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January 20th, 2010, 16:05
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When we got wind of Garmin's Zumo 665 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/garmins-ces-leaks-confirmed-please-try-to-act-surprised/), the new navigation system for folks who like to do it in leathers, we were quite excited to learn about its integrated A2DP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/a2dp) and other new features -- but totally lost interest when we saw the $999 MSRP. You can get a perfectly serviceable UJM starter bike for that kind of cash! Garmin is now addressing the situation with the Zumo 220, which "scales down size and price of motorcycle navigation" -- to $599. Yes, still pricey, but you get most of the features of the bigger brother, including Bluetooth compatibility (though seemingly not A2DP), waterproof construction, and text-to-speech guidance. It sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen and of course comes with a bike mount, but also has a car mount for those days when weather prohibits riding in to work -- or when you just don't feel like getting all your gear on. Look for it to ship sometime before the quarter is up.
Gallery: Garmin Zumo 220 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635391/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635392/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635393/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635394/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635395/)
Garmin introduces Zumo 220, $600 navigation for vaguely budget-conscious two-wheeled hooligans (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/garmin-introduces-zumo-220-600-navigation-for-vaguely-budget-c/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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When we got wind of Garmin's Zumo 665 (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/05/garmins-ces-leaks-confirmed-please-try-to-act-surprised/), the new navigation system for folks who like to do it in leathers, we were quite excited to learn about its integrated A2DP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/a2dp) and other new features -- but totally lost interest when we saw the $999 MSRP. You can get a perfectly serviceable UJM starter bike for that kind of cash! Garmin is now addressing the situation with the Zumo 220, which "scales down size and price of motorcycle navigation" -- to $599. Yes, still pricey, but you get most of the features of the bigger brother, including Bluetooth compatibility (though seemingly not A2DP), waterproof construction, and text-to-speech guidance. It sports a 3.5-inch touchscreen and of course comes with a bike mount, but also has a car mount for those days when weather prohibits riding in to work -- or when you just don't feel like getting all your gear on. Look for it to ship sometime before the quarter is up.
Gallery: Garmin Zumo 220 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635391/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635392/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635393/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635394/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/zumo-220-20100120-05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/garmin-zumo-220/2635395/)
Garmin introduces Zumo 220, $600 navigation for vaguely budget-conscious two-wheeled hooligans (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/garmin-introduces-zumo-220-600-navigation-for-vaguely-budget-c/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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