Garmin’s latest GPS navigation system, the nuLink 1695, is now available for pre-order via Amazon. The 5-inch touchscreen portable navigation device (PND) connects drivers with relevant, online information from Garmin’s nuLink! service, including links to online information like Google Local Search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, flight status, and other real-time, location-relevant content. The U.S. version of the nuLink! 1695 features one year of free Garmin nuLink! services out-of-the-box, and is also the first device to offer the nuLink! Store where customers can purchase optional premium services. What’s more, the Garmin nuLink 1695 comes preloaded with City Navigator NT North America maps for the U.S, Canada and Mexico. Amazon will ship the Garmin nuLink 1695 on October 1st for $449 each. [Amazon]
Garmin today announced the feature-packed touchscreen Edge 800 for cyclists who want accuracy and simplicity when tracking their statistics and location for racing and recreation. The Edge 800 features a 2.6-inch color touchscreen display and new mapping options such as Garmin’s BaseCamp route planning and BirdsEye Satellite Imagery, which make it perfect for training, touring and riding on the trail. The gadget’s battery provides up to 15-hour of operation time. No word on pricing or availability at this moment. [Garmin]
The Garmin nüvi 205W is now available at Amazon for $99.99. The gadget comes jam packed with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display with 2D/3D maps, a turn by turn voice directions and optional MSN Direct services. Additional features include a JPEG picture viewer, a world travel clock, a currency converter and a calculator. [Amazon]
Still remember the Garmin nuvi 3700 series that we mentioned earlier this year? This navigation gadget is now available in the US market via GPS City. The Garmin nuvi 3790T and 3760T feature a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display, allowing you to see preloaded maps and intuitive menus in landscape or portrait modes. The capacitive multi-touch display also enables you to pinch the screen to zoom in. [GPSTrackLog]
Anyone with a dog knows that if you let them out of your sight for just a minute, they are bound to not be there when you look back. Garmin has just unveiled their newest device called the Astro DC 40 GPS Dog Tracker which should help to make sure you know where your dog is at all times. It features an integrated GPS puck that goes around your dog’s neck which feeds information to the Garmin Astro 220 waterproof receiver. It can track up to ten different dogs at once and updates the location of the dogs every 10, 30 or 120 seconds depending on your settings. [SlashGear]
Garmin has just unveiled their new series of handheld GPS devices that will offer an updated look, new mapping options and a whole bunch of technical innovations that will cater to hunters. It will come with a 2.6-inch sunlight-readable color display and boasts an admirable 20 hours of battery life. This is definitely the series of GPS devices that you would want if you are stranded out in the woods. [CoolestGadgets]
You can now pre-order the Garmin 295W GPS navigator for $279.99 at Amazon. The gadget comes pre-loaded with North American maps and features a 3-megapixel camera that allows you to take geotagged photos. The Garmin 295W has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display that can auto-rotate between portrait or landscape mode. Other features include a picture viewer, a currency converter, weather forecasts, and e-mail attachments. Users can download pictures from Garmin Connect, while the company’s Locate feature automatically saves the location of a vehicle when the device is removed from a dock. The Garmin 295W will be launched on May 16th, 2010. Each purchase comes equipped with a vehicle suction-cup mount and several cables. Watch the video after the jump to get more details. Read more
Garmin International today introduced the nüvi 3700 series of GPS device, which consists of the 3790T, 3760T and 3750. All models feature a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display that lets you to see preloaded maps and intuitive menus in landscape or portrait modes – ideal for use in the car or on foot. The capacitive multi-touch display allows you to pinch the screen to zoom in. Double tapping on the screen can also be done to choose where you want to zoom in to. The Garmin nuvi 3750, 3760T and 3790T retail for $349, $399 and $449, respectively. Watch the video after the jump. Read more
Garmin is back with their new and affordable GPS watch. Known as the Garmin Forerunner 110, the gadget sports Garmin’s HotFix technology to quickly acquire and sustain satellite receptions. The device boasts a high-sensitivity SiRFstarIV GPS receiver with Garmin’s HotFix technology to quickly acquire and sustain satellite reception, perfect for wooded trails under dense trees or in the urban canyons of skyscrapers. The Forerunner 110 can hold up to 200 hours of data onboard, so you probably won’t have to worry about running out of space to keep your data on this watch. Its battery provides enough juice for up to 8-hour in GPS mode, or three weeks on standby mode. The Garmin Forerunner 110 will be released next month. [Press Release]
Still remember the Garmin Edge 500 Cycling GPS that we mentioned in September 2009? Garmin has recently announced two new color schemes for this gadget. Available in argyle Edge 500 and neutral Edge 500, both models will be officially released at the Tour of California in mid-May 2010. As a reminder, the Garmin Edge 500 can track the cyclist’s speed, distance, time, GPS position, elevation, and calories burned. [Navigadget]
