Garmin has rolled out an updated version of their Smartphone Link Android app today, bringing three new free features – Garmin Tracker (seen above), dynamic parking and the ability to send addresses direct from the Google Maps application. To get the new functionality, you’ll need to update the app and your firmware. read more
Archives for March 2012
Garmin Smartphone Link app adds three free features including tracking
March 28, 2012 By 28 Comments
The best Garmin nuvis for pedestrian navigation
March 26, 2012 By 18 Comments
I’m currently testing the Garmin nuvi 3590LMT, which has a 3-axis (AKA tri-axial) compass that allows the screen to rotate automatically. Which is nice, but it also rotates the map and position indicator, orienting them in the direction you are facing. This feature, found on the nuvi 2360 and the 34xx and 35xx series, makes these units ideal for pedestrian navigation. read more
Can GPS predict earthquakes 40 minutes ahead of time?
March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The BBC is reporting that Professor Kosuke Heki of Hokkaido University in Japan may have found a way to predict earthquakes using GPS: read more
Feds call for elimination of moving maps in voluntary distracted driving guidelines
March 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued “nonbinding, voluntary NHTSA Driver Distraction Guidelines.” Included in the guidelines is the call for the elimination of moving maps:
MOTOACTV Golf edition hits the links
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looks like Motorola is going after Garmin’s sports market pretty aggressively. After successfully launching the MOTOACTV Fitness tracker and music player, they are now announcing the MOTOACTV Golf Edition
How to get ad-free traffic on your Garmin nuvi
March 19, 2012 By 15 Comments
Most people seem to tolerate Garmin’s ad-supported traffic pretty well, and consider it a fair trade in exchange for free lifetime traffic. While it’s true that the ads aren’t very intrusive, some folks are really bugged by them, so let’s look at ways to avoid the ads:
Garmin Bird’s Eye lane guidance spotted in the wild
March 15, 2012 By 7 Comments
Last August, the Garmin nuvi Prestige series was announced, promising us a new feature – Bird’s Eye lane guidance to show you the proper lane with an overhead perspective. While I haven’t been crisscrossing the country much lately, it seems to me that, just like Junction View initially, this feature has been slow to roll out. Well, in case you haven’t seen it yet, the screenshot above shows what you can look forward to. The bird’s eye image pops up right before the standard junction view visual. read more
Search and rescue capability coming to GPS, GLONASS and Galileo
March 12, 2012 By 4 Comments
For many years now, satellite-aided search and rescue notification has been available using personal locator beacons (PLBs). Cospas-Sarsat, as this service is officially known, utilizes geosynchronous and low earth orbit satellites. This results in a couple of limitations — the need to have a direct line of sight to a transmitter (for the former), and the possibility that multiple orbits may be required to independently establish a position (for the latter). read more
Why people love (and hate) Garmin
March 7, 2012 By 12 Comments
Garmin recently released a firmware update for the nuvi 2×5 series, which was introduced four years ago and discontinued in June of last year. This extended support for previous generation products is one of the reasons why people love Garmin.
Garmin eTrex 10 review
March 5, 2012 By 85 Comments
Hands on review of the Garmin eTrex 10
The Garmin eTrex 10
