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The new Garmin nüvi 1690 is a portable navigation device that can connects to Ciao, Garmin's exclusive location based social networking service. Thru it's wireless module the Nuvi can connect to Garmin's nüLink! service where users can view information such as Google™ local search, traffic, weather, fuel prices, movie listings, flight status, local events, white page and the aforementioned Ciao. Besides being a portable navigation device , the Nuvi has a Bluetooth wireless technology that enables the users to place call within the device. This is done just by pairing it with over 200 bluetooth enabled phones. The Garmin nüvi 1690 will retails for $499.99 in the US and will be available in the last quarter of this year. [Via Garmin ] Related Post: Garmin Edge 500 Garmin Dakota Handheld GPS Garmin Foretrex All Weather GPS Posted by: Nightfall®

The latest GPS system from Garmin look likes a kid's electronic toy but it is sure packs feature every outdoors man will love. The latest personal navigation system from Garmin are the Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 GPS . The two Garmin GPS handheld uses a highly sensitive GPS receiver with HotFixTM, that can penetrate even in deep tree covers and deep canyons. It has an 850MB internal memory that users can use to store various information such as 1,000 way points, 50 routes, 2,000 geocaches and an active tracklog of up to 10,000 points and 200 saved tracks. A color 2.6-inch touchscreen enables easy viewing of routes even in adverse low light condition. It weighs only 6.75 ounces and runs on two AA batteries which can lasts up to 20 hours. Source: Garmin Related Post: Garmin Foretrex All Weather GPS Posted by: Nightfall®

Mio, one of the leading manufacturer of personal navigation devices has announced that it will unveil some of its newest product at the at the 2009 Computex, one of the industries largest consumer electronics event. Mio will unveil a series of GPS enabled devices that includes the Mio Moov V Series (a GPS system with mobile TV) , the K75 a GPS enabled phone and the Litepad netbook series with GPS as its centerpiece. The Moov V series The V500 Series is portable GPS system with a 4.7 widescreen so that you can watch your favorite TV programs on while on the go. Quick Specs: Display : 4.7" TFT with Touchscreen Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels WQVGA Memory Slot: MicroSD USB: USB v 2.0 Weight: 230 g Dimension: 145.5 x 87 x 17.8 mm TV: Digital TV (DVB0-T) Navigation System: Mio Spirit Software Media Player: Audio/Video/Photo With a 7" widescreen, V700 Series is much larger screen than the V500 series. Feature are quite similar with that of V500 series. Quick Specs: Display : 4.7...