Oct 8, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 11 Comments
Two way connected GPS navigation system garmin nuvi 1690 is now shipping from Amazon. As expected it is going to cost $500. Yeah, that’s a lot. But at least no service charge for two years.
Do you think nuvi 1690 is worth $500?
Sep 21, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 1 Comment
Remember the nuvi 1690 we’ve been talking about? It is a connected GPS navigation system from Garmin. “Connected?” you may ask…. In the case for nuvi 1690 connected means you’ll be able to get real time traffic updates, fuel pricing, movie times, flight status updates, and local search from Google.
Well AT&T just announced that they will be Garmin’s connection partner for the nuvi 1690. However AT&T must think all this data won’t take much bandwidth so the device will only be running on the EDGE frequency. The service is called nuLink and will be offered for free for the first two years. After that you’re expected to pay $5/month.
Garmin nuvi 1690 will go for $500 once it comes out.
Sep 4, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 1 Comment
The nuvi 1690 we first mentioned couple of weeks ago, and later again with more details was just made official with a press release and has already hit Amazon ($500).
nuvi 1690 is a GPS navigation system from Garmin that includes a wireless module that lets you use the new nüLink! service. nuLink service can connect to Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, and white page telephone listings. There’s also “Ciao!”, Garmin’s location-based social networking system. (Who thinks Ciao is going to take off?)
There’s of course a service charge for all the connectivity (EDGE only) – but thank god it is free for the first two years – and more than likely you’ll be ditching your device anyways :)
Some specs of nuvi 1690 include 4.3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, bluetooth, and the 4 hours worth of Li-Ion battery.
As far as software features you’ve got the ecoRoute, text-to-speech, Pedestrian Navigation, maps for the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and Multi-Point Routing.
Aug 19, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 1 Comment
In addition to the new nuvi 1820 we just talked about Garmin also is getting ready to release the brand new Garmin Nuvi 1860.
Different from 1820, Garmin nuvi 1860 will add a 3MP digital camera which can also geotag your images. Other features of nuvi 1860 include the WiFi, bluetooth for hands free calls, a full internet browser, and everything you’d expect from a high-end GPS navigation system.
As the device is not officially announced yet we do not have any information on how much it will cost.
Aug 19, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 2 Comments
Just yesterday we talked about the new Garmin Nuvi 1690 – and today even more details emerge.
It turns out the new nuvi 1690 will cost $500 when it comes out in September and this price will include 2 years of connected services.
To recap – nuvi 1690 is a new GPS navigation system from Garmin that offers:
The connected services include traffic updates, weather, movie times, flight status, fuel prices, and Google local search… Read More …
Aug 18, 2009 garmin, gps navigation 6 Comments
We now have more details about the Garmin nuvi 1690 we uncovered a couple of weeks ago, including a more decent picture.
It looks like the new nuvi 1690 will have its own cellular module inside, and come with a car mount that charges as well. They call their connected services “nuinfo” which will offer weather, fuel prices, flight times, and the ability to make Google Local searches.
Other than the connected to services, nuvi 1690 sounds like all the other nuvi’s. Bluetooth, lane assist, detailed intersection views, and text to speech.
Still wondering if Garmin will attempt to charge some sort of subscription fee for their nuinfo service.
What do you think?… Read More …
Aug 2, 2009 gps navigation 4 Comments
We really wish we could show you a better picture of the new Garmin Nuvi 1690 that we came across while scrolling through FCC’s website. But this is going to have to do until Garmin makes this new GPS navigation system official.
Here is what we know so far. There’s currently no nuvi 1600 series. So we expect the new nuvi 1690 may have a new set of features different from the rest. However all the cryptic FCC docs do not reveal much. We can tell it will feature a bluetooth receiver – which is really not a big deal – and will come with a 1000mAh battery. Diving deeper into these docs revealed a few more important details though. The description of nuvi 1690 is “connected personal navigation device” and it clearly includes an EDGE/GPRS module:
GPRS/EDGE Radio Information
This device employs infrequent short duration data communications over GPRS and EDGE using Multislot Class 10 (2/8 timeslots), and does not support GSM voice.
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