GPS Tracklog

Hands on with the Garmin Oregon 400t

I received a Garmin Oregon 400t review unit yesterday, right before a scheduled bike ride with a friend. I scrambled to get Garmin's Colorado mount on my bike, which works with the Oregon series, since the carabiner attachment is the same on both models. (The RAM mount will not work however, since the Oregon is smaller than the Colorado.) I had no time to set up waypoints or routes, or load tracks. Nevertheless, I do have some first impressions to share...

TomTom XL 330-S review

The TomTom XL 330-S updates the TomTom ONE XL-S, with a new design that includes a built-in mount, dubbed the EasyPort^TM, that stows on the back of the device. Other than the form factor and re-designed speaker, this new entry level model is almost identical to its older sibling.

Garmin Oregon series first looks

UPDATE: Here's my hands-on, first impressions look at the Garmin Oregon 400t.

Okay boys and girls, we've got Garmin Oregon photos for ya. As you can see from the Garmin Oregon 400t image above, they really mean it when they say touch-screen, because there aren't many buttons on this thing.

Garmin Oregon series officially confirmed

UPDATE: Here's my hands-on, first impressions look at the Garmin Oregon 400t.

Last week we gave you the scoop on the forthcoming Garmin Oregon touchscreen handheld GPS. Today Garmin makes it official. I hope to have photos later today. For now, here are some tidbits from the news release:

Knight Rider GPS by Mio is now official

It's either the worse-kept GPS secret in years, or a well orchestrated bit of buzz, but now it's official - the Knight Rider GPS by Mio is due out later this quarter. So if you were a fan of the cheesy 1980's muscle car show, you too can have the voice of K.I.T.T. Your choice of over 300 custom names will welcome you each day.

Garmin nuvi 500 - crossover rumors

File under rumors... A French website is reporting that Garmin is about to unveil what has become known as a "crossover" unit, that is, one that you can use on the trail or on the road (and perhaps on water as well). The nuvi 500 is thought to be based on the nuvi 2x5 series platform, albeit with a ruggedized, waterproof exterior.

Garmin Oregon handheld GPS with touch screen

UPDATE: Here's my hands-on, first impressions look at the Garmin Oregon 400t.

Buy.com appears to have jumped the gun and has a couple of pages up on a new Garmin handheld line -- the Garmin Oregon, complete with a touch screen. Not yet officially announced, the Garmin Oregon line is slated to have the same 3" diagonal, 240x400 pixel screen size as the Colorado series, though the unit itself is an inch shorter and a half-ounce lighter.

Magellan Maestro 5310 review

The Magellan Maestro 5310 is Magellan's first GPS with a 5" screen. It has preloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, six million POIs and text-to-speech, so you'll hear "approaching right turn, Maple Street" instead of just "approaching right turn."

Dash Express becomes the first GPS to learn your shortcuts

Dash Express users will be getting a major software update today, delivered wirelessly of course. There are lots of changes, so we'll delve right in and start with the most important.

MyRoutes automatically learns your preferred routes

How long have we pined for a GPS smart enough to learn our favorite shortcuts? Well wait no longer boys and girls -- the Dash Express gets bragging rights as the first GPS to do this. The MyRoute shortcut is shown in pink in the image above. Some details...

Connected Mio Moov 380 headed to U.S.

The Mio Moov 380 has cleared the FCC, so we now have another GPS with two-way connectivity coming to the U.S. to compete with the Dash Express and the forthcoming Magellan Maestro Elite 5340+GPRS and Garmin nuvifone.

The Mio Moov 380 will have a built-in SIM card as well as a micro-SD card slot. No word on pricing, who their carrier or search partner is, or what the monthly connection fee will be.