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January 5th, 2010, 00:50
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We've just gotten the inside line on Garmin's CES spread, and let's just start this intel off on the right foot: it looks like we aren't going to see a Nuvifone (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Nuvifone/) II at the show this year. Here's what we've got in the pipe:
Garmin Voice Studio: This might be the coolest announcement, but if you've got friends with compatible devices, it's going to get old real quick. Basically, it's a PC-based app that lets you record your own nav instructions (which we're guessing is going to result in some extraordinarily NC17-rated Nuvis (http://engadget.com/tag/nuvi)). The company is saying it'll take about 20 minutes to complete a set of commands -- and naturally, it won't do text-to-speech for reading street names and the like. It won't work on the Nuvi 3xx and 6xx series, but otherwise, you should be good to go.
Zumo 665: Have a rider in the family? The 665 is Garmin's latest motorcycle-centric nav unit, which appears to be little more than a 660 with the XM weather, radio (with A2DP out), and traffic on board. It's got a slightly newer firmware build than the current 660 that adds additional map layouts and data fields; and don't worry, 660 owners -- you'll get it in the Spring.
ecoRoute HD: The long-discussed ecoRoute cable (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/garmin-ecoroute-esp-module-gets-priced-detailed-further/) will be confirmed (again) at $149.99, this time for a launch somewhere between the first and second quarter of the year.
Approach G3: This looks to be a downmarket version of the G5 for high-tech golfers looking for a little assistance on the green; MSRP comes in at $349 (compared to $449 for its big brother). And as far as we can tell, that's it. Start warming up your best navigation voices, folks.Garmin's CES lineup leaked: golf, cars, and do-it-yourself navigation voices (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/garmins-ces-lineup-leaked-golf-cars-and-do-it-yourself-navig/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We've just gotten the inside line on Garmin's CES spread, and let's just start this intel off on the right foot: it looks like we aren't going to see a Nuvifone (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Nuvifone/) II at the show this year. Here's what we've got in the pipe:
Garmin Voice Studio: This might be the coolest announcement, but if you've got friends with compatible devices, it's going to get old real quick. Basically, it's a PC-based app that lets you record your own nav instructions (which we're guessing is going to result in some extraordinarily NC17-rated Nuvis (http://engadget.com/tag/nuvi)). The company is saying it'll take about 20 minutes to complete a set of commands -- and naturally, it won't do text-to-speech for reading street names and the like. It won't work on the Nuvi 3xx and 6xx series, but otherwise, you should be good to go.
Zumo 665: Have a rider in the family? The 665 is Garmin's latest motorcycle-centric nav unit, which appears to be little more than a 660 with the XM weather, radio (with A2DP out), and traffic on board. It's got a slightly newer firmware build than the current 660 that adds additional map layouts and data fields; and don't worry, 660 owners -- you'll get it in the Spring.
ecoRoute HD: The long-discussed ecoRoute cable (http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/06/garmin-ecoroute-esp-module-gets-priced-detailed-further/) will be confirmed (again) at $149.99, this time for a launch somewhere between the first and second quarter of the year.
Approach G3: This looks to be a downmarket version of the G5 for high-tech golfers looking for a little assistance on the green; MSRP comes in at $349 (compared to $449 for its big brother). And as far as we can tell, that's it. Start warming up your best navigation voices, folks.Garmin's CES lineup leaked: golf, cars, and do-it-yourself navigation voices (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/garmins-ces-lineup-leaked-golf-cars-and-do-it-yourself-navig/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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