Aug 6, 2008 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes 1 Comment
We have the first shot of the Harley Davidson branded Garmin Zumo, aka Garmin Road Tech Zumo that we mentioned yesterday. As you can see it has the exact form factor as zumo 450 and zumo 550. The only difference is the darker color and the Harley Davidson logo near the top. There’s also the “road tech zumo” text in the front in Harley orange… Read More …
Aug 5, 2008 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes 4 Comments
This is a special garmin zumo customized for Harley Davidson. The preloaded map contains all the listings of Harley Davidson stores in the country and there’s also the new feature on harley-davidson.com where it allows all those ‘born to be wild’ types to plan their road trip in advances. You can also share your routes using the SD card slot.
Road Tech zūmo’s glove-friendly design with left-handed controls and oversized touchscreen buttons. The waterproof (IEC 529 IPX-7 standards) device comes ready to go right out of the box…
With optional XM subscriptions and an XM antenna, you can check the weather, move ahead of traffic and listen to the radio when you travel with Road Tech zūmo in the U.S. As an alternative, zūmo can receive optional TMC traffic alerts (in select cities) when used with a compatible traffic receiver.
Other must have feature for motorcyclists is the ability to hear directions and make phone calls with your helmet on. Thanks to the added bluetooth function you can make calls using Zumo’s interface and listen to turn-by-turn directions too.
We’re not sure how much the road tech zumo will cost but currently zumo 550 goes for $687 and zumo 450 for $530.
Jan 4, 2007 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes 2 Comments
After their release of zumo 550 back in July, Garmin just introduced a slightly less expensive model ($800 vs $1076) – the garmin zumo 450. The new model has the exact form factor as the 550 however it lacks supports for optional XM NavTraffic with XM weather, and XM Satellite Radio, text-to-speech feature, and bluetooth support.
The new zumo 450 has a 3.5″ sunlight readable, UV resistant, touch screen display and is preloaded with maps of North America as well as Europe. You can also upload custom POI’s to get warnings about speed zones and safety cameras. Just like the 550, 450 also has a built-in MP3 player and JPEG viewer.
It measures 4.8″ x 3.9″ x 1.6″, weighs 10.6 ounces and supports optional FM TMC traffic alerts. Garmin zumo 450 is IPX7 waterproof meaning it is submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 min.
Garmin Zumo 450 will be available in March of 2007.
Oct 5, 2006 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes 1 Comment
The Zumo 550 is the first ?? from the ground up for motorcycles. The first you notice about the Zumo 550 is that its extremely rugged. Its build with ??? resistant plastics, its vibration tested, and its even waterproof. Once you get this thing on your bike you’ll notice that it has all the great garmin navigational features but it also has a motorcycle trip page on it that has a compass a speedometer and even a fuel gauge to figure when you’re running out of gas.
Some of the other motorcycle friendly features of the Zumo are buttons mounted on the left hand side of the screen so you don’t have to worry taking your hand off the throttle when you’re riding down the street. Also it’s got a big bright touch screen with big glove friendly buttons.
It’s got a standard audio jack on it to connect to your intercom system so you can hear voice prompts through your helmet and it’s also got a sweeet MP3 player.
We’re not saying anything bad about the Zumo 550 but keep in mind this so called review was made for a Garmin site and probably paid for by Garmin.
Sep 15, 2006 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes, reviews 1 Comment
A first review of the new Garmin Zumo 550 is up today. It is more like a pictorial review with little text. Here is their first impression:
The zūmo 550 is less impressive than the nüvi 660 with its large bright screen and not being a biker myself I probably won’t be able to put it to much good use. Having said that, the zūmo has a nice “rubbery” feel, think waterproofing, that does recall the TomTom Rider a bit. Unlike TomTom who have the same powerful user interface across their line of GPS systems, Garmin tweak it depending on the planned use, simpliflied on the C550, a bit more advanced on the nüvi range. The zūmo feels closer to the nüvi with the presence of the satellite status screen, but I’m not sure the one-tap 2D/North Up map mode is here too.
Jul 20, 2006 garmin, gps navigation 1 Comment
Garmin, right after announcing their spanking new zumo 550 for motorcycles, just announced the GPSMAP 496, the latest addition to their GPSMAP series for aircrafts. The GPSMAP 496 is a MFD (multi-function display) that can show satellite datalink weather with a detailed color map and terrain alerting all on the same screen. Different than the GPSMAP 396, this latest model can also display Garmin’s SafeTaxi™ airport diagrams, Garmin’s Smart Airspace™, AOPA’s Airport Directory data, enhanced high-resolution terrain database, aviation database with private airports and heliports, accelerated GPS update rate, and automotive maps of North America or Europe in case you need an emergency landing strip… No really, it is portable, so you can just take it with and use it as an in-car navigation system with automatic route calculation to any destination and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions.
GPSMAP 496 will be available late this month at an expected price of $2,795.
Jul 19, 2006 garmin, gps navigation, on bikes Leave a comment
How does one get their hands on the new zūmo 550 that just got announced today?
Jul 19, 2006 bluetooth, garmin, gps navigation, on bikes 3 Comments
Garmin today announced the zūmo 550, a complete navigation system designed for motorcyclists. The zūmo features an glove friendly touch screen with left handed controls that makes it easy to operate. The screen is super bright so no matter how sunny it is outside you’ll still be able to see where the next turn is. Not to mention the screen is UV resistant so it’ll last you many years. With the bluetooth feature you’ll have hands-free-to-helmet wireless capability. The zumo has a rugged design and comes with a special lock so you can safely remove it on your bike or scooter.
Zūmo also comes with pre-loaded City Navigator NT® map data and companion DVD-ROM, a motorcycle mount and mounting hardware with 12/24 volt power cable, an automotive mount with 12v cigarette lighter power cable, carrying case, logo stickers, AC charging cable, dashboard adhesive disk, USB interface cable, owner’s manual on disc, and quick reference guide. Zūmo is expected to be available in October 2006 and cost $1076.
And don’t forget to visit http://www.garmin.com/zumo/ for a free chance to win one of these…
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