The Garmin nüvi 2450 
Garmin nuvi 2450
April 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Garmin dezl 560LMT review
April 5, 2011 By 70 Comments
Hands on trucker review of the Garmin dezl 560LMT
UPDATE: A new 7″ model is available, the Garmin dezl 760LMT.
The Garmin dezl 560LMT
Garmin TOPO Alaska Enhanced
April 4, 2011 By 1 Comment
Garmin has quietly rolled out TOPO Alaska Enhanced, which includes 1:24,000 and 1:63,360 scale topo maps, routable roads, urban and wilderness points of interest, and public land boundaries.
SPOT Communicator recall
April 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
UPDATE: DeLorme tells me that SPOT units have been tested and sorted, and that “any new package from DeLorme heading to retail will have a blue sticker on the bottom of the box as the indicator it is a new or tested good unit.”
I received an email overnight announcing a recall of SPOT Communicator units sold with the DeLorme PN-60w. Apparently there is an issue with messages not being sent when temperatures are below 40 degrees F. Affected units include all those with an ESN number range between 0-2000000 and 0-2019999. To make amends, the company is offering a six-month extension on service plans. Hopefully, the company discovered this issue without it impacting any emergency situations. This just goes to point out that there is no substitute for good old-fashioned wilderness preparation.
Garmin gets Exit Services
March 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Garmin just keeps rolling out new features. I’m currently testing the trucker-friendly Garmin dezl 560LMT and came across what Garmin is calling Exit Services, similar to Magellan’s Exit POIs – a very useful feature indeed. Basically, it displays points of interest (POIs) for the next 10 exits or so, when travelling on limited access highways. I’ll be surprised if this feature doesn’t show up in the next generation of nuvis.
Android PNDs coming?
March 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
DigiTimes has a brief article up today, citing several GPS navigator (PND) trends for 2011. Among them…
While most PNDs are based on Linux or Windows CE, some vendors are developing Android models to minimize R&D costs, and to leverage the availability of Android-based applications and connectivity with tablet PCs, handsets and other hand-held devices, the sources analyzed.
Garmin Trailhead series–AT & PCT
March 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
Garmin has rolled out a new 24K topo map collection, the Trailhead Series, starting with two titles — the Appalachian Trail (AT) and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT)
. No word yet on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), which isn’t as well mapped, so its arrival may not be imminent.
Garmin Approach S1
March 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Garmin Approach S1
Magellan RoadMate 9055 review
March 24, 2011 By 6 Comments
Hands on with the 7” Magellan RoadMate 9055
The Magellan RoadMate 9055
Garmin Forerunner 410
March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
UPDATE: Check out the Forerunner 610, whose touchscreen interface eliminates the touch bezel problems found on the 400 series.
UPDATE 2: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current models, see our GPS for runners page.
The Garmin Forerunner 410
