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Garmin Blog
The software update theme continues this week as we address some recent software upgrades to the G3X system. Last month, version 6.40 was released, which includes many new features and capabilities including support for GTS 8xx traffic systems, the option...
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Garmin Blog
A big congratulations to Scott Martin, who won last weekend's FLW tournament on the Potomac River in Maryland. Martin used his echo 550C fishfinder to help him find submerged grass beds, which he fished all week long. Martin jumped out...
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Garmin Blog
Garmin’s new multi-controller concept provides a new and unique way of controlling essential functions of an in-car infotainment system, such as audio, apps, communications and navigation. It is a concept development from Garmin’s automotive OEM group, providing further research for enhanced reduction in driver distraction.
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Garmin Blog
After an incredible week at the Tour of California, on its home turf, Team Garmin put two of its riders on the podium in the final overal classification contest. Dave Zabriskie, who just days earlier, won the individual time trial...
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Garmin Blog
Tomorrow morning, 985 girls in the Kansas City metro will be lining up for the Girls on the Run 5k run/walk to celebrate their completion of this empowering program. I can hardly fathom that much girl power putting one foot...
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Garmin Blog
Have you been dreaming about upgrading your airplane panel with the latest avionics? Do it this summer and let the savings stack up with special rebates on some of Garmin's most popular panel- and remote-mount avionics! We have mail-in rebate...
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Garmin Blog
TIPS FROM GARMIN ATHLETE AND SILVER MEDALIST MEB KEFLEZIGHI: Hello there, Garmin runners. I am so honored and blessed to be given the opportunity to represent the United States this summer in the Marathon and to be supported by a...
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Garmin Blog
Springtime is in full swing as the fragrance of blossoming flowers fills the air, newborn bunnies gather in the backyard to nibble on clover, and pilots flock to the Garmin website for… software updates? Spring is a great time to...
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Garmin Blog
Hey there, Garmin runners, cyclists, triathletes and fitness fanatics. This is a quick note to tell you about some new changes to the navigation within Garmin Connect. Once logged into your account, you'll notice that we have simplified the navigation...
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Garmin Blog
This week we'll teach you more about Garmin Garage, how to get voices on your nuvi with the Voice Studio and how to load European maps to your device. To see your question featured on Ask Garmin, send response to...
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Garmin Blog
We're on site this week in beautiful Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - coined the "Marlin Capital of the World" - supporting the 2012 IGFA Offshore World Championship, the largest offshore fishing tournament in the world. With 48 teams from over...
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Garmin Blog
After nine thrilling stages at the Giro d'Italia, our boys in argyle have held the Maglia Rosa (pink jersey), worn by the overall leader, for five of those stages and have no plans on letting it go any time soon....
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Garmin Blog
Garmin is proud to help support Pass It On - Outdoor Mentors, a non-profit group that helps kids experience the thrill of the great outdoors. It's no secret that fewer kids are playing outside these days, and even less are...
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Garmin Blog
This last February I had the opportunity to do a training camp in Kona, Hawaii in preparation for my upcoming season. The winter time can be a hard time to train in Bend, Or. (my home), so if I want...
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Garmin Blog
Garmin recently introduced a Dynamic Parking feature that is available through the Garmin SmartPhone Link app for Android phones. This new feature provides detailed information on parking garages nearby, such as pricing, opening hours and facility type.
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Garmin Blog
When is a picture worth more than 1000 words? When you use a Garmin GPS to add geotagged coordinates. A mapping handheld device equipped with a camera can save the exact location where a photo was taken. Garmin employee Nate...
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Garmin Blog
Editor's note: We're excited to welcome our new aviation blogger Lucy! It’s official, the flight controls have been handed over. Victor chose to fly a different heading and offered me the opportunity to take his place and fly as Pilot-In-Command....
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Garmin Blog
Today Garmin announced two new GPS antennas - the GPS 19x HVS and GPS 19x NMEA 2000. These next-generation GPS receivers provide users with up to 10Hz update rates for position, velocity and time data. They offer high-sensitivity reception and...
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Garmin Blog
It was a HUGE day for Team Garmin-Barracuda a true team effort once again paid off! Here's the race report from Slipstream Sports: The Argyle Armada added another team time trial win to the list, this time in the 2012...
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Garmin Blog
About a year ago, Garmin software engineer Lauren Olson was just getting her feet wet in the sport of triathlon. Now, she’s diving right in, completing the Marquee Triathlon (1.2 mi swim, 56 mi bike, 13.1 mi run) with an...
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Garmin Blog
You've heard us say before that when we're developing products we put them through extreme test conditions. We drop 'em, dunk 'em, freeze 'em, and heat 'em, and that's just a few of the tests engineering puts products through. We're...
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Garmin Blog
This morning, we are excited to announce a new feature within the Fit App-- an app that turns your smartphone into a powerful fitness training tool. This new feature, LiveTrack, is an affordable, secure and easy way to let others...
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Garmin Blog
The redesign of Garmin's traditional sonar resulted in the GSD 24 and 26 black-box sounders, and they've got fisherman talking everywhere we go. Combining great value with enhanced performance, the GSD 24 was redesigned from the ground up to provide...
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Garmin Blog
As a national sponsor of the Girls on the Run SoleMates charity runner program, Garmin is partnering with this great organization to further their mission and share the stories of the women and men who are “running for a reason”....
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Garmin Blog
Garmin Ltd. announced its first quarter 2012 earnings report earlier today, and one of many noteworthy nuggets found within was the fact that we just recently sold our 100 millionth product. That's a number we're pretty proud of, especially for...
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Garmin Blog
If you're looking for a new boat this spring and want to rig it with the latest and greatest in Garmin marine electronics - you're in luck! During the entire month of May, EdgeWater Power Boats and participating dealers will...
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Garmin Blog
From the aera series to the GPSMAP 696, Garmin's aviation portables bring the absolute best in GPS navigation to your flight bag. Every model features detailed color mapping, terrain advisories, preloaded SafeTaxi® diagrams, Garmin’s patented Panel page, and extensive aviation...
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Garmin Blog
Using your smartphone for navigation is great when you’re traveling, since you don’t have to bring a separate device. But smartphones are not built primarily for navigation so there are a few things to keep in mind. Here are some tips on how to make sure you’re getting the most out of your StreetPilot app and you don’t ever have to look at a paper map again.
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Garmin Blog
In this second installment of Ask Garmin, where we will answer questions, keep you up to date with industry news and provide tips and tricks, you'll learn about Geocaching and find the perfect GPS device for hiking and mountain biking....
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Garmin Blog
Four-time FLW Tour winner, Scott Martin, knows a thing or two about practicing before a big tournament. Scott says the key to being efficient and effective in practice is to spend time getting to know the area with the help...
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Garmin Blog
It’s April-- The triathlon season is starting and it’s finally time for me to solidify my race schedule for the year. This has proven difficult in 2012, partly because of the dynamic needs of Olympic qualification, and partly because… no,...
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Garmin Blog
Whether you measure this race by statistics, smiles at the finish line or how long folks stuck around for the after-party, the Garmin Marathon In the Land of Oz was a success from start to finish. As Jake from Garmin,...
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Garmin Blog
This is the last week to enter the Fish with a Pro sweepstakes for your chance to fish with 4-time FLW Tour winner, TV host and pro bass guide, Scott Martin. One lucky winner and a guest will win a...
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Garmin Blog
Garmin autopilot systems are known for their industry-leading performance, reliability and ease of use, and the GHP 10 marine autopilot is no exception. This unit gives power boat users an easy to use autopilot system to rely upon for auto-guided...
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Garmin Blog
Even though gas prices have gone up over the last couple of months, a road trip probably is still one of the most budget-friendly ways to spend your summer vacation, and hitting the road to explore Americas back roads is a ton of fun, too. With the summer road trip season approaching, here are some great Garmin tools that can be useful and fun on the road.
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Garmin Blog
The City of Olathe and Garmin are quite literally rolling out the yellow brick road for Saturday’s Garmin Marathon In the Land of Oz. We’ll be welcoming running “celebs” from near and far: local runner and longtime Forerunner owner Barefoot...
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Garmin Blog
We're still swapping KC Cache Dash stories, and one of our favorites involved a geocacher who went the distance just to get here. At OpenCaching.com, we'd known him best by his caching name, BakerGeckos, but we enjoyed meeting the man...
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Garmin Blog
Dodge recently announced pricing and availability for its new compact car, the 2013 Dodge Dart. This sporty new vehicle combines fuel-efficiency and a compact form factor with beautiful design and great performance. Garmin's award-winning navigation is available as an option along with a class-exclusive 8.4-inch touch screen and a 506-watt sound system.
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Garmin Blog
Garmin marine electronics can be found on boats of all shapes sizes - from trawlers to high-performance race boats, bass boats to cruisers, sail boats to center consoles and everything in between - we make products for all types of...
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Garmin Blog
This is the first episode of ASK Garmin, where we will answer questions, keep you up to date with industry news and provide tips and tricks. In this episode we'll talk about the Garmin Marathon and why your Forerunner might...
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Garmin Blog
During the fall my family gets big into the apple harvest. We go to the local orchard and get cider and fresh apple juice. I love hot apple cider donuts in the morning and relaxing in the cool evenings with...
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Garmin Blog
"Like the marathon, life can sometimes be difficult, challenging and present obstacles, however if you believe in your dreams and never ever give up, things will turn out for the best.” - Meb "For the everyday athlete, the biggest piece...
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Garmin Blog
After testing our latest advanced prototypes of the Vector system, we are still not satisfied with the results. As you can imagine, Vector is a complex, precision measurement instrument and as of yet, we are unable to ensure that this...
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Garmin Blog
With less than two weeks until the Garmin Marathon In the Land of Oz, it’s taper time for participants and countdown time to those putting on the show. While we're busy getting prepped for race day, we're also getting excited...
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Garmin Blog
Whenever you try something that hasn't been done - such as last month's KC Cache Dash geocaching race and expo - it can be as much of a challenge measuring the success as it was to plan the event in...
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Garmin Blog
Car tech expert Doug Newcomb stopped by the Suzuki booth at the New York International Auto Show and recorded a hands-on video of the new Garmin Suzuki Infotainment system. Check it out to see the features in action and take a look at the intuitive user interface with voice recognition. The Garmin infotainment system will be available for select 2013 model year Suzuki vehicles.
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Garmin Blog
The boys in argyle have been racking up top performances again this spring and are looking to continue their momentum into France in July and London shortly after. The team's time trial specialist, Dave Zabriskie, looks to be in top...
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Garmin Blog
As a national sponsor of the Girls on the Run SoleMates charity runner program, Garmin is partnering with this great organization to further their mission and share the stories of the women and men who are “running for a reason”....
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Garmin Blog
Today we announced the Approach S3 touchscreen GPS golf watch – a stylish, rugged and waterproof, high-resolution glove-friendly touchcreen device that comes preloaded with 27,000 worldwide courses and counting, without subscriptions or fees. The Approach S3 is sleek enough to...
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Garmin Blog
In chatting with Bart Yasso this past week, about his involvement in The Garmin Marathon on April 21st, we got on the topic of marathon workouts. Yasso, who is known by many as the "Mayor of Running" is the creator...
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Garmin Blog
We’ve provided navigation solutions to automakers for quite some time now, but today we announced our first factory-installed infotainment system that provides you everything you’ll need behind the wheel. The system will be available for most American 2013 model year Suzuki vehicles and combines a 6.1-inch high-resolution touchscreen display with a full-featured infotainment platform, including AM/FM/CD radio, multi-media playback, backup camera support, Bluetooth® hands-free connectivity, Pandora® internet radio and Garmin’s award-winning navigation.
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Garmin Blog
Garmin® International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it will provide a fully integrated, factory-installed infotainment system for most American 2013 model year Suzuki vehicles. Garmin’s infotainment system combines a 6.1-inch high-resolution touchscreen display with a full-featured infotainment platform, including AM/FM/CD radio, multi-media playback, backup camera support, Bluetooth® hands-free connectivity, Pandora® internet radio and Garmin’s award-winning navigation.
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Garmin Blog
With Spring upon us, it's time to start thinking about updating your Garmin charts before you head out on the water. To help make sure you have the latest and greatest charts available, Garmin offers a number of discounted update...
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Garmin Blog
During the past couple months we have been honored to be a sponsor of the "Vertical Challenge", put on by Team Duke and the John Wayne Cancer Foundation-- an organization that brings courage, strength and grit to the fight against...
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Garmin Blog
Now pilots with Garmin glass have another way to get their airport information all around the world. We just announced that we’re now offering electronic AC-U-KWIK airport directory data on our glass flight decks. This data is now available for...
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Garmin Blog
Finding parking spots can be a real hassle, so we’re excited to let you know that we just launched an update for our Smartphone Link app that adds a feature to help you find available parking spots at commercial garages and airports. The new version of Smartphone Link also adds a tracking functionality, so your friends and family can keep track of where you’re headed. Additionally, the update includes the ability to send addresses from Google Maps on your Android phone straight to your nüvi. The new version is available today at no cost in Google Play.
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Garmin Blog
With sunny skies, 80-degree weather and no storms in sight, this is a whole different Sun 'n Fun from last year. The week-long event kicked off yesterday, and while there are still memories of the 2011 tornado, pilots have come...
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Garmin Blog
It’s the app that aviators everywhere have been waiting for. Today we introduced Garmin Pilot, a new aviation app for the iPad and iPhone and Android mobile devices. The app brings Garmin’s industry-leading aviation features to tablets and smart phones,...
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Garmin Blog
Tomorrow's KC Cache Dash and geocaching expos provide a unique way for Garmin's greater Kansas City community to come together - through the family fun of geocaching, through the connectivity of social media, and through the civic pride in supporting...
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Garmin Blog
Today kicked off the start of the 27th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show in West Palm Beach, FL, and the Garmin marine team is on site through the weekend showing off the latest and greatest in marine electronics. At...
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Garmin Blog
As we prepare for Saturday's KC Cache Dash and free geocaching expo, we've been having fun introducing YMCA after-school groups to OpenCaching.com. So we asked our friends at the YMCA of Greater Kansas City to share their thoughts on what...
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Garmin Blog
Our buddies over at Tri-Tronics have a pretty slick new little spotlight out on the market. The NIGHTRAZOR kicks out 180 lumens of bright white light. Even cooler, it's just three inches in diameter, weighs less than 5.5 ounces, and...
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Garmin Blog
The following is a blog post that Jake from Jake's Journal did as a guest blogger for the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, one of the featured charities of Saturday's KC Cache Dash and family expo at Garmin's headquarters and...
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Garmin Blog
Thank you for all of the feedback regarding the recent removal of Moving Time from Garmin Connect. While the switch was done with the best intentions of clearing up confusion that we’d heard about from some customers, it’s very clear...
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Garmin Blog
In less than ten days, the parking lot at our World Headquarters in Olathe, KS will be filled with excitement and adventure. Saturday March 24th, 2012 marks the first ever KC Cache Dash-- a high-tech scavenger hunt based on GPS...
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Garmin Blog
We’re five weeks out from the Garmin Marathon In the Land of Oz and we’re planning for a fantastic Forerunner family reunion. What better way to kick start your spring than with a full marathon, half marathon or 5k race...
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Garmin Blog
Updates are an extremely critical issue for marine cartography, and Garmin is committed to providing our customers with regular, semi-annual updates. As marinas are opened, harbor entrances are dredged, channel markers are altered, obstructions are added or removed and other...
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Garmin Blog
The first weekend of GTN pilot training is complete. Several pilots from around the country made the trip to Garmin’s Headquarters in Olathe, Kansas for a full weekend of class work on the operation of the GTN series. During this...
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Garmin Blog
Gas prices are continuing to rise, so we thought we’d share some tips on how your Garmin navigation device can help you save at the pump. With Garmin’s ecoRoute feature you can save money on fuel costs by finding more fuel-efficient routes and analyzing your driving behavior. To make sure you’re not overpaying at the pump, Garmin’s Smartphone Link app lets you search for the best gas prices nearby.
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Garmin Blog
Hola ! Back from Mexico after a super fun week for the 3rd annual Punta Sayulita Longboard & SUP Classic! It was by far one of the best events I have been to and I am looking forward to going...
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Garmin Blog
Our customers love stopping by the Garmin Chicago store to check out the latest and greatest in GPS technology. And they're always excited to learn about our trade-in program, which actually lets you trade-in your Garmin automotive or fitness device...
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Garmin Blog
Nothing brightens our stories@garmin.com inbox like a note that lets us know how our products have saved or changed lives. Read how these women are following their hearts and getting stronger and healthier. Dear Garmin, I am a breast cancer...
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Garmin Blog
Spring has officially sprung here at our World Headquarters in Olathe, KS and we are anticipating some amazing running weather for the April 21st Garmin Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k. Last minute preparations and organizing are taking place and the...
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Garmin Blog
Whether you're buying a new boat, or upgrading the electronics on your existing craft, our unique System Builder lets you create a custom, integrated Garmin electronics system for your boat. With the Garmin Marine Network System Builder, you can tailor...
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Garmin Blog
It is the information age, and information permeates every part of our lives, especially our cockpits. Garmin avionics provide valuable flight information from a variety of data sources including aviation navigational data, obstacle data, SafeTaxi data, airport directory data and...
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Garmin Blog
One of the updates made today to Garmin Connect was to make our “time” data fields more accurate and meaningful (and less confusing) by streamlining three time fields into two: Time and Elapsed Time. We removed “Moving Time” because of...
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Garmin Blog
Navigation apps for smartphones have been around for quite some time now and having to pick from the flood of apps available can be quite overwhelming. We thought we’d make it a little easier by explaining the differences between two...
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Garmin Blog
At the Garmin Chicago Store, we're always happy to help customers who come in looking for advice on updating maps or transferring workouts to Garmin Connect. One option available to our customers is the Lifetime Service Pass. With this pass,...
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Garmin Blog
Congrats to Garmin runners Sunita, Steve and DaShaun for completing the Little Rock Marathon on Sunday and scoring big bling while having a great time all around. Sunita, who seeks fun places to run ‘round the world, ran Little Rock...
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Garmin Blog
Garmin has been a proud sponsor of the Southern Kingfish Association for a number of years, and every year, more and more of the SKA's top anglers are relying on the Garmin Marine Network to bring in big fish. But...
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Garmin Blog
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a picture with a geocache at OpenCaching.com could be worth a new eTrex 30! With the inaugural KC Cache Dash and geocaching expo at Garmin HQ coming up March 24, now you...
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Garmin Blog
Authors Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea were in Kansas City yesterday as featured guests for the 30th birthday celebration of the KC Express women’s running and walking club. Hundreds attended the event, including a small tribe of Garmin females...
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Garmin Blog
At Garmin, we get testimonials every day from our customers. Sporting dog owners have really taken to our Astro GPS Dog Tracking System because it lets them keep tabs on their four-legged hunting buddies. And sometimes, it's literally a lifesaver....
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Garmin Blog
So the last couple of weeks I have been taking my new favourite training partner out: sometimes I get my butt kicked, sometimes I get to do the butt kicking so there are no real surprises there. But what has...
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Garmin Blog
With the prospect of several more weeks of winter on the horizon, some boating enthusiasts must now find a way to occupy time until they can return to the water. We can’t think of a better way to spend that...
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Garmin Blog
As a national sponsor of the Girls on the Run SoleMates charity runner program, Garmin is partnering with this great organization to further their mission and share the stories of the women and men who are “running for a reason”....
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Garmin Blog
It’s leap day! For everyone who always wishes they had more time, now you do. 24 hours added to your year. What are you going to do with them? We hope you get a chance to leap into your plane...
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Garmin Blog
Fun. Family-friendly. Free. Those are three popular descriptions of geocaching and the OpenCaching.com community. And those are the key characteristics of the KC Cache Dash expo that we're planning for Saturday, March 24, at Garmin's HQ here in Olathe, KS....
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Garmin Blog
With eight weeks to go before the first ever Garmin Marathon, half-marathon and 5k runners are in full stride towards their preparation of a spring PR-- and those who have not yet signed up still have time to put in...
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Garmin Blog
Have you experienced Garmin’s new echo fishfinders yet? With six models to choose from - there's an echo fishfinder for everyone. With exclusive Garmin HD-ID target tracking technology, echo fishfinders provide clear, crisp fish arches, clear structure detail and amazingly...
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Garmin Blog
Just a few weeks ago at Macworld | iWorld 2012, we launched new social features for the Garmin StreetPilot onDemand iPhone app. Today, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, we announced new features for the NAVIGON smartphone apps....
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Garmin Blog
Have you ever had any ideas about new products or features you'd want to add to existing products? An idea that you dream could get into the hands of someone that could make it happen? Well Garmin decided to produce...
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Garmin Blog
Garmin International and Land Rover Merriam today announced the inaugural KC Cache Dash, a high-tech scavenger hunt based on GPS technology and social media connectivity, designed to promote awareness and support for local charities. On Saturday, March 24, KC Cache...
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Garmin Blog
No, that's not a typo, this video is all about the speed and sweat involved in cross-country skiing. I'll be the first to say that I'm a warm-weather guy, preferring sand to snow, but this mild midwestern winter has even...
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Garmin Blog
As we wrap up the Miami Boat Show today, we wanted to bring you some scenes from this year's busy show. Ever since the doors opened on Thursday, the Garmin booth has been packed with customers who want to check...
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Garmin Blog
I wasn't going to get mushy on the blog just because it was Valentine's Day this week. But then Team Garmin founder Jonathan Vaughters brought a smile to my face as big as his sideburns. A few hours ago, he...
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Garmin Blog
If you're headed to the Miami Boat Show this week or weekend, make sure you stop by Tiara Yachts, a Garmin OEM, to see their latest models - like the 4800 Convertible - equipped with full Garmin electronics packages. While...
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Garmin Blog
One more day until the Miami Boat Show, and two more new announcements from Garmin! Today we introduced a couple of new cartography programs to ensure boaters are equipped with the best charts available. Our New Chart Guarantee program ensures...
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Garmin Blog
In preparation for the Miami International Boat Show(MBS) this week, today we introduced our new BlueChart Mobile app for iPad and iPhone, and our new line of thermal-imaging and low-light cameras - all of which will be on display at...
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Garmin Blog
There are times when you mustn’t listen to the voices in your head. The ones that magnify fears and overrule ambitions. Saturday was a day to ditch the doubts and just move with the masses for the Run Toto Run...