The new Garmin Oregon 600 series
UPDATE: Read our hands on Garmin Oregon 650 review.
It looks like REI.com has beaten everyone to the punch, and is now shipping the Garmin Oregon 600
and 600t
. GPS City anticipates having them next week; Amazon
Garmin Oregon 600 now shipping
April 19, 2013 By 5 Comments
Rove connects your Garmin GPS and smartphone
March 19, 2013 By 4 Comments
The Rove device connects your Garmin GPS with your smartphone
Here’s an interesting device — the Rove connects to your Garmin handheld GPS and allows you to download geocaches from your phone (great for first to find seekers) or share the trail you just hiked or biked with your social networks. read more
Free Garmin compatible maps of Europe
February 7, 2013 By 5 Comments
Screenshots of these free Garmin compatible maps of Europe
I’ve posted links to free international maps before, but it’s been awhile. Here’s a new site I came across that offers free European maps, including topo maps, for Garmin devices. The maps are routable and include 25 meter contour intervals. read more
UPDATED: Garmin’s new .ggz geocaching file format
February 1, 2013 By 17 Comments
The Garmin Oregon 600 series uses a new .ggz file type for geocaches
UPDATE: The new format may just be a compressed .gpx file (speculation, but it makes sense). Also, apparently the new Oregons will support .gpx files:
The Oregon can hold an unlimited number of geocaches and supports GPX files from OpenCaching.com for downloading geocaches and details straight to the unit.
UPDATE 2: Read our hands on Garmin Oregon 650 review.
When Garmin announced the new Oregon 600 series, they mentioned the ability to load a nearly unlimited number of geocaches: read more
UPDATED: Garmin Cloud Storage
January 25, 2013 By 6 Comments
Garmin Cloud Storage lets you sync data between computers
UPDATE: Now available for Mac too.
UPDATE 2: Looks like it has been temporarily pulled.
BaseCamp 4.1.0 for Windows has been released and with it has come Garmin Cloud Storage. Here’s what they have to say about it in the Garmin BaseCamp forum: read more
Garmin Approach S2 golf GPS announced
January 23, 2013 By 1 Comment
The newly announced Garmin Approach S2 golf GPS
UPDATE: Read our hands on review of the Approach S2.
The Garmin Approach S2 is being announced this morning, the third wrist-top golf GPS by the company. A mid-range unit, the same size and shape as the Approach S1, the S2 adds a digital scorecard and scorecard review. read more
Garmin quatix marine watch unveiled
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The newly announced Garmin quatix marine watch
Garmin has a history of using existing hardware platforms for multiple market segments, as seen in the Approach golf series use of the Dakota, Oregon and Edge hardware. They now appear to have taken the fenix backcountry sportswatch platform and repurposed it as a marine watch – the Garmin quatix, announced this morning. read more
Garmin Oregon 600 series gets GLONASS, customizable buttons, 8MP camera, battery options & multi-touch display
January 7, 2013 By 95 Comments
The newly announced Garmin Oregon 650t
UPDATE: Read our hands on Garmin Oregon 650 review.
As we predicted, Garmin is updating their Oregon handheld line by adding GLONASS capabilities. But they didn’t stop there; the newest Oregons have a bevy of new features and improvements. Read on for the details. read more
Connected Garmin Edge 510 & 810 for cyclists announced
January 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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
Garmin BaseCamp Wiki
January 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Even 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
