OLATHE, Kan., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International
Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the next
evolution of the nuvi 200 series, the entry-level favorites in Garmin's
popular nuvi line. The low-priced nuvi 2x5 models, a family of new products
introduced at CeBIT, improve upon the features of their 200-series
predecessors while providing the opportunity to add top-of-the-line
features such as improved mapping and routing features, faster satellite
acquisition, navigation by photos, FM traffic updates or dynamic content
from MSN Direct.
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"The nuvi 2x5 products allow us to meet and exceed the basic needs of
the budget-minded consumer while giving them further opportunity to
expand," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales. "By
making traffic and MSN Direct content accessible with our most basic nuvi
models, the choice is truly in the buyer's hands. Pick a price, and there's
your nuvi."
As portable and powerful as ever, the nuvi 2x5 models are available in
vibrant 4.3" or 3.5" screens with an all new shaded elevation mapping
display. Using Garmin's unique Web site -- Garmin Connect Photos -- users
can choose from millions of geo-located photos provided by Google's
Panoramio photo sharing community and download them to the nuvi for a
richer navigation experience using pictures as a guide. The nuvi 2x5 series
features a fast 333 Mhz Microprocessor which greatly enhances the map
drawing and routing capability. In addition, satellite reception is even
faster than before thanks to Garmin's new HotFix(TM) feature which
automatically calculates and stores critical satellite information and can
use that information to quickly calculate a position without waiting for
data collection from the satellites.
The nuvi 255 and 255W will be available in versions that include
comprehensive coverage of North America, Europe, Australia or New Zealand.
The nuvi 255 and 255W models for North America, Australia or New Zealand
announce street names in their voice prompts, advising you to "Turn right
on Walnut Street" rather than just saying "Turn right in 500 feet." The
nuvi 205 and 205W will be available in versions that offer mapping choices
such as the contiguous United States, Canada or regional sections of
Europe.
In addition, each nuvi 2x5 comes standard with the popular "Where am
I?" feature. At any time, with a single tap of the screen, drivers can
display their exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address
and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and gas
stations.
When used with an optional receiver, each nuvi 2x5 can display
important updated information from Traffic Message Channel or MSN Direct.
The enhanced dynamic content from the second generation of the MSN Direct
network includes updated information about traffic conditions, fuel prices,
weather reports, movie listings, headline news items, stock listings, local
events and custom locations sent directly from Windows Live Local. After
the introductory trial period with MSN Direct, owners can re-subscribe for
$49.95 a year, or a one-time charge of $129.95. For more information on MSN
Direct services and coverage areas, visit http://garmin.msndirect.com.
For information about pricing and availability, go to
http://www.garmin.com and http://www.garmin.blogs.com.
About Garmin
Garmin International, Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:
GRMN) group of companies which designs, manufactures, markets, and sells
navigation, communication and information devices and applications -- most
of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in consumer and
general aviation navigation and its products serve the automotive/mobile,
outdoor/fitness, marine, and aviation markets. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated
in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the
United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit
Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact
the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and nuvi are
registered trademarks, and Garmin Lock and Garmin Travel Guide are
trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Notice on forward-looking statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd.
and its business. All statements regarding the company's future product
introductions are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on
management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and
circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results
could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and
uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk
factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 29, 2007 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (Commission file number 000-31983). A copy of Garmin's Form 10-K
can be downloaded at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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