Garmin Nuvi 5000

Garmin Nuvi 5000 Review:
The nuvi 5000 was designed for RV and truck drivers, whose distant windshields can make a small screen hard to see and even harder to reach. The large, touchscreen interface on the Garmin Nuvi 5000 works with voice-prompts, turn-by-turn directions, route calculation, and automatic rerouting. The device will save up to 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on screen. A track log feature shows the user’s previously traveled route on the display, and drivers can avoid certain roads and areas by adding rules to the device’s routing program. It features a substantial 5.2-inch color display, an FM transmitter, MP3 player and lots of entertainment features for …

Garmin Rino 120

Garmin Rino 120 Review:
The Rino 120 is state-of-the-art GPS navigation and two-way communications combined, with enough memory to download detailed mapping for driving, hiking, hunting, fishing, or just about anything else you can dream up. The Garmin Rino 120 is waterproof and can beam your exact location to another Rino user within a two-mile range (on the FRS spectrum) using the position reporting feature. The radio functionality of the Rino 120 provides two-way communications for up to two miles (using FRS channels), and you can talk to friends or family who own conventional FRS radios. There’s also a voice scrambler and a vibration mode for silent calls. The Rino 120 has a …

Garmin Oregon 300

Garmin Oregon 300 Review:
The waterproof Oregon 300 features a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and preloaded worldwide basemap with shaded relief for incredibly detailed map presentation on the unit. Oregon 300 puts the great outdoors at your fingertips. This Garmin Oregon 300 features a rugged, touchscreen along with a built-in basemap with shaded relief, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD card slot, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. It also offers a high-resolution, color 3-inch touchscreen that reacts as you tap or drag through menus and options. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, Oregon 200 locates your position quickly …

Garmin Oregon 400i

Garmin Oregon 400i Review:
The Oregon 400i personal-navigation GPS puts freshwater fun at your fingertips. This next-generation handheld features a rugged, 3″ touchscreen along with preloaded U.S. The Garmin Oregon 400i with US Coastal Charts and 400t with US Topographical Mapping make up the Oregon line of outdoorsman GPS devices. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, Oregon 400i locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. It’s also equipped with a barometric altimeter and electronic compass, and it’s compatible with Garmin’s heart-rate monitors and speed/cadence sensors.

The Garmin 400i has a 3-inch diagonal screen with a special coating that makes …

Garmin GPSMap 276C

Garmin GPSMap 276C Review:
The GPSMAP 276C is a compact but powerful portable GPS chartplotter. Perfect for the open cockpit of a center console boat the Garmin GPSMap 276C can quickly disconnect to move to your car or truck. In your boat the GPSMAP 276C is a color chartplotter with a 256-color TFT display and a built-in auto route basemap enhanced by Garmins marine cartography. It accepts pre-programmed or user-programmed MapSource data cards. On land the Garmin 276C features a built-in basemap and auto routing to provide turn-by-turn directions.

The GPSMAP 276C is a dependable color chartplotter with built-in basemap enhanced by Garmin’s marine cartography. For extra-precise navigation, the Garmin GPSMap 276C has a …

Garmin Oregon 400T

Garmin Oregon 400T Review:
The Oregon 400T is waterproof and uses a color 3-inch screen and a high-sensitivity GPS receiver. The Oregon 400T has a touch screen, so all buttons except for power are eliminated, giving you a larger screen in a small package. With clear skies, the unit boots and locates satellites in about 15 seconds. Interesting applications include a 3-D view, geocache tracking, and wireless data sharing with compatible units. The Garmin Oregon 400T weighs 6.8 ounces and has 16 hours of battery life from a pair of AA’s.

The preloaded U.S. topographic maps, 3D map view and a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief give you all the tools for serious …

Garmin nuvi 500

Garmin nuvi 500 Review:
Garmin nuvi 500 provides a high-sensitivity GPS receiver with turn-by-turn navigation in a ruggedized, waterproof exterior that you can use while hiking, biking, or boating. With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediction, nuvi 500 locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The new waterproof Garmin 500 series offers a 3.5-inch touchscreen, gets Garmin’s “Hotfix”, millions of points of interest and “traffic avoidance compatibility”. The Nuvi 500 will offer you a compass page, a track log and a removable, rechargeable battery for longer out doors activities. The “Where Am I?” feature will always show you the …

Garmin Edge 705

Garmin Edge 705 Review:
Garmin Edge 705 comes with a built-in basemap, plus it has a microSD card slot for adding map detail and storing workouts, courses and saved rides. Just plug in detailed MapSource City Navigator street maps on a preloaded data card and get turn-by-turn directions on a sunlight-readable, color display as you pedal. This GPS-enabled cycle computer knows no limits. Get heart rate, cadence, turn-by-turn directions, power data (from ANT + Sport™-enabled third-party power metres) — the works. Even share your data with other Edge 705 friends after your ride. All wireless with a colour display, this is no ordinary cycle computer.

The Edge 705 combines (take a deep breath) GPS …

Garmin Foretrex 101

Garmin Foretrex 101 Review:
The Foretrex 101 is a wearable Personal Navigator, perfect for outdoor and marine enthusiasts who desire hands-free GPS navigation in a lightweight, affordable package. At a mere 2.6 ounces, this waterproof wonder is lighter than most watches, and its wrist-top mount frees up hands for outdoor activities. Sporting an ergonomic wristband, the Garmin Foretrex 101 is similar in design to the Forerunner 101, yet is chocked full of GPS navigation features found in Garmin’s popular Geko 201 unit.

The Foretrex 101 is the perfect navigational tool for a wide variety of outdoor enthusiasts, such as mountain bikers, hikers, and kayakers. Garmin Foretrex 101 features Garmin’s intuitive operating logic, using six …

Garmin nuvi 265WT

Garmin nuvi 265WT Review:
The nuvi 265WT 3.5-inch GPS has a wide touchscreen for a crisp, high-resolution picture. This widescreen navigator takes you there with preloaded maps and turn-by-turn directions that call out streets by name. It adds a crisp, widescreen display to the Garmin 265T and comes with lifetime traffic and hands-free calling to simplify life on the go. Like the rest of the nuvi 205-series, this portable navigator is priced right and ultra-easy to use. nuvi 265WT integrates Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling and lifetime traffic alerts for avoiding traffic delays and road construction.

The nuvi 265WT offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The preloaded …