Garmin’s early attempts at moving into the smartphone market were not wholly successful, but things are looking up thanks to their long rumoured move to the Android OS. The A50 will be officially unveiled next week, and could be surprise contender in an industry where free navigation …
Garmin has unveiled the nüvi 1490TV satnav system, featuring full pan-European satellite navigation and an integrated digital TV tuner.
Using the DVB-T digital television standard, the nüvi can pick up freeview digital TV and radio content from over 14 countries across Europe. In the …
The 1690 is the first Garmin nüvi GPS device that we have seen that features the new nuLink over the air pan-European services such as traffic, camera updates and Google local search, bringing them into line with the recent high-end live devices …
The nuvi range of PNDs has proven popular thanks to its full range of features and ease of use, but we never describe them as having the most streamlined or aesthetically appealing of designs.
However the new 1340T model seems to have broken the mould by shaving several grams of its weight and deploying a pocket friendly profile to match.
Even the car cradle has been reduced in size to allow for easier transportation and we can happily report it remained stable throughout our road tests. The all in one TMC transmitter/car charger was also a lot less rigid and we didn’t need the external suction-cup antenna that plagued other models.
Garmin have unveiled a new series of the award winning Garmin GB Discoverer topographic maps.
These revolutionary new maps bring outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to view a wider variety of highly detailed mapping from the Ordnance Survey Landranger map series, whilst navigating …
Geocaching is a great way to get out and about with the family during the summer months. And now you can win a Canadian holiday while you are doing it.
To celebrate the launch of the Oregon 550 Garmin UK is offering UK and Ireland residents the chance …
TomTom. Garmin. The two biggest names in satellite navigation. With each new generation of their products they manage to push in-car GPS to a new level.
But while it is great for the consumer to have to two such big companies competing to have the best devices on the market, it can also become confusing when trying to discern the differences between the two.
If their devices are similarly priced and similarly specced how can you tell which is the best to go for? We lined up their best products, the TomTom GO 940 Live and the Garmin nuvi 765t to put them through their paces in a head to head challenge.
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