The Garmin nüvi 1450
Garmin nuvi 1450
February 19, 2010 By 179 Comments
Garmin nuvi 1260T
February 10, 2010 By 3 Comments
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For current recommendations, please refer to our auto GPS buyers guide.
The Garmin nüvi 1260T is a mid-level unit in a line of Garmin GPS navigators introduced in 2009 (here is a list of more recent nuvi introductions). All of the units in the 1200, 1300 and 1400 series come with customizable data fields and the ability to utilize the pedestrian and mass transit features of Garmin’s CityXplorer maps. They also have text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “drive one-half mile, then turn left on Elm Street,” instead of just “drive one-half mile, then turn left.”
Garmin nuvi 1370T
February 1, 2010 By 34 Comments
UPDATE: Two newer trans-Atlantic navigators, the Garmin nuvi 2475LT and nuvi 2370LT, have been introduced.
UPDATE 2: This model has been discontinued.
The Garmin nüvi 1370T
Garmin zumo 220 announced
January 20, 2010 By 7 Comments
UPDATE: Check out our Garmin zumo 220 page for links to reviews, etc.
Garmin has announced the zumo 220, a somewhat less expensive unit in their motorcycle-friendly zumo product line. I say somewhat because the list price is still $599.99, although that’s $400 less than the recently announced zumo 665. read more
Hey Garmin – WTF?
January 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
Garmin has apparently already made all their CES announcements. Lets see, we have a new golf GPS, a motorcycle GPS, a tool for high-tech grease monkeys and an app to make your nuvi curse like a sailor. The country’s biggest electronics show and this is all they have? WTF?
Well, actually, that’s a rhetorical question. I have some answers…
Garmin ecoRoute hd
January 5, 2010 By 8 Comments
We first reported on Garmin ecoRoute hd back in November, when it was called ecoRoute ESP. Basically, this tool allows you to use your nuvi to monitor onboard vehicle diagnostics and performance data via a wireless connection with the car’s standardized onboard diagnostics port (OBD II). ecoRoute hd will be compatible with many current and future nüvi models, including the nuvi 1260, 1370, 1390, 1490 and 1690. This is a paid app (MSRP of $149.99), unlike the free, but more basic, ecoRoute feature included in many recent nuvis. It is expected to be available in March.
Garmin zumo 665
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UPDATE: Check out our Garmin zumo 665 page for links to reviews, etc.
The motorcycle-friendly Garmin zumo 665 was announced today, adding to the zumo 660’s feature set with an antenna for XM Satellite Radio®, real-time XM NavWeather® and real-time XM NavTraffic®. Otherwise, the unit appears nearly identical to the zumo 660.
Garmin Voice Studio
January 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Can you do a killer impersonation? Have kids? Want your GPS to curse like a sailor? Well hang on, because the boys in Olathe have released Garmin Voice Studio, a free Windows application that will let you add your own voice prompts to most nuvis and a few other products.
Basically, you record a few dozen phrases and use Voice Studio to edit and load them to your device. The entire process is supposed to take less than 30 minutes for most folks. Sorry, no text-to-speech though, so you’ll have to give up on hearing street names, at least until the novelty of having your six-year old call out directions wears off.
Garmin zumo 660
January 2, 2010 By 11 Comments
UPDATE: Two new models, the the zumo 220 and zumo 665, have brought even more offerings to the zumo line.
The Garmin zumo 660
Garmin nuvi 285WT
November 29, 2009 By 4 Comments
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For current recommendations, please refer to our auto GPS buyers guide.
NOTE: MSN Direct is ceasing operations on January 1, 2012.
The Garmin nüvi 285WT
The similarly appointed nuvi 265WT has lifetime NAVTEQ traffic instead of MSN Direct; otherwise it is identical to the 285WT.
