Large Screen GPS

Garmin International Inc. has introduced a new line of big-screen multi-function displays (MFDs), designed for use in larger
yachts and powerboats — the GPSMAP(R) 5X15 series and the GPSMAP 4X10 series.
“These new MFDs are as powerful as they are pretty to look at,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “Their vivid, big, and [...]

Garmin Phone Makeover

Garmin is about to turn your phone into a great GPS. They are coming out with a new set of microSD cards preloaded with its navigation software and standard maps of the US or Europe. Called the Garmin Mobile XT, it will act like a "real" GPS with turn-by-turn directions, route planning, and voice prompts. [...]

Garmin Fleshes Out Nuvi 2XX Series

Garmin’s lower-end Nuvi 2XX line has always been attractively priced and well-featured, except for the one missing feature: text-to-speech. Well, Garmin’s rectified this deficiency with the Nuvi 260, which now provides spoken directions and offers everything else in the Nuvi 2XX line. Coming soon at $499.99.

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Garmin Developer website unloads APIs, toolkits

If you’re tired of tirelessly hacking your navigation system in order to get the features you want up and running, Garmin is making things a good bit easier, by opening up a developer website that gives users free access to a plethora of APIs, toolkits, and web services. Put simply, the idea is to give [...]