Handheld/Sport Archives - Page 13 of 41

UPDATED: Garmin’s new .ggz geocaching file format

February 1, 2013 By Rich Owings 17 Comments

Garmin Oregon 600 series ggz OpenCaching

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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: Garmin Oregon 6xx series, Geocaching

Magellan eXplorist GC gets support for topos and aerial imagery

January 28, 2013 By Rich Owings Leave a Comment

Magellan eXplorist GC with National Geographic Topo maps

The latest update to the geocaching-centric Magellan eXplorist GC has given it the ability to accept National Geographic Topo and Digital Globe aerial imagery content. The GC has no expansion slot, but does have 500MB of memory available for added maps, etc. This doesn’t turn the GC into a great hiking unit, as I believe it still lacks some significant navigation features, but it should expand its capabilities for both urban and backcountry geocachers. read more

Filed Under: Featured, Handheld/Sport, Magellan handheld GPS Tagged With: Magellan eXplorist GC, Magellan eXplorist x10 series, National Geographic TOPO

UPDATED: Garmin Cloud Storage

January 25, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: Garmin BaseCamp, Garmin Cloud Storage

Rand McNally enters handheld GPS market with Foris 850

January 23, 2013 By Rich Owings 3 Comments

The Rand McNally Foris 850

Well this is a surprise. Rand McNally has just announced their first handheld GPS, the Foris 850. The Foris is a result of a partnership with Falk Navigation, a European manufacturer. The Foris 850 appears to be based on their Lux 22 model. read more

Filed Under: Featured, Handheld/Sport, Other handheld GPS Tagged With: Rand McNally Foris 850

Garmin Approach S2 golf GPS announced

January 23, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: Garmin Approach S2

Garmin quatix marine watch unveiled

January 17, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: Garmin quatix, Marine GPS

Magellan eXplorist 350H for hunters

January 15, 2013 By Rich Owings 7 Comments

The Magellan eXplorist 350H for hunters

Magellan has announced a new hunting handheld, the Magellan eXplorist 350H, which appears to be based on the eXplorist 310. The 350H offers preloaded 1:100,000 scale topo maps with game management units (GMUs), GMU geofences, hunting specific waypoints (shown above), and comes with a one-year subscription to satellite imagery. read more

Filed Under: Featured, Handheld/Sport, Magellan handheld GPS Tagged With: GPS for hunting, Magellan eXplorist 350H

Garmin Oregon 600 series gets GLONASS, customizable buttons, 8MP camera, battery options & multi-touch display

January 7, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: CES 2013, Garmin Oregon 600, Garmin Oregon 600t, Garmin Oregon 650, Garmin Oregon 650t, Garmin Oregon 6xx series, Garmin Oregon series, GLONASS

Connected Garmin Edge 510 & 810 for cyclists announced

January 7, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: CES 2013, Garmin Connect, Garmin Connect mobile app, Garmin Edge 510, Garmin Edge 810, GPS for bikers

Garmin BaseCamp Wiki

January 3, 2013 By Rich Owings 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

Filed Under: Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport Tagged With: Garmin BaseCamp