Mar
16
2009
Garmin’s ecoRoute can help you save gas and money through fuel-efficient navigation, starting as soon as you download it to your compatible Garmin device. Now available as a free and simple download through www.garmin.com/ecoroute, this software update gives you valuable options and information.
In addition to “faster time” and “shorter distance” for route preference, ecoRoute lets nüvi users choose “less fuel” as the best way to save gas and money. Through ecoRoute’s Fuel Report, Mileage Report and fuel-saving tips, you can focus on your fuel conservation even when you’re not behind the wheel. And you can customize your nüvi to fit your vehicle by accessing the “vehicle profile” under ecoRoute in the tools menu. There, you can enter your car’s fuel economy and the current price of gas to help nüvi better calculate your savings. To find out if your nüvi is compatible with ecoRoute through a free, downloadable software update - and to visit the instructional, interactive minisite - go to www.garmin.com/ecoroute.
Mar
16
2009
In celebration of Garmin’s 20-year anniversary in 2009, we’re reaching back to the past to bring you stories from our younger years. Today you’ll get a peek inside a garage-turned-Garmin museum. The caretaker and archivist is Frank, a long-time Garmin employee who “likes to collect history he can hold in his hands.” He started collecting antique radios in the mid-70s. Before he started his job in aviation engineering for Garmin in October 1995, Frank worked for another avionics manufacturer where he shared a lab with Garmin co-founders Gary Burrell, Min Kao and two of their business partners.
Frank’s passion for preservation sent him digging through dumpsters in his early days at Garmin. “When we moved from Lenexa, there was a lot of stuff thrown away and my collecting instincts just took over. Over the years, people have given me stuff that they wanted to get rid of, so I had a lot of help,” Frank said.
From prototype units to tradeshow displays, signs, photos, employee cards and even a couple of interoffice mail envelopes with the co-founders’ signatures — Frank has a lot of little pieces of Garmin history. All artfully displayed and carefully catalogued in a climate-controlled room, which used to serve as an attached garage for his home. Frank doesn’t know exactly how much time he puts into maintaining his Garmin collection and library, but he did say he spends a lot of time in this 525 square-foot room. As you step into the space, it’s obvious this guy has been doing what he loves for nearly 14 years. He probably doesn’t even call Garmin his “job” or “work.” More like the means to the end he ultimately enjoys — creating products that improve customers’ lives today and then become history he can hold in his hands later.
If you didn’t get a chance to see the first story and video in our 20-year anniversary series, check out this piece, “Garmin goes to the Gulf.”
Mar
16
2009
UPDATE 10 MARCH 2009: In case you were wondering, the ANT Agent is compatible on the Mac. The only limitation is sending Courses and Workouts from Garmin Connect to the FR405. This is also a limitation on the PC.
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Hi all, with different updates being spread across the Internets from non-Garmin folk . . . this is the latest official information we have:
Mac support for the ANT Agent is now projected for the first quarter of 2009. We are very sorry for this unexpected delay. Unfortunately, a hardware provider was delayed with the shipment of key elements necessary for the implementation of the Agent.
Thanks for your patience.
The Garmin Connect Team
Mar
13
2009
The team at Symbian-Guru.com has posted a new review and videos of Garmin Mobile XT. If you’re tired of paying monthly fees to access a navigation application on your smartphone, Garmin Mobile XT is for you. Garmin Mobile XT turns nearly any smartphone into a nüvi-like navigator. This software application comes on an SD card, and once you slide the card into your phone it will automatically install so that you can begin driving with Garmin navigation. In addition to turn-by-turn voice prompts for millions of locations in North America or Europe, Garmin Mobile XT includes real-time traffic info, fuel prices, weather, hotel discounts and more. Check out these Symbian-Guru videos or visit the Garmin Mobile XT mini-site to learn more.
