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Garmin Sets Up Shop in Detroit
12 Apr 2011, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Seeing first hand that there's no better place to do business than in the city that has become a century ago the cradle of automobiles for the masses, telematics solution specialist Garmin anno...
Aftermarket Garmin Navigation Available for Volvo Models
22 Mar 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having introduced the new Garmin navigation kit on two of its models last year, the S60 and the V60, Swedish manufacturer Volvo is now trying to bring all of its models up to date with all the advan...
Garmin to Develop Instruments for Volvo Penta
22 Feb 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Garmin, one of the biggest navigation solutions providers in the world, has been selected by Volvo Penta (the Swedish manufacturer's division in charge with building marine and industrial power...
Suzuki Recalls 20,000+ Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
6 Sep 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After Garmin’s announcement made last week that it is recalling the nuvi portable GPS due to the fact that the battery can overheat and cause a fire, it’s now Suzuki’s turn to issu...
Garmin Recalls nuvi GPS Devices for Fire Risk
27 Aug 2010, 13:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Garmin has recently issued a recall involving more than 1.25 million nuvi portable GPS units (with 796,000 in the U.S. only), due to the fact that the battery can overheat and cause a fire. Fortunat...
Garmin nuvi 1690 to Feature Navteq Traffic
21 Apr 2010, 08:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Satellite navigation device manufacturer Garmin announced it has selected Navteq as its real-time traffic service provider in Germany for the Garmin nuvi 1690. This will mark the first time Garmin h...
Nokia Releases Free Satnav - TomTom, Garmin and Maybe Google Threatened
23 Jan 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world's biggest telephone maker, Nokia, has announced on Thursday the introduction of free satellite navigation on its cellphones, preparing to take a second bite out of the satnav produce...
The Smaller and Cheaper Garmin zumo 220 GPS for Bikers
21 Jan 2010, 16:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Garmin announced a new addition to its GPS range, namely the zumo 200, which is reportedly designed to help motorcyclists. The much smaller and affordable motorcycle navigator includes text-to-speec...
Garmin BirdsEye Aerial Imagery Announced
19 Jan 2010, 09:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Navigation addicts now have yet another gadget to play with, after satellite navigation solutions provider Garmin released the BirdsEye and Aerial Imagery subscription yesterday. The new tools use ...
Garmin Launches the zumo 665 Motorcycle GPS Unit
7 Jan 2010, 13:16 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Garmin has introduced the zumo 665 motorcycle navigator featuring a new fully touchscreen that includes an antenna for XM Satellite Radio, real-time XM NavWeather and real-time XM NavTraffic.&n...
Your Own Voice for Satellie Navigation
6 Jan 2010, 08:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Back when the satellite navigation solution for cars was launched the choice was simple: you could opt for the voice of a woman or the voice of a man. Things got complicated as the devices got more ...
3D In-Car Sat-Nav Screen Starting from 2010
10 Jul 2009, 09:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Technology is evolving quite fast nowadays so it's shouldn't surprise you that automakers are planning to bring 3D satellite navigation technology into the cars they are selling. And accor...
BMW Motorrad Navigator IV GPS Released
7 Jul 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / BMW Motorrad and Garmin International have extended their collaboration, the two companies developing the Navigator IV, a motorcycle-friendly GPS navigator, based on Garmin’s zumo 660. In a...
1969 "Ferrari" Pickup Truck for Sale on eBay
19 Mar 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Sometimes appearances can be deceiving and things aren't always what they seem to be. Take for instance the pickup truck you see in the picture. You could have sworn it was a Ferrari pickup tru...
Garmin Helps Automakers Reduce Fuel Consumption
14 Jan 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Automakers across the world are not the only companies that aim to reduce vehicle fuel consumption as several other firms, including the popular navigation devices manufacturer Garmin, develop advan...