A Review on Garmin Geko 201 Satellite Navigation System
July 23, 2007
Satellite navigation systems have become a very integral part of the day to day life in today’s busy roads. The most reputed Garmin Company has come up 
with their new venture with the new and improved Garmin Geko 201 satellite navigation system. This light weight and compact satellite navigation system comes integrated with a wide range of navigation features helping you to go always in the right path. The new Garmin Geko 201 satellite navigation system is very light in weight with just 100 grams and this device comes in the form of a candy bar. This device is the best suited for geo-caching, biking, camping or even hiking. This is a less expensive and entry level device that supports only basic navigation.
Features
The new Garmin Geko 201 satellite navigation device comes with a 12 channel GPS receiver that receives the satellite signals and displays the routes for you. The device features an LCD display screen with a resolution of 100 x 64 pixels. The display screen of the device is not a colour display but a 4 level grey scale LCD display screen. The features almost 500 waypoints and also 20 different routes and each route also supports 125 waypoints.
The device also supports a series of trip calculator features that include the maximum speed of the vehicle, Odometer, Current speed of the vehicle, trip timers, Time of sunrise and sunset and Track Log. The device is also a means to play some exciting games like Smak, Memory Race, Nibbons and Virtua Maze. This satellite navigation system also features a heading calculator compass.
Physical statistics
The simple and sleek Garmin Geko 201 satellite navigation device has a width of 1.9 inches, a depth of 0.96 inches and d height of 3.9 inches that makes is very easy to handle and compact that it will very neatly fit into the palm of your hands. Its ability to withstand water is another remarkable feature of the navigation system. The 12 hours o battery life supported by the device with the help of 2 AAA batteries is also a very remarkable fact allowing carrying the device for long distance journey.
Conclusion
To conclude, the new Garmin Geko 201 satellite navigation system marks a very important place for itself in the market among the other devices of the same category with its unique and rich performance features. The attractive green colour of the case of the device also calls for everyone’s interests.
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I stay near the lake side. I daily travel above 50 km’s to reach my work place. This sat nav is really helpful for me. The record tracking has to be upgraded. The buttons are easy to operate.
Helpful and entertains!