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- I don't need GPS in my iPhone
- The current iPhone can't do true GPS – which is fine with me. Many people put the popular navigation technology at the top of their iPhone wishlist but I think that 3G networking is much more important. iPhone's Google Maps application does pseudo-GPS by approximating...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Garmin Nuvi 750
- The Garmin Nuvi series has earned a reputation as a solid line of portable navigation systems, offering accurate routing, good design, and ease of use. We've seen it in the entry-level Garmin Nuvi 200 and the more advanced Garmin Nuvi 660. So we expected much of the same from the...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Garmin Nuvi series, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Nuvi 750, Garmin Nuvi 750
- Product reviews 2008-03-05
- Garmin%3A+The+curse+of+the+Nuvifone+and+GPS+price+competition
- Garmin%3A+The+curse+of+the+Nuvifone+and+GPS+price+competitionGPS Gadget Thing, R U KiddingGoogle or any on-line maps are fine if you always know before go or if you get a cell signal. But if you travel extensively, the value of always knowing where you are and your relation to almost every address and retail establishment on the...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Garmin Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Garmin: The curse of the Nuvifone and GPS price competition
- On the surface Garmin's fourth quarter results could be summed up in one word: Wow. But there are cracks in the model and worries about falling prices abound. And those cracks were enough to spook investors. These cracks--essentially worries about average selling prices--overshadowed a nice quarter. How...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd., Nuvifone, GPS, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Financial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interesting
- Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interestingLooking forward to itNow this is a cell phone I am talking about. I loved having VZnavigator on my Envy and I think this phone would definantly one up an already outtanding concept, especially for business travelers which is where I used vznvigator the most,...
- Tags: GPS, Handhelds, Garmin Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Garmin nuvifone ... hmmm, interesting
- I knew that Apple's iPhone would stir up some much needed innovation in the cellphone arena, but I'm surprised to see Garmin, a company usually known for GPS receivers, enter the phone market in such an aggressive way. The Garmin nuvifone is a lot of things that...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., GPS Receiver, Cell Phone, GPS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Has iPhone met its match with Nuviphone?
- Has iPhone met its match with Nuviphone?The Nuviphone is obviously the better phone, but......it doesn't do "multi-touch" and it doesn't come from Apple.Garmin need to hire some turtle-necked demi-gods in a hurry if they want to compete in the Alice-in-Wonderland sector of the techworld.iPhone 'could' be DEADexpect for fools that...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, Nuviphone, Apple Inc., Garmin Ltd., phone
- Discussion threads 2008-01-31
- Has iPhone met its match with nuvifone? (updated 10x)
- Garmin made a surprise announcement last night of a new iPhone competitor. nuvifone (rhymes with "MovieFone"... coincidence?) has an impressive feature set, including: Quad-band GSM mobile phone 3G HSDPA 3.5-inch touchscreen interface HTML Web browser WiFi Multi-network instant messaging ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Garmin Ltd., Photograph, Nuvifone, Business Structures, Finance, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-01-31
- Garmin WebUpdater (dmg)
- WebUpdater guides you through the process of updating the software in your GPS. WebUpdater finds the most appropriate update for your GPS from the Garmin web site and performs the update. WebUpdater for Mac is not compatible with Palm, Pocket PC, serial, fixed-mount marine, chartplotters, fishfinders and discontinued devices. WebUpdater...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd., Garmin International Inc., Garmin WebUpdater, GPS, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-01-02
- Tele Atlas to TomTom: Match Garmin offer
- Tele Atlas to TomTom: Match Garmin offerTele Atlas BuyoutI use Tom Tom. The map technology they use is Tele Atlas. If you ask me, Garmin and Tom Tom should both forget Tele Atlas. Where I live there are NUMEROUS errors. Roads that have been in existence for...
- Tags: Tele Atlas, Tom Tom, Garmin Ltd., TomTom
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- GeePeeEx Editor (2)
- GeePeeEx Editor is specifically designed to produce and edit GPX files destined for Garmin's Automotive Satnav GPSr systems. It is envisaged that such files will be used as input to Garmin's POI Loader and then turned into Custom POI's Points of Interest. This version is the first release on CNET...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd.
- Software downloads 2007-10-30
- Garmin POI Loader (dmg)
- POI Loader allows you to load custom points of interest into your unit. The input files can be downloaded from the internet or you can create your own. With POI Loader, you can configure the unit to alert you when you are within a certain distance of a point or...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd., Unit, Garmin International Inc., POI Loader, Internet
- Software downloads 2007-10-24
- With GPS-enabled BlackBerry 8310, BlackBerry vs. Garmin war is forseeable
- With GPS-enabled BlackBerry 8310, BlackBerry vs. Garmin war is forseeable"....lower end Garmins, not the sophisticated.......items pilots and boaters use.." Obviously you're not a pilot or a boater. Any GPS will give you the LAT-LON in UTM-style.Many of these folks prefer just to these basic numbers to navigate most...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry 8310, Garmin Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- With GPS-enabled BlackBerry 8310, BlackBerry vs. Garmin war is forseeable
- Yesterday, AT&T Mobility and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion announced the as-low-as $199.99 two year contract BlackBerry Curve 8310. Turn-by-turn GPS is being heralded as the signature new feature of this device. So what does this mean for the mobile space?...
- Tags: Garmin Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- Garmin Plots a Path to Success With Premier IT Support and Guidance
- It wasn't long ago that Global Positioning Systems GPS were the exclusive domain of armies, airplanes, and automobiles. But thanks to companies like Garmin, today's consumers can choose from a whole range of personalized GPS devices, from fish-finders to fitness computers to portable navigators. The result has transformed Garmin's business,...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Garmin Ltd., GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-10-01
- Garmin Mobile 20 - GPS kit
- In this day and age, buying a standalone GPS device isn't the only way to get navigation help. If you have a cell phone or smart phone, you can add software or GPS accessories to turn your mobile into a handheld navigation device. One such solution is the Garmin Mobile...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Mobile, Garmin Mobile 20, Palm Inc., cradle, smart phone, phone, GPS
- Product reviews 2007-05-31
- Hey Garmin, why no BlackBerry SDK?
- I've been reading all about the new Garmin Communicator Plugin API. Brand new, this is a browser plugin and JavaScript support code that allows developers to transfer location data -- such as waypoints, track logs, maps and points of interest POIs -- to and from a website...
- Tags: BlackBerry developers
- Blog posts 2007-05-29
- Garmin StreetPilot c580 MSN Direct services can save you time and money
- Garmin StreetPilot c580 MSN Direct services can save you time and money580cI recently bought the 580c and think it is great. It is small enough I can easily pack it and take it on business trips. I've used the bluetooth feature and it is great and relatively loud....
- Tags: MSN, Garmin Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-21
- Garmin releases Mac POI loader software
- Garmin releases Mac POI loader softwareIt's a step...Okay, now they just need the software to load maps from a Mac, and I'll be ready to decide on a model and place an order.I'm definitely interested in buying a GPS, and Garmin seems to have some good models, but I'm not...
- Tags: Desktops, GPS, software, Garmin Ltd., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-05-17
- Garmin releases Mac POI loader software
- Garmin has released POI loader software for the Mac (version 2.0.0.1 beta) which is a huge deal for Mac users of Garmin's excellent GPS receivers.Despite a promise almost a year and a half ago that "By the end of 2006, Garmin intends to have made all its popular hardware and...
- Tags: Beta, GPS, Software
- Blog posts 2007-05-17
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