January 8, 2003

Garmin® First to Navigate PDA Market with GPS-Enabled Handheld

LAS VEGAS/Jan. 8, 2003/PR Newswire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today unveiled its iQue™ 3600 personal digital assistant with built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities at the 2003 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The iQue 3600 is the first product to combine the Palm OS and GPS navigation functionality in a single, highly integrated handheld device.

The iQue 3600 uses Palm OS 5 — PalmSource's latest version of the industry’s leading operating system for handhelds, smart phones and other devices — for a robust set of applications. Powered by Motorola’s new DragonBall MXL microprocessor, the iQue 3600 provides users with enhanced application performance such as fast screen re-draw, sharp graphics and high-fidelity audio quality. The iQue 3600 boasts internal memory of 32 megabytes, Secure Digital memory expansion slot, and a brilliant 320x480-pixel transflective TFT display with more than 60,000 color combinations. Additionally the product integrates Garmin's new Que™ Technology — the company’s premier application that delivers the benefits of GPS-based location awareness to PDA users in a friendly format.

"Garmin's iQue sets the standard for a new category of devices that deliver innovative features and capabilities not previously seen in handhelds," said Dave Nagel, chief executive officer and president of PalmSource. "The iQue is another example of how the flexibility of the Palm OS enables the development of differentiated Palm Powered products that target new markets and users."

"The iQue 3600 offers business travelers and mobile professionals a smart way to navigate their day," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's director of marketing. "By integrating the Palm OS with GPS-enabled, turn-by-turn navigation functions, we’ve built a true mobile companion device. Whether it’s used to plan the day, look up a contact, jot down a note, record a personal memo, listen to favorite music or enjoy turn-by-turn driving directions to the next appointment— it's all on the iQue."

The iQue 3600 earned a prestigious "Best of Innovations" Award in the Mobile Office category of the Innovations 2003 Design & Engineering Showcase competition at this year’s CES. The iQue 3600 won acclaim for its form, function, value and marketability.

Organization
The iQue 3600 offers performance of the new ARM-compliant Palm OS 5 platform. It offers standard PalmSource applications, including Address Book, Calculator, Date Book, Expense, Mail, Memo Pad and To Do List. The iQue 3600 will also include Palm Reader, the leading e-book application.

Palm OS 5 also boosts the processing power of the iQue 3600 to search large databases of stored information and to enhance display graphics such as easy-to-read fonts and crisp electronic maps.

The Palm OS is known for the power and flexibility of its sophisticated, easy-to-use interface. As the foundation for more than 25 million mobile devices, the Palm OS platform is designed to meet user needs with an open, modular architecture that allows licensees and developers to create innovative new products in a variety of sizes and form factors for both individual and enterprise consumers.

The iQue 3600 will offer trial versions of several third-party applications that complement Garmin's Que technology to enhance the user experience. Popular applications expected to be available on the iQue 3600 include those from Astraware, DataViz, Infinity Softworks, LinksPoint, SplashData and Vindigo®. Third-party developers can add the power of location awareness to their applications using Garmin's application programmer interface (API). Garmin is also working with Handango Inc., the leading publisher and platform of mobile software, to create a private-label software storefront for end users.

Navigation
The differentiating feature of the iQue 3600 is its integrated GPS capabilities. Garmin's innovative Que technology delivers location awareness, electronic mapping, automatic route calculation, turn-by-turn voice guidance and map data interface to the iQue 3600. Que technology enables users to see where they are, find a street address or point of interest, know where the next turn is via visual and voice guidance, get back on track when they’ve strayed off course and navigate efficiently to their desired destination.

The iQue 3600 features a unique, flip-up GPS antenna that locks in place at two different angles to optimize GPS signal reception and viewing, and it folds discreetly in the back of the unit. When the antenna is in the upright position, it will automatically turn on the GPS navigation function and begin acquiring satellite signals. Likewise, when the antenna is in the closed position, the GPS function will automatically shut off to preserve battery life. The iQue 3600 provides the user with typical accuracy of 20 to 30 feet — or less than 10 feet when receiving corrected GPS data from the Wide Area Augmentation System in the North American coverage area.

Integrated Features
One of the key benefits of technology integration on the iQue 3600 is its patent-pending contact-locator feature. Enabled by Garmin's Que technology, this feature connects the Palm Address Book and Date Book to the GPS electronic map to give the user the ability to navigate directly to a specific address within the user’s contact database. Additional integrated features are expected to be available through third-party software developers.

Mapping
On the iQue 3600 installation CD, users can choose a basemap of North America, South America, Europe or regions in the Pacific Rim. The basemap provides the user with generalized information about highways, major city streets, railways, rivers, lakes and state, provincial and national borders. The user-configurable basemap makes the iQue 3600 a versatile companion for the international frequent flyer who travels between New York and London or San Francisco and Hong Kong.

Users gain the additional benefit of detailed street information on the included MapSource® CD-ROM. When the street data is downloaded into the iQue 3600, users can look up addresses, restaurants, hotels, local attractions, transportation hubs, emergency services and much more. Once the user has identified an address, he or she can navigate to it with a simple stylus tap via the device’s automatic route generation, which guides the user along the shortest or fastest route based on researched traffic patterns. Instead of looking at street signs in an unfamiliar city, users can enjoy the ride with the iQue 3600 by following the audible and graphical turn-by-turn directions. An optional car kit comes with an automotive mount and speaker system to amplify the voice guidance feature.

The iQue 3600 is also compatible with Garmin's extensive line of additional MapSource products, including U.S. Topo, Fishing Hot Spots and BlueChart® cartography for even greater versatility in navigation.

Memory
The 32 megabytes of internal memory on the iQue 3600 makes it one of the most memory-rich Palm OS devices on the market. The internal memory allows users to efficiently store and access data like detailed mapping, MP3 files, software applications or other information. The iQue 3600 also has a slot that accepts Secure Digital cards for memory expansion and greater utility of the PDA.

Other specifications of the iQue 3600:

• Operating system: Palm OS 5
  
• Data input: Soft Graffiti (writing area can be minimized for full-screen utility)
  
• Embedded features: MP3 player, voice recorder, infrared communication, vibrating alarm and thumb wheel
  
• Audio hardware: Microphone, speaker, headphone jack
  
• GPS features: Location awareness (10 feet or less with WAAS), address look-up, auto routing, turn-by-turn navigation with voice guidance, off-route recalculation, Contact Locator
  
• Processor: Motorola DragonBall MXL ARM 9
  
• Processor speed: 150 MHz
  
• Unit size/weight: 5.0" x 2.8" x 0.8"/ 5.2 oz.
  
• Screen dimensions: 3.8" diagonal
  
• Display information: 320x480-pixel, transflective TFT with 16-bit, 60,000+ color display; bright white LED backlight; and soft graffiti area
  
• Internal Memory: 32 MB DRAM
  
• Expandable Memory: Secure Digital slot
  
• Battery: Lithium Ion
  

The iQue 3600 will carry a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $589 and is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2003. It will ship standard with the MapSource City Select® CD-ROM (or MetroGuide® in Australia), a leather flip cover, metal stylus, USB recharging HotSync cradle, A/C power/recharging adapter, installation/application CD-ROM (including owner’s manual) and quick-start guide.

Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication and information devices -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200 for more information. Garmin, MapSource and MetroGuide are registered trademarks, and iQue, Que, City Select, U.S. Topo and BlueChart are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.

Palm OS is a registered trademark and Palm Powered is a trademark of PalmSource, Inc. a subsidiary of Palm, Inc. Other brands may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Notice on forward-looking statements:

This release includes projections and other forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Any statements regarding the company’s future financial position, revenues, earnings, product introductions, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors affecting Garmin. Information concerning risk factors that could affect Garmin's actual results is contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2001 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin’s Form 10-K can be downloaded from http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.