Archive for the '$750 - $1000' Category
Garmin StreetPilot c580 GPS Review
Monday, March 12th, 2007There are a lot of new players in the world of the portable navigation systems, such as Averatec and Alpine, but one company that’s been a constant in the industry is Garmin. With 18 years in the biz, Garmin has got the navigation basics down, but it’s also looking for ways to build on top [...]
JVC KD-NX5000 Navigation Multimedia System Review
Saturday, February 10th, 2007A year ago, we sung the praises of the Pioneer AVIC Z-1 for its ability to pack GPS navigation, video, digital audio, Bluetooth, satellite radio, and a hard drive into a single aftermarket device. In a kind of Moore’s Law for car stereos, we find ourselves a year later looking at a device that packs [...]
Garmin nuvi 680 GPS Review
Sunday, January 7th, 2007In September 2006, Garmin upped the ante in the shirt-pocket GPS market with the introduction of the nüvi 660. The nüvi 660 was the first shirt-pocket GPS to sport a 4.3-inch QVGA screen and, when connected to you car’s power, a real-time traffic receiver. Unlike the nüvi 360, which was really a product refresh of [...]
Garmin nuvi 660
Tuesday, September 26th, 2006Last fall, Garmin created the shirt-pocket GPS market with its introduction of the nüvi 350. It set the performance bar high and earned an Editors’ Choice by combining a SiRF Star III GPS receiver with a 3.5-inch screen and a host of features that appealed to seasoned travelers, such as a language guide, world clock, [...]
Garmin Zumo 550
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006Garmin will release a new GPS for motorcycles in October called the Garmin Zumo 550. The Zumo represents a new design for Garmin which appears smaller (in depth) than the StreetPilot “c” series but larger than the Nuvi series. The Garmin Zumo 550 features a waterproof case and large buttons which make it easier for [...]
