It is time for Garmin to refresh its lineup and flood the market with a slew of dash-mounted GPS devices. In total there are six new series of navigators, with countless models scattered amongst them. The “essential” nüvi 30, 40 and 50 (top left) lines are available three sizes: 3.5-inch, 4.3-inch, and 5-inch sizes (we’re sure you’re able to guess that’s which), and canopy all of the basics including a lifetime’s worth of free map updates. Stepping up a notch to the “advanced” 2405 (top right) and 2505 series (4.3-inch and 5-inch lines respectively) nets you Garmin’s Guidance 2.0 system. The software includes niceties like 3D traffic updates (at no cost, for sure) and photoReal junction view for locating the ideal lane at off ramps. Last is the ” prestige ” line — the nüvi 3400 series — ultra-thin, 4-inch devices that appears more like a phone than a navigator. The 3400s turn within the frustrating resistive screen for a capacitive panel and upgrade to Guidance 3.0. The three.0 edition sports your entire same features as its lower numbered sibling, but adds pinch-to-zoom, lane guidance and text-to-speech for incoming SMS messages. Not overwhelmed enough yet? Look into the PR after the break.
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Posted August 24, 2011 | 09:00 AM in Automotive/Mobile | Permalink
OLATHE, Kan./August 24, 2011/Business Wire – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the worldwide leader in satellite navigation, today announced the 2012 line of nüvis, featuring a tiered series of non-public navigation devices (PNDs) to fulfill the way of life and budget of every customer and make choosing the proper navigation device easier than ever before. New to the 2012 line are the advanced Guidance 2.0 and three.0 navigation engines for a faster, more intuitive user interface and enhanced features that lead to Garmin’s most capable navigators yet.
“Whether you are a recent graduate headed off to university, a hectic parent running the children around town, or someone searching for the smartest in electronics, the tiered structure of the 2012 nuvi line makes it easy to select the features and value point which are best for you,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice chairman of world sales. “The Guidance 2.0 and three.0 navigation engines bring features and capabilities that do way over just get you from A to B. They make everyday driving easier and supply time- and fuel-saving benefits that just a dedicated device can offer.”
Choosing the appropriate nüvi for any given lifestyle hasn’t ever been easier because the 2012 models are categorized as Essential, Advanced and Prestige, with more details for every at www.garmin.com/move.
Essential: The nüvi 30/40/50 series is the appropriate place to begin for any journey, providing GPS navigation at its simplest with accurate turn-by-turn directions and spoken street names. These entry-level PNDs are budget-friendly and simple to apply, making them an outstanding solution for first-time drivers, students away in school, or as a further navigator for the alternative family car.
Advanced: The nüvi 2405 and 2505 series offer sophisticated features at an inexpensive price, a fantastic choice for the multi-tasking parent or the pro with a cross town commute. Advanced models include Guidance 2.0, a brand new navigation engine with a faster, more intuitive user interface to complement the rate and accuracy of searches and routing. Guidance 2.0 provides faster routing and map displays, more intuitive destination searches and the power to peer and choose businesses at the map, eliminating the necessity to page through menus. Select models even offer voice-activated navigation for hands-free operation.
With Guidance 2.0, complex interchanges and exits are simplified using photoReal™ junction view, which realistically displays road signs and junctions along the route with photographic detail to obviously mark the right lane to be in for interchanges and exits. Garmin’s exclusive junction view database now includes nearly 60,000 junction views within the U.S. and Canada, 25 times greater than in previous nüvi models.
Also component to Guidance 2.0 is 3D Traffic, providing an entire new experience that incorporates greater than just live traffic data. As component to the world’s most extensive traffic avoidance system, 3D Traffic checks traffic conditions 2 billion times per 30 days using a multidimensional feed of real-time traffic data from quality sources including other Garmin nüvi owners, cellphone users, radio feeds, news stations, historical traffic data and stuck traffic sensors on major roads. With trafficTrends™, the nüvi automatically learns patterns for traffic flow and predicts where traffic would be. All of this information is shipped to the nüvi to offer timely and accurate updates to maintain you moving in preference to sitting in traffic wasting time and fuel.
Prestige: The nüvi 3400 series, Garmin’s premium line of PNDs, features Guidance 3.0 and the award-winning design of the well-liked nüvi 3700 series that reinvented the appear and feel of non-public navigation. At lower than 9mm it is the thinnest navigator on this planet. The design features pinch-to-zoom touchscreen interaction and automated dual-screen orientation. With the foremost robust features available on any device, this product series is ideal for those that want finest electronics.
Guidance 3.0 is Garmin’s most innovative navigation engine and includes each of the features of steerage 2.0 plus more. Guidance 3.0 adds myTrends™, the power for the nüvi to automatically remember frequent favorite route destinations and predict the destination without the user needing to activate a route. Also included on select models is Safe Texting, a text reader feature that permits the driving force to receive and listen to texts without taking their eyes off the line. And photoReal junction view is enhanced with Guidance 3.0 with Bird’s Eye junction view, which highlights the best lanes on complex junctions with overhead perspective.
3D Traffic can also be improved in Guidance 3.0 using information from the HD Radio™ Broadcasting System to supply faster updates and more detailed coverage of side streets and other secondary roads in major cities. With Digital 3D traffic (available inside the U.S. only) users will receive traffic updates every 30 seconds, as much as 10 times faster than traditional traffic receivers, giving drivers the foremost real-time depiction of the traffic situation along the route.
The 2012 nüvi product line is predicted to be available in October 2011. For additional info about individual models, features and pricing, visit www.garmin.com/move.
Since its inception in 1989, Garmin has delivered 88 million GPS enabled devices – way over every other navigation provider. Garmin’s market breadth within the GPS industry is second to none, having developed innovative products and established a leadership position in all the markets it serves, including automotive, aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation, tracking, and wireless applications. Learn more about Garmin’s products at Garmin.blogs.com or at http://twitter.com/garmin.
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the worldwide leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of businesses has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and knowledge devices and applications – most of that are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries can be found within the Country, Taiwan and the uk. For more info, visit Garmin’s virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and nüvi are registered trademarks, and photoReal and myTrends are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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