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Powered by two AA batteries that last up to 16 hours, the Oregon 450t and Oregon 450 have a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with HotFix, which automatically calculates and stores critical satellite information and can use that information to quickly calculate a position. Both devices features 3-inch touch screen interface, 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, and high-speed USB for faster map transfers with any computers. Equipped with 850 MB built-in memory and can be expandaed using microSD card, both units boast a worldwide shaded relief basemap. Distinguishing it from the Oregon 450, the Oregon 450t adds preloaded 100K topographic maps for the entire United States and state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective.

Valentine’s day is coming, may be you have a plan to buy her a thing, the candy red Garmin Nuvi 1245 City Chic GPS may be a good idea. Comig with a red hot leather case, the device is also slim to match today’s lifestyle.

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Priced at $1699.99, the Garmin GPSMAP 740s chartplotter comes with a 7-inch touchscreen, radar capability and built-in sonar. It can clearly define fish targets and terrain features as far down as 2,000 feet. The 740s was announced along with other GPSMAP 700 series including 720, 720s, and 740. All models will be available …

Scheduled to be released on October 20 (on Amazon), the Garmin 1690 GPS navigator features an enhanced user interface, ecoRoute, public transit mode, and text-to-speech. And for city walker, the device also equipped with optional CityXplorer maps which offers pedestrian navigation. Other highlights: Widescreen ultra-slim GPS design with 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and EDGE network connectivity; Pre-loaded with City Navigtor NT maps for North America, including more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest; Bluetooth wireless technology; Traffic receiver; public transit mode; Garmin’s nüLink services like weather forecasts, flight status, white pages, and more.

Based on Garmin’s zūmo™ 660, the BMW Motorrad Navigator IV was developed by Garmin as a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator. Coming with 4.3-inch touchscreen, this navigator has BMW specific features such as a customized mount, preloaded BMW dealer database, unique audio and Bluetooth handling capabilities, and more.

The new Oregon 550 series has been announced by Garmin in two models including the standard 550 and the advance 550t (which features preloaded 100K topo maps for the entire U.S. in state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective). These touchscreen handheld GPS devices comes fuly loaded with a 3-inch, sunlight-readable display, a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with 4x digital zoom, waterproof chassis, 850MB of internal storage and USB connectivity.

The upcoming Garmin Oregon 500 has been displayed on handtec online store. It’s mentioned to come soon, but not sure when. This Oregon 500 features a rugged, touchscreen along with a built-in basemap with shaded relief, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD™ card slot, picture viewer and more.

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Instead of moving alone, GPS manufacturer Garmin took Asus as its partner to produce Nuvifone flagship. So you will ask where the long awaited Garmin Nuvinfone going tobe? it will be rebranded as the Nuvifone G60 and Asus is allowed to claim it as the first partnership’s product.