Garmin introduces Zumo 220 Motorcycle GPS with an Affordable Price Tag
January 21, 2010
Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation solutions has come up with a new budget friendly satellite navigation system for motorbikes. Dubbed as Garmin Zumo 220, this new model is ready for the launch in March 2010.
Garmin Zumo 220 Motorcycle GPS will be a water-proof sat nav with glove-friendly display. It is said to feature turn-by-turn directions, advanced lane guidance, share route, text-to-speech facility and bluetooth headset or helmet support. There will be a customizable fuel gauge in this Garmin sat nav that can be set in accordance with the bike’s maximum fuel range. Options for on-road and off-road travelling are provided as well.
Even though designed exclusively for bikers, Garmin Zumo 220 can be used as a car GPS as well. There is a car mode provided in it, for its usage in cars. This cheap GPS System will come with the pre-loaded maps of United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. City Navigator NT street maps, database of millions of points-of-interest and speed limit for major roads will be also loaded in it.
The US version of Garmin Zumo 220 comes with a price tag of $599. The European version is also expected soon.
Garmin Launches BirdsEye Satellite Imagery Service
January 20, 2010
Garmin has announced a new service, termed as BirdsEye Satellite Imagery that allows the user to load hi-resolution satellite and aerial images to Garmin GPS Systems. This annual subscription-based service comes with a BaseCamp software, by which the user can transfer unlimited amount of data to Garmin device. The images can be integrated into the handheld maps as well.
Garmin BirdsEye Satellite Imagery Service is currently compatible with Garmin Oregon, Garmin Dakota and Garmin Colorado handheld GPS devices. The detailed, high resolution aerial pictures make it easy for the hunters to perform scouting, and help the hikers to find trails and clearings for camping areas. Besides, it will be beneficial for the tourists to spot hot spots and landmarks easily with BirdsEye satellite imagery. The geocachers can determine the terrain type and parking areas faster. In short, BirdsEye Satellite Imagery enhances the satellite navigation, with better views.
Garmin BirdsEye Satellite Imagery service can be downloaded to the internal memory or the SD card of the GPS system. The BaseCamp software supplied with it must be installed on the computer. The subscription costs around £22. The service will be available from March 2010.
Premium CoPilot Live V8 Sat Nav App available for Google Nexus One
January 19, 2010
Google Nexus One gets the premium CoPilot Live V8 satellite navigation app for navigation. This compatible sat nav app for Nexus One was debuted at CES 2010 and is available for download now, from the android market or the manufacturer’s website.
CoPilot Live V8 GPS Navigation App was initially launched in mid 2009 and it is said that nearly 200,000 customers have already downloaded this version. The newly launched CoPilot Live V8 provides a full-featured navigation experience to the users. It offers turn-by-turn navigation and real-time information services such as live traffic information, fuel prices, weather updates and more. Besides, a new location-sharing service, dubbed as LiveLink, available in CoPilot Live V8 allows the friends and families of the user to locate the him on Google map or on social networking websites.
Google Nexus One already comes with turn-by-turn navigation, Google Maps and built-in GPS. Even though both stand alone GPS and cell GPS are available in Nexus One, the user may require a data connection for the download of new maps. CoPilot Live V8 eliminates this need, since the detailed street maps are loaded on to the memory card of the mobile phone. There is no need to download the maps for each trip and thus, there is no frequent requirement for the driver to rely on the mobile network for navigation. This is the greatest asset with this satellite navigation application.
The compatibility with the popular Google phone would make CoPilot V8 to top the sales chart this year. CoPilot Live V8 Sat Nav App has been priced at £25.99. UK customers may have to wait till they get their hands-on Google Nexus One.
Garmin Unleashes nuvi 1245 City Chic Sat Nav for Western Europe
January 18, 2010
Garmin, the popular GPS navigation solution manufacturer has introduced a stylish satellite navigation device for Western Europe. With slim red body, classy red leather case, and features appealing for women, Garmin City Chic Sat Nav is destined exclusively for the female customers.
Dubbed as Garmin nuvi 1245 Sat nav, it features text-to-speech, lane guidance and ecoRoute function. A Pedestrian navigation mode is introduced in it. Meant for roaming around in the city, this navigation mode provides beneficial informations such as the public transit, estimated arrival time to the destination and many more. However, this requires a CityXplorer Maps that cost $10 per city.
Furthermore, Garmin City Chic comes with the pre-installed maps of 22 countries of Europe, over two million points-of-interest database, the speed limit database and the special interest Points-of-interest. This special interest POI database includes a total of 10,000 items and has the information on shopping, fashion, décor, wine merchants, night life, living well and organic supermarkets. Those who wish to gift one for your sweet heart this Valentine’s Day can definitely consider zeroing one!
Clarion Announced Three New In-Dash GPS Navigation Systems at CES 2010
January 16, 2010
Clarion, the dedicated manufacturer of in-vehicle equipments has introduced three new in-dash satellite navigation systems at CES 2010. Dubbed as NX700, NX500 and NZ500, these three GPS navigation systems stand at the pricey end of the market.
The new Clarion GPS Navigation Systems come with 7 inches display, bluetooth facility and text-to-speech facility. Besides, there is an extensive 12 million points-of-interests and an iPod user interface for the three models.
Unlike the other models, the costly Clarion NX700 sat nav offers a 3D cityscape and an elevation feature. The sound output of NX700 is also superior. It has been priced at $1200. The other two models are offered with a price tag of $1000.
NX700, NX500 and NZ500 can be expected in the market during the first quarter of this year.
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