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Garmin nuvi 40 review

September 19, 2011 By Rich Owings 119 Comments

Hands on with the best entry level Garmin nuvi yet

UPDATE: This model has been replaced by the nuvi 42 (49 states) and nuvi 44 (US + Canada).

The Garmin nüvi 40 is a 4.3” navigator in Garmin’s new 2012 Essential series. The models in this series are meant to be basic navigators at a budget price, lower than what we’ve previously seen for Garmin entry-level models. Nevertheless, they do come with some features not previously found on low-end nuvis, such as speed limit display, lane assist and junction view.

Garmin portable friction mount review

September 12, 2011 By Rich Owings 11 Comments

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Garmin Montana 650

September 11, 2011 By Rich Owings 11 Comments

The Garmin Montana 650 is one of three models in Garmin’s newest handheld series. With it’s huge 4” touchscreen, I had initially thought the Montanas were targeted to the motorized crowd (ATV’s, etc.), but after spending over a month with one, I’m convinced that a lot of hikers and geocachers will be attracted to it as well. Before we get into the details, here’s some info on the rest of the series…

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Garmin Montana 600 review

August 30, 2011 By Rich Owings 129 Comments

Hands on with the Garmin Montana 600

The Garmin Montana 600 is one of three models in Garmin’s newest handheld series. With it’s huge 4” touchscreen, I had initially thought the Montanas were targeted to the motorized crowd (ATV’s, etc.), but after spending over a month with it, I’m convinced that a lot of hikers and geocachers will be attracted to it as well. Before we get into the details, here’s some info on the rest of the series…

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Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM review

July 19, 2011 By Rich Owings 10 Comments

Hands on with the WiFi-enabled Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM

UPDATE: I’ve added a response from Magellan.

The Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM is a new unit from Magellan, whose most notable feature is WiFi, so I’ll focus on that in my review. It has a 5” screen with accelerometer, allowing you to use it in landscape or portrait orientation. And as the T-LM implies, it comes with traffic and lifetime map updates.

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TomTom GO 2535M LIVE review

July 5, 2011 By Rich Owings 16 Comments

Hands on with the TomTom GO 2535 M LIVE

The TomTom GO 2535M LIVE is the current top of the line navigator from TomTom. Start with a 5” capacitive touchscreen, add LIVE connected services such as weather, gas prices, HD Traffic and Google Local Search. Then tack on Bluetooth, what could be the best voice recognition of any brand, lifetime map updates – well, you get the picture; this thing is loaded.

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TomTom VIA 1435TM

July 3, 2011 By Rich Owings 2 Comments

The TomTom VIA 1435TM is a high-end model in TomTom’s new VIA series. Sporting a 4.3” screen, the VIA 1435TM offers lifetime traffic and map updates (hence the TM in the product name). This model updates a previous unit, the very popular TomTom XL 340TM, adding Bluetooth, voice commands and TomTom’s new Webkit-based interface. Like all units in the VIA 1xx5 series, this one comes with preloaded maps of the US, Canada and Mexico.

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TomTom VIA 1405TM

July 1, 2011 By Rich Owings 2 Comments

The TomTom VIA 1405TM sports a 4.3” screen and offers lifetime traffic and map updates (hence the TM in the product name). This model updates a previous unit, the very popular TomTom XL 340TM, bringing along TomTom’s new Webkit-based interface. Like all units in the VIA 1xx5 series, this one comes with preloaded maps of the US, Canada and Mexico.

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Garmin nuvi 1450LM

July 1, 2011 By Rich Owings 19 Comments

The Garmin nüvi 1450LM brings lifetime map updates to the nuvi 1450, adding to the latter’s feature set which includes 5” wide screen, multi-destination routing, lane assist and junction view.

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Garmin GTU 10 GPS tracker review

June 21, 2011 By Rich Owings 19 Comments

The Garmin GTU 10 is Garmin’s first significant entry into the live GPS tracking market. The small device pictured above can send its location to your computer or phone on demand. The possibilities are nearly endless. Got a wayward pet that likes to run off? Nervous about taking your young child to a big festival? How about that teenager just learning to drive? Or perhaps you’re a builder leaving expensive equipment on a construction site. I think you get the idea. If it can be moved, you can pretty much track it anywhere.

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