We've come a long way since carburetors and whitewalls, ToTo. Being the hip person that you are (you found us, right?), you're probably aware that your car has an onboard computer that keeps most of its systems in check. All those gauges on your dash get their information from this computer, and the cars of today would be two-ton paperweights without them. But, what you might not have known is that there's a simple way for you (or your mechanic) to access the information output of this computer. Well, thanks to the clever folks over at our partners, Garmin, getting a realtime glimpse of your engine's status is just a plug-and-play connection away... READ
Earlier this month, on the 4th of October to be precise, we saw the release of Garmin’s Smartphone, the nuvifone G60. It would now appear that we’re going to see another Smartphone from Garmin before the year is out.
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Garmin have launched a new version of their satellite navigation system aimed specifically to help lorry drivers across Britain.
The nüvi 465TF is designed to guide the lorry driver the most hazard-free way helping them avoid low bridges, narrow lanes and small villages. The device allows the truck driver to enter the vehicles dimensions and then the nüvi 465TF will reroute the journey taking these measurements into consideration.
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For anyone left out there who hasn’t heard about Garmin’s new nuvifone G60, you soon will.
Below are three slightly different commercials that you’ll soon see on all the major networks advertising the Smartphone.
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Garmin have invited their shareholders and investors to listen to its third quarter earnings conference call of 2009.
The call will be broadcast live over the internet on Wednesday, November 4th at 10.30a.m. ET.
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Last week The Boy Genius Report unveiled some pricing on upcoming Smartphone’s from AT&T. Included in the mix was Garmin’s nuvifone G60. The Smartphone got a price tag of $299.99 after a mail-in-rebate and a 2 year contract, or $549.99 if you wanted it off contract.
At the time it was still unclear when the device would actually hit the retailers. Garmin have now posted on their website that the nuvifone G60 will be available online and in store exclusively from AT&T on October 4th 2009.
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One week ago to the day, Garmin announced that AT&T would provide the wireless data service to the new Garmin nuvi 1690 in the US.
What about Europe I hear you ask?
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A recent Navteq-sponsored study has provided data that indicates driving with a real-time traffic equipped GPS can save you 4 days of driving per year.
Navteq, who provide quality map and data content for Garmin, BMW, Nokia and more, sponsored the study that analyzed data on drivers with no GPS, drivers with non-traffic enabled GPS, and drivers with real-time traffic information.
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With Garmin announcing last week that AT&T will provide the wireless service for the new Garmin nuvi 1690, it’s time to talk about the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60.
This upcoming Smartphone is a collaboration between GPS manufacturer, Garmin and PC-manufacturer, Asus.
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Garmin announced today that AT&T will provide the wireless service for the new Garmin nuvi 1690. The new PND from Garmin is due out later this year and is expected to cost around $499.
The Garmin nuvi 1690 comes with a built in wireless modem and will provide two years free data service through AT&T.
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