregon handheld lineup — the Oregon 500 series. It's unclear whether these will be the 500 and 500t or the 550 and 550t, but it does appear that they will include a built-in camera like the Magellan Triton series. We're assuming this will [...]

Garmin Oregon 400T price drops $100

Now that I’ve got the GPS Deals site up, I’m not going to do this too often here, but this price is too great not to mention. So head on over there and check out the deal on the Oregon 400T handheld.
I just hope my wife doesn’t see this, since I finally plunked down my [...]

UK to get raster maps for Garmin Oregon

UPDATE: Garmin UK has a page up on the product, dubbed called Garmin GB ActiveTM.
Garmin Oregon owners in the UK will soon be able to view Ordnance Survey raster maps on their units. Raster aerial imagery has been available on marine units since the release of the Garmin Colorado and Oregon 400c/i models, yet we [...]

Garmin Oregon 300 review

The Garmin Oregon 300 is one of Garmin’s first touch-screen handhelds for backcountry use. The Oregon 300 comes with a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief. Unlike the Oregon 400 series, the 300 doesn’t come with pre-loaded detailed maps. Don’t let that dissuade you though – there are plenty of free maps available for Garmin [...]

Garmin Oregon 300 in stock

UPDATE: Read my Garmin Oregon 300 review
For any of you waiting for the Garmin Oregon 300, GPS Now has them in stock as of this afternoon. The price is $499.99, which includes free shipping. Orders placed by 5 p.m. Central Time ship today.

Garmin Oregon 400t review

The Garmin Oregon 400T is Garmin’s first foray into touch-screen handhelds for backcountry use. Before we get into the interface though, let’s look at the basics. The Oregon 400t comes with pre-loaded topo maps of the United States and a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief. Here’s how this model compares to other units in [...]

Hands on with the Garmin Oregon 400t

UPDATE: Read my hands-on Garmin Oregon 400t review.
I received a Garmin Oregon 400t review unit yesterday, right before a scheduled bike ride with a friend. I scrambled to get Garmin’s Colorado mount on my bike, which works with the Oregon series, since the carabiner attachment is the same on both models. (The RAM mount will [...]

Garmin Oregon 400t in stock

UPDATES:

 Read my hands-on Garmin Oregon 400t review.
REI.com
now has the Garmin Oregon 400t in stock as well. Many people prefer to buy from REI because of their generous guarantee…

One of our favorite vendors, GPS Now, has received a shipment of the new Garmin Oregon 400t touch-screen handheld GPS. The price is $599.99, which includes free [...]

Garmin Oregon series first looks

UPDATE: Read my hands-on Garmin Oregon 400t review. I’ve also posted Garmin Oregon 200 and Oregon 300 pages.
Okay boys and girls, we’ve got Garmin Oregon photos for ya. As you can see from the Garmin Oregon 400t image above, they really mean it when they say touch-screen, because there aren’t many buttons on this thing.

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