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Garmin nuvi 2013 Essential series now shipping!
GPS City now has several of the 2013 Garmin nuvi Essential series models in stock, and Amazon even has a couple. Here are the details, followed by revised estimated shipping dates for other new models… read more
Garmin has discontinued more auto units, including the connected nuLink 1695
With the announcement of the 2013 nuvi series, we were expecting Garmin to move more models to the discontinued list. That has indeed happened; in addition to several 14xx series models, they’ve also pulled the plug on the nuLink 1695, and most 2xx0 and 37xx models. Here’s the list, followed by a look at which older models remain… read more
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
UPDATE: Sorry folks, looks like Garmin has pulled this from its site, so consider this a sneak preview… It’s now live and official.
Garmin nuvi, dezl and zumo owners got a holiday gift – the brand new Garmin Express update software showed up on Garmin’s website on or about Christmas Eve. Touted as a “one-stop shop for keeping your nüvi, zūmo or dēzl up-to-date,” Garmin Express is capable of updating software and maps; backing up, restoring and transferring favorites; and installing free vehicles and voices. Screenshots below… read more
Garmin nuvi 42/52 series main menu?
Information about purported Garmin nuvi 42 and 52 units is showing up several places online, and it looks like these may well be the successors to the nuvi 40/50 series. Perhaps this is our first sneak peek at the nuvi 2013 line likely to be announced in early January. read more
Garmin nuvi 2455LM and 2555LM; one-off models for the holidays?
Thanks to sharp-eyed reader “A,” we’ve learned of a couple of oddball nuvi units out there, despite their absence from the official nuvi 2012 series list. read more
Garmin nuvi 1490T among the discontinued
Garmin has discontinued much of their popular nuvi 1xxx line ahead of the holidays. Introduced in March 2009, these units were getting quite dated. All 5″ models survived the cut except for the 1490T. Similarly, all LMT units survived save the 1300LMT. Their strategy here appears to be keeping the top sellers
UPDATE: I’ve just been informed by Garmin that the 140T and 150T appeared on their US website by accident and that they “don’t have any plans to launch these units in the U.S.”
Well this is interesting — the Garmin nuvi 140T and 150T
have shown up on the company’s US website. Recently announced for Europe, the 140T and 150T have a built-in TMC traffic receiver and are not dependent upon one integrated into the power cable. read more
Feel like you got an unjust speeding ticket? Your GPS may or may not get you out of it. But it is fairly easy to recover speed data from a Garmin nuvi. Here’s what you need to do…
UPDATE: Read our Garmin dezl 760LMT review page.
As I predicted, Garmin has chosen not to cede the 7″ truck/RV market to Magellan, as they have just announced the Garmin dezl 760. Updating the dezl 560 series, this behemoth offers more than just a big screen. Like recent nuvis, it can utilize Smartphone Link to send all sorts of data to the unit from an Android smartphone, such as weather, fuel prices and traffic camera images. read more
