Sunday, 20 of May of 2012

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Garmin Accessory Maps – No Junction View or Lane Assist

According to a post over in our forums, if you purchase an accessory map (rather than update) from Garmin, those maps don’t include Junction View or Lane Assist. “Please note, these full-version maps DO NOT contain premium content such as Lane Assist and Junction View. These features only are available on the preloaded maps within [...]
According to a post over in our forums, if you purchase an accessory map (rather than update) from Garmin, those maps don’t include Junction View or Lane Assist. “Please note, these full-version maps DO NOT contain premium content such as Lane Assist and Junction View. These features only are available on the preloaded maps within [...]

Garmin Outdoor Product Hints

Garmin recently announced a new line of handheld GPS devices, the Montana series. These models feature a four inch screen, slightly bigger than the older three inch models on devices like the Oregon. But what has us pondering more is the hints at other new products Garmin dropped on their site. I’ll take the bait [...]
Garmin recently announced a new line of handheld GPS devices, the Montana series. These models feature a four inch screen, slightly bigger than the older three inch models on devices like the Oregon. But what has us pondering more is the hints at other new products Garmin dropped on their site. I’ll take the bait [...]

INRIX App – Comparative Traffic

A couple of years ago in my post ‘Painting the Traffic Picture‘, I argued that for many hard-core commuters, they care not about what the traffic speed is, but how it differs from “normal”. They know what normal traffic conditions are, they know which roads will likely be slow, so it is more useful for [...]
A couple of years ago in my post ‘Painting the Traffic Picture‘, I argued that for many hard-core commuters, they care not about what the traffic speed is, but how it differs from “normal”. They know what normal traffic conditions are, they know which roads will likely be slow, so it is more useful for [...]

Coalition to Save GPS Created

Back in January the FCC granted a conditional waiver to LightSquared, allowing them to “expansion of terrestrial use of the satellite spectrum immediately neighboring that of GPS” according to the new coalition. LightSquared is building up to 40,000 ground stations which will transmit broadband signals up to one billion times more powerful than the GPS [...]
Back in January the FCC granted a conditional waiver to LightSquared, allowing them to “expansion of terrestrial use of the satellite spectrum immediately neighboring that of GPS” according to the new coalition. LightSquared is building up to 40,000 ground stations which will transmit broadband signals up to one billion times more powerful than the GPS [...]

Garmin NuLink 1695

The nuLink 1695 is Garmin’s latest entry into the SIM-connected pnd market. While it has it’s roots firmly planted in the nuvi 1xxx line, it grabs some of the latest features from Garmin’s flagship 37xx series. Combining a 5″ widescreen, live Navteq traffic, Bluetooth, an expanded package of nuLink services and the latest nuRoute features, [...]
The nuLink 1695 is Garmin’s latest entry into the SIM-connected pnd market. While it has it’s roots firmly planted in the nuvi 1xxx line, it grabs some of the latest features from Garmin’s flagship 37xx series. Combining a 5″ widescreen, live Navteq traffic, Bluetooth, an expanded package of nuLink services and the latest nuRoute features, [...]