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garmin custom maps

Nov 19, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 6 Comments

Garmin just introduced a free service called Custom Maps that lets Garmin Oregon, Garmin Dakota, and Garmin Colorado users upload their digital or even paper maps into their device.

You’ll have to update the software on your PC and on the Garmin handheld devices we just mentioned, save the map in JPG format, create an image overlay, link the JPG file, adjust the boundaries, then send to your device – all of which are explained here in detail with images.

Garmin Dakota 20

Jun 27, 2009 garmin, gps navigation, tracking 1 Comment

Garmin Dakota 20 is Dakota 10’s bigger brother. Announced at the same time Dakota 20 has pretty much the same appearance as Dakota 10 but when it comes to specs it hides a lot inside.

Priced only $50 more than Dakota 10, for a total of $350, you can expect the same impressive 20 hours battery life from Dakota 20. It also has a microSD card slot to store more stuff, like maps, a 3-axis compass tilt-compensated electronic compass, and a barometric altimeter. Also don’t forget about the wireless connectivity feature that lets you share waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly with Dakota, Oregon, Colorado and Foretrex devices.

If you’re looking for something bigger and more expensive you should check out Garmin Colorado or the Garmin Oregon series.

Wait until September for Garmin Dakota 20 to come out.

GPS maps for snowmobiles

Feb 3, 2009 fitness, gps navigation Leave a comment

We just came across this and thought it would be useful – if you live somewhere with snow and have a snowmobile. A recently launched site – SledGPS.com – now offers comprehensive maps of trails for snowmobiling.

There are 6 packages offered and each of them cost $50. Or you can buy them all for $125. The regions are Great Lakes, Mountain West, North East, Pacific West, and Upper Midwest.

Your maps will arrive on a memory card and will be compatible with all Garmin nuvi’s, Colorado, Oregon, Zumo, and PSmap 60Cx/60CSx, GPSmap 76Cx/76CSx, eTrex Vista Cx/HCx, eTrex Legend Cx/HCx, eTrex Venture Cx, Rino 520HCx/530HCx, Edge 605/705.

They’re located in sunny Arizona :)

garmin oregon

Jul 4, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 5 Comments

There’s talk over the internets that Garmin is about to release a new series of handheld GPS receivers called Garmin Oregon. The device is currently ‘out of stock’ at buy.com and does not have a picture so we don’t know what it looks like. We believe the Oregon series will slightly resemble the Colorado series but probably won’t have the touch wheel interface. It is also slightly smaller and accepts microSD cards. Here are the specs for Garmin Oregon 200:

• High sensitivity GPS receiver
• touchscreen interface
• microSD card slot for optional mapping and data storage
• Electronic compass, barometric altimeter, temperature sensor
• Built in 3D Basemap /Digital Elevation Model
• 3D elevation view
• Wireless exchange of user routes, tracks, waypoints, geocaches and images
• Unit dimensions: 4.5 in x 2.3 in x 1.4 in
• Display size: 3 in color, touch screen
• Pixels / H x W: 240 x 400
• Waterproof standard: IEC 60529 IPX7
• Battery type: two high capacity or lithium ion AA batteries
• Weight: 6.8 oz with batteries
• Part Number: 010-00697-00

This current model is listed for $420 and we’re sure Garmin will also announce other models from the series. In fact Amazon listed four other models briefly before they were taken down: Oregon 300, 400c, 400i and 400t and buy.com already lists Garmin Oregon 400C which is listed for $600… Read More …

Colorado 300

Jan 11, 2008 garmin, gps navigation Leave a comment

The Garmin Colorado 300 we announced a month ago was proudly put on display at CES 2008. Colorado 300 is the base model of the new Colorado mapping handheld GPS series from Garmin and it includes worldwide basemap with shaded relief unlike the 400 models (400i, 400t, and 400c) which include specialized maps. However Colorado 300 supports SD cards so you can take any kind of map with you including street maps, topographic maps, coastal charts or inland lake data.

New on the Colorado series is the wireless sharing of waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches with other users, and of course the new ‘rock’n roller’ input wheel which allows for one hand control of the GPS device for most functions.

Here are the specs for Colorado 300:

• Display: 240 x 400 pixels, transflective color TFT
• Weight: 7.3 oz (206.9 g) with batteries
• Battery: 2 AA or 2 NiMH batteries
• Battery life: 15 hours
• Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
• Basemap: yes
• Ability to add maps: yes
• Built-in memory: 384 MB
• Accepts data cards: SD card (not included)
• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 1000
• Routes: 50
• Track log: 10,000 points, 20 saved tracks
• Preloaded maps: no

Read More …

Colorado 400c

Jan 4, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 2 Comments

And the last new member of the Colorado 400 series, following 400i and 400t is Garmin Colorado 400c. The difference is really in the maps for these handheld GPS devices. Colorado 400c comes preloaded with BlueChart g2 coastal charts and a worldwide basemap with imagery. Map details in this model includes shorelines, depth contours, navaids, harbors, marinas, port plans coastal roads for the U.S. and Bahamas.

Colorado 400c will cost $600.

Colorado 400t

Jan 4, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 3 Comments

Another new Colorado from Garmin is the Colorado 400t which targets hikers and specializes in 3D elevation perspective and preloaded U.S. topographic maps. 400t will cost $600 and will offer electronic compass, barometric altimeter, SD card slot, and a picture viewer.

Another neat feature in the Colorado series is the ability to share your routes, waypoints, and geocaches with other Colorado users.

Here are some specs:

• Dimensions: 2.4″ x 5.5″ x 1.4″
• Display size: 1.53″W x 2.55″H; 3″ diag
• Display resolution: 240×400 pixels
• Display type: Transflective color TFT
• Weight: 7.3 oz (206.9 g) with batteries
• Battery: 2 AA or 2 NiMH batteries (not included)
• Battery life: 15 hours
• Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
• Floats: no
• PC interface: USB
• RoHS version available: yes

400t also has automatic routing on roads, geocaching mode, hunt/fish calendar, sun and moon information, tide tables, and area calculation.

Colorado 400i

Jan 4, 2008 fitness, garmin, gps navigation 1 Comment

Garmin Colorado 400i which we announced back in December has been made official by Garmin finally. The device is geared towards outdoor, marine and fitness enthusiasts who can control most of the functions of the device with a Rock ’n Roller wheel. Priced at $600, the Colorado 400i will specialize in anglers shoreline details, depth contours and boat ramps for U.S. inland lakes and navigable rivers.

Colorado 400i will run on two AA and will last about 15 hours on them. Other basic features of the device are the electronic compass, barometric altimeter and photo viewer. You can also load additional MapSource detail using the SD card slot.

Colorado 400i also displays air temperature and is able to connect to a heart-rate monitor or speed and cadence sensor.

Garmin Colorado 400i

Dec 11, 2007 garmin, gps navigation 5 Comments

The rumors were true; Garmin does have a new series of handheld GPS receivers called Colorado. In fact we have full details on Garmin Colorado 400i – a different model than the Colorado 300 which we announced yesterday.

• Pre-loaded with detailed Coastal U.S. marine charts including Great Lakes, Hawaii and Alaska
• Unique ”Rock ‘N’ Roller” input device
• 65K Color TFT display
• 240 x 400 pixels
• 16 hours on AA batteries
• Accepts SD cards for optional downloaded maps
• 2-axis electronic compass
• Altimeter
• Temperature sensor
• Waterproof
• ANT Communications to wirelessly exchange routes, tracks, waypoints, and geocaches between two units
• Paperless Geocaching supports display of detailed geocache information

As you may have already guessed it is designed for marine enthusiast in mind and comes with pre-installed marine charts. It is already on sale at BassPro for $600. The image of the product however is for the model 400i – but the page only talks about 400. We don’t know what the differences between 300, 400, and 400i are just yet but we’ll be sure to let you know… via

Garmin Colorado 300

Dec 9, 2007 garmin, gps navigation 3 Comments

Garmin is getting a release a new handheld navigation device called Colorado 300. All the information we have right now is limited to what we could gather from some forums. Apparently it’ll be out in January 2008, will cost $500+, and probably will focus on marine navigating needs… via