Colorado 400t
Published on January 4th, 2008 in garmin, gps navigation
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.
January 7th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
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March 10th, 2008 at 10:47 am
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