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Garmin intros Nuvi 260 with text-to-speech

Published: August 6, 2007, 11:52 am

Tags: Garmin, Gps, Nuvi, Nuvi 260, Nuvi260, Text To Speech

under: GPS It looks like Garmin hasn't yet run out of digits in its 200-series of GPS devices, with the company today introducing the Nuvi 260 model, the first of the series to boast text-to-speech capabilities. That notable feature will let you keep your eyes on the road while the device calls out street names and directions. Otherwise, the

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Text-to-Speech: Garmin Nuvi 260 Brings Crazy Talkin' to 'Budget' GPS

Published: August 6, 2007, 12:20 pm

Tags: Garmin, Garmin Nuvi 260, Nuvi 260, Text To Speech

Garmin rolled out its Nuvi 260 today, the company's first GPS device in its palm-sized Nuvi 200 series to have Garmin's sometimes-comical text-to-speech capabilities. We like to make fun of our Garmin text-to-speech talker; for example, when it comes up to Forest Drive, it calls it Fo. Rest. Drive. Hahaha. Anyway, text-to-speech is how Garmin

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Cessna Skycatcher sport aircrafts selling like hot cakes

Published: August 8, 2007, 8:31 am

Tags: Garmin, Sport Aircraft, Skycatcher, Cessna

been booked. Featuring a Garmin glass cockpit and a Teledyne Continential O-200D engine, the sport aircraft will sell for a whopping $109,500 for the first 1,000 orders. The plane will reach speeds of 136 miles per hour with a range of 470 nautical miles. The first customer delivery of the plane is scheduled for 2009. via Luxist

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Garmin introduces Forerunner 50 sport watch

Published: August 8, 2007, 11:59 am

Tags: Forerunner, Forerunner 50, Forerunner50, Garmin, Sport Watch, Sportwatch, Watch

automatically sync up with Garmin's USB ANT Stick (Bluetooth, we presume), which will let you log and share your information on Garmin's online training site. A number of different bundles are set to be available this October, including one with just the heart rate monitor for $99, one with the foot pod for $149, and one with both devices for

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Sports Watch: Garmin Forerunner 50 Slim Sports Watch Records Mileage and Speed

Published: August 8, 2007, 1:41 pm

Tags: Forerunner, Garmin, Garmin Forerunner 50, Sports Watch, Watches

Garmin just announced its Forerunner 50, slimming down its form factor to more like a watch, but losing GPS in the process. All is not lost, though, because there's a motion-activated foot pod sensor that records your mileage and speed. Let's hope it's more accurate than Apple's badly flawed Nike+ iPod system, which can't tell the difference

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Friday Market Rap: GRMN, DRI, ETN, WFMI and AAPL

Published: August 10, 2007, 2:25 pm

Tags: Aapl, Coventry Health Care Cvh, Coventryhealthcare Cvh, Eaton Corp Etn, Eatoncorp Etn, Garmin Grmn, Garmingrmn, Las Vegas Sands Lvs, Lasvegassands Lvs

open interest ratio of 1.07. Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) saw heavy volume on the August 45 calls (GQRHI) with over 259,000 options trading. The August 75.0 Garmin calls (GQRHO) moved 121,000 options. Most of this option volume is dividend arbitration in anticipation of the 0.75 cent dividend Monday. Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) saw heavy

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Get in Gear: Garmin Outdoor GPS

Published: August 21, 2007, 4:30 pm

Tags: Garmin, Get In Gear, Gps, Hand Held Gps, Map

be slim to none with the Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx. GPS stands for Global Position System, and this amazing device uses satellite reception to figure out where you are and how to get where you're going. When you purchase this hand-held GPS, you choose from 3 different areas: Americas, Atlantic or Pacific. It comes with built in basic maps of

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Garmin intros two bike-centric GPS units

Published: August 29, 2007, 1:14 pm

Tags: Bicycle, Bike, Bikes, Biking, Cycling, Edge 605, Edge 705, Edge605, Edge705, Garmin, Gps

you need to check into Garmin's latest cycle-friendly GPS boxes -- the Edge 605 and 705. The latter -- which is the company's higher-end bike-mountable unit -- comes crammed with a slew of features aimed at cycling enthusiasts hoping to get more out of their workout, including automatic speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude,

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Garmin to unveil nuvi 700 at IFA?

Published: August 29, 2007, 5:08 pm

Tags: Garmin, Ifa, Ifa 2007, Ifa2007, Nuvi, Nuvi 700, Nuvi700

GPSAndCo are reporting that Garmin is going to expand its nuvi line even further at IFA this week, with the hereto unheard of nuvi 700 apparently set to make its debut. According to the site, this one will boast a widescreen display and a design similar to the 200w and 250w, but with features more in line with the nuvi 660. That would include,

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Garmin intros the n vi 750, 760, and 770 GPS units

Published: August 30, 2007, 3:50 pm

Tags: Automobiles, Cars, Garmin, Gps, Navigation, Navigational Unit, Navigationalunit, N Vi, Nuvi, Transport

under: GPS Garmin has unloaded some big GPS guns in your direction -- taking the form of the nüvi 750, 760, and 770 -- and life as we know it will never be the same. According to those "in the know," the new units feature settings which allow you to store up to ten commonly (or uncommonly) used routes, plus the little

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Get in Gear: Garmin GPS for Your Bike

Published: September 3, 2007, 3:00 pm

Tags: Bike Gps, Bike Ride, Edge 205, Edge 605, Edge 705, Garmin Gps, Get In Gear, Map

new bike GPS units made by Garmin. They're called the Edge 605 and Edge 705. They snap into a mount that you attach to your handlebars and they include basic maps so you don't get lost. If you want more specific maps, or a whole array from different areas, you can purchase separate cards. Just plug in the detailed MapSource City

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Garmin MapSource For Free

Published: September 4, 2007, 6:17 am

Tags: Dxf, Garmin, Gpx, Kml, Gps

Most current Garmin GPS units come with a free version of MapSource, their software for uploading data/maps and downloading waypoints. tracks, routes, etc to and from Garmin GPS units. And if you buy a copy of their uploadable street or topo maps (like MetroGuide or City Navigator), they come with a copy of MapSource as well. [...]

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Track Your Runs Online: Runner+

Published: September 6, 2007, 7:00 am

Tags: Garmin, Nike Ipod, Online Running Community, Runner, Sports Kit

the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit or Garmin Forerunner, then you will benefit even more because it is compatible with those systems. However, if you don't use either you can also enter your data by hand, which means if you run on the treadmill and want to keep track of your data, you can. Creating an account is free and only takes a minute. Once you

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Garmin planning pink nuvi for Europe?

Published: September 17, 2007, 11:13 am

Tags: Garmin, Nuvi, Pink, Rumors

American navigation darling Garmin will reportedly try to show off its sensitive side in Europe during the upcoming holiday season. Buried in a piece about the state of mass market satnav, Reuters reveals that Garmin has a Buddy-like, pink "nuvi-branded device" in the pipeline aimed at the fashionable ladies of Europe, most likely some variation

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Indecision: Giz Finds Companies Guilty of Rampant Product Spam

Published: September 25, 2007, 11:00 am

Tags: Canon, Feature, Garmin, Indecision, Motorola, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, The Paradox Of Choice, Tomtom, Top

another 9 plasmas. Garmin currently promotes 32 different models of in-car portable GPS navigator. We call this product spam, and it's getting to be a problem. There's a famous and oft-cited work by Barry Schwartz called The Paradox of Choice that says when we have too much to choose from, we collapse in a heap of indecision. At the

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