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Garmin nuvi 2013 line brings 7″ screens, Real Directions, active lane guidance & voice-activated traffic

January 7, 2013 By 64 Comments
Garmin nüvi Advanced Series Up Ahead

Garmin nüvi Advanced Series showing new slide-in Up Ahead feature

UPDATE: Read my hands on reviews of the Garmin nuvi 52LM, 2597LMT, 2797LMT and 3597LMTHD.

Garmin is announcing their 2013 nuvi series today, with new additions to their Essential, Advanced and Prestige series. New to the nuvi line is a high-end unit with a magnetic mount, a couple of  7″ models, interface changes and new features including Real Directions, active lane guidance, and voice-activated traffic. Read on for more details… read more

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Connected Garmin Edge 510 & 810 for cyclists announced

January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Garmin Edge 510 810

Garmin Edge 810 and 510 GPS cyclometers

Garmin has announced two new cycling devices, the Edge 510 and Edge 810, featuring real-time connectivity for live tracking, social media sharing and weather updates. Also announced this morning was the new Garmin Connect mobile app. read more

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This week in GPS – January 5, 2013

January 5, 2013 By 7 Comments
NYC speedtraps

NYC has the most speed traps and enforcement cameras in the US

Since I’ve been tweeting it for years, I decided to change the name of my weekly link roundup from “Waypoints” to the more descriptive “This week in GPS.” I’m also trying out some different formatting and layout options. So, on with the show… Waypoints This week in GPS is a weekly link roundup of (mostly) GPS related odds and ends, from GPS Tracklog and other places around the Web. To get a few of the biggest stories as they break, follow me on Twitter. This week’s lead image (an NYC map) is from an article on the US cities with the most speed traps. read more

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BluTracker – Bluetooth-based GPS tracking device

January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
BluTracker

BluTracker Bluetooth 4.0 GPS tracking app

This is interesting – a GPS tracking device that uses Bluetooth to report it’s location. Surprisingly, it’s got a 1/2 mile range! It uses Bluetooth 4.0 (AKA Bluetooth LE), so it may not be compatible with your current phone, but that’s okay because it isn’t out yet. Still, there’s enough of interest to warrant discussing it, and the company has a good track record of bringing products to market. read more

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Garmin BaseCamp Wiki

January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Garmin BaseCampEven though it’s been around for several years, Garmin’s free BaseCamp program continues to befuddle folks. But with the discontinuation of MapSource, more of you are braving the waters. We’ve linked to video tutorials before but now comes additional help for those of you who prefer your how-to’s in text form. A Garmin BaseCamp wiki has been created, and it’s off to a great start with lots of detailed info on how to accomplish various tasks. read more

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December 2012 best selling GPS

January 2, 2013 By 8 Comments
Top-10-GPS-nuvi-50LM-Oregon-450

Our top sellers for December were the Garmin nuvi 50LM and the Oregon 450

Here’s what our readers have been buying for the holidays… The rankings below are based on the number of units sold on GPS Tracklog, through our various partners like Amazon and REI. For the second month in a row, the Garmin nuvi 50LM and  Oregon 450 claimed the top spots. On to the charts…

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Filed Under: Featured, More GPS News, Top ten GPS
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