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Fierce Wireless reports that Garmin-Asus will show off its first device based on Google’s Android platform next month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, an Asustek Computer executive said. Benson Lin, president of Asustek’s handheld device…
Garmin announced today that it will begin offering BirdsEye Satellite and Aerial Imagery, an annual subscription service that gives users the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to select Garmin handheld navigators. ?Without a doubt, BirdsEye Satellite Imagery reinforces Garmin…
China took one step forward in its ambition to build an independent global navigation network capable of rivaling foreign congeneric systems with the successful launch of a new orbiter into space early Sunday morning. Boosted by a Long-March-3III carrier rocket…
GPS satellite SVN24 began moving into a new orbital slot today as scheduled. The U.S. Air Force Global Positioning Systems Wing and the 50th Space Wing on January 11 announced a reconfiguration of GPS constellation to 24+3 or ?Expandable 24.?…
One of three newly orbited satellites in Russia’s Glonass space satellite navigation grouping has entered service, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday.Glonass – the Global Navigation Satellite System – is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning…
A few weeks ago, we posted a Garmin Connect update that introduced a few new features, including the Google Earth View in the map on the Details page. Today we’re going to focus on why this is such a unique…
One of the exciting things about CES is that innovative products are recognized and those that stand out are sometimes given awards. So far, Garmin has been recognized for two products at the show. ecoRoute hd won Popular Mechanic’s coveted…
The U.S. will reposition GPS satellites to maximize coverage and accuracy globally, but especially over Afghanistan, U.S. Strategic Command announced.? Military planners had asked the Air Force, which operates the GPS satellites, to examine options for improving coverage in Afghanistan,…
The European Union signed key contracts today for Galileo, the long-delayed European GPS system it claims will be better and more reliable than the American system, the BBC reports. Under the $811 million contract, a German-British consortium will produce 14…
New z?mo model 665 ? a? new fully touchscreen motorcycle navigator that includes an antenna for XM Satellite Radio?, real-time XM NavWeather? and real-time XM NavTraffic?.? To receive the XM Satellite information, an optional subscription is required.? The z?mo 665…
Garmin announced Voice Studio, a free and easy-to-use PC application that lets anyone record their own voice to create custom pre-recorded navigation prompts for use on compatible Garmin navigation devices. ?Voice Studio lets users customize their n?vi to give directions…
With the enormous afford of enthusiasts and skilled professionals, we are proud to announce a new product The Laos GPS map has about 19,000 km. of roads and some 16,000 Points of Interest (POI?s) out of which some 9,700 are…