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Garmin Ltd. was incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It was founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in 1989, hence the company name Garmin. Garmin specializes in developing consumer, aviation, and marine technologies that rely on Global Positioning System or GPS for navigational assistance. Burrell and Kao, both electrical engineers, first named the company ProNav, but opted to change it to Garmin in 1991 when another competitor, who had a product called NavPro, sued the company for trademark infringement. Today, Garmin has more than 9,200 associates in 35 offices worldwide.
MWC sees Garmin-Asustek phone release
01/21/2010, The upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) will be the platform where Garmin-Asustek’s Android-powered collaboration take the centerstage, and it won’t be the last one for 2010 either as there will be another four to five new new Windows Mobile or [...]
Garmin BirdsEye service announced
01/20/2010, Garmin has announced another subscription-based serivce known as BirdsEye, where users are able to upload highly detailed photo maps to their handheld GPS navigation devices. Of course, this won’t work with all Garmin devices but plays nice with the Garmin [...]
Garmin GPSMAP 4208 now out
12/09/2009, Here is another GPS model from Garmin, known as the Garmin GPSMAP 4208 which in essence is a WAAS-enabled chartplotter that comes complete with 12 channel GPS receiver and a 8.4? VGA display to get you started right out of [...]
Garmin Custom Maps introduced
11/19/2009, Garmin recently announced their free Custom Maps service which enables Garmin Oregon, Garmin Dakota and Garmin Colorado owners upload their digital maps onto their device, and heck – even paper maps are supported this time round. You will first need [...]
Garmin GPSmap series
11/17/2009, Garmin has just unveiled a new range of GPSmap series, where they will be described in further detail under a bulleted format below for easier reference. GPSMAP 7015: touchscreen, 15″, basemap only GPSMAP 7215: touchscreen, 15″, U.S. coastal charts and [...]
Nuvifone M20 Gets Windows Mobile 6.5
11/12/2009, Folks who currently own a Garmin nüvifone M20 will certainly be happy to hear that Garmin and Asus have announced the availability of a Windows Mobile 6.5 software upgrade for the device. With the latest update, users will be able [...]
Garmin confirms Android smartphone
11/10/2009, Garmin has let the cat out of the bag, where they aim to further expand their portfolio to carry an Android-smartphone. There is still no official confirmation on when the Android-powered device will be making a bow apart from a [...]
Garmin EcoRoutes ESP
11/05/2009, Want to get more information on your car? Well, by next year, Garmin’s Nuvis will be able to get diagnostic data from your car, thanks it an EcoRoutes ESP module. The module will be small enough that you can stash [...]
Garmin Aera For The Skies
11/03/2009, Not content with dominating just land, Garmin wants to dominate the skies too it seems. We’re talking about the Garmin Aera, which is a new GPS navigation system from Garmin, supporting both aircrafts and cars, allowing you to easily switch [...]
Garmin G1000 to get certification
10/21/2009, Garmin’s G1000 flightdeck is about to obtain certification for use on selected models of the Cessna CitationJet, where it will feature a large 12? multi-function display (MFD) and a couple of 10.4? primary flight displays (PFD) alongside Garmin’s very own [...]
Garmin G3000 targets light turbine aircraft
10/21/2009, This is one Garmin device that not all of us are able to afford – the Garmin G3000 is but a touchscreen-controlled integrated flightdeck that will target light turbine aircraft, featuring an icon-driven interface for easy accessibility, a 5.7″ diagonal [...]
Garmin Nuvi 1450 introduced quietly
10/16/2009, Garmin is getting ready for the holiday season and has introduced the Nuvi 1450, which is a no-nonsense version of the Nuvi 1490T. How so? You get the same navigation experience, but you don’t have to pay for the Bluetooth [...]
Garmin Nuvi 1690 starts shipping
10/08/2009, Folks who have been looking out for the Garmin Nuvi 1690 can now heave a sigh of relief as Amazon has started to ship the device at an expected $500 price point. On the bright side, at least you don’t [...]
