Mobile Electronics
August 6, 2007
Garmin® Introduces the nüvi® 260: An Entry-Level Navigator That Speaks Street Names
OLATHE, Kan./August 6, 2007/PR Newswire — Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the nüvi 260, a sleek, simple-to-use, and value-priced personal navigation device (PND) that speaks street names.
Like other products in the nüvi 200-series lineup, the nüvi 260 offers budget savvy consumers the benefit of a premium in-dash system at a fraction of the cost. In addition to features offered by other members of the nüvi 200 family, the nüvi 260 automatically calls out street names (saying “turn right on Main Street” instead of “turn right in 200 feet.”). This feature lets drivers keep their eyes on the road letting drivers keep their eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways.
“Many potential PND customers want an entry-level Garmin PND, and many realize the convenience and utility of a device that speaks an upcoming street name. The nüvi 260 is for them,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales. “The nüvi 200-series has established itself as the gold standard for simple yet solid navigation, and the nüvi 260 only reinforces that.”
The nüvi 260 incorporates an internal GPS antenna that makes it thinner and even easier to mount in a car. The intuitive “Where To?” and “View Map” welcome screen allows users to quickly find a specific street address or establishment’s name, or search for a destination by category. Turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions then guide the driver to their destination. If they miss a turn along the route, the nüvi automatically recalculates a route and gets them back on track, pronouncing the names of the streets along the way. The nüvi 260 includes preloaded detailed mapping of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico – with approximately six million points of interest (like hotels, restaurants, ATMs, gas stations, and more).
The pocket-sized nüvi 260 also includes a built-in picture viewer, calculator, currency converter, unit converter and world clock. These new navigators are also compatible with Garmin’s line of rich content such as the Garmin Travel Guide™ and Garmin SaversGuide®. For additional security, Garmin has included the Garmin Lock™, an innovative patent pending theft prevention system that disables the unit from performing any functions until the user types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the unit to a predetermined secure location. Garmin has also added the ability for customers to augment the preloaded maps with custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.
About the size of a deck of cards, the nüvi’s focal point is its bright 3.5-inch (diagonal) touchscreen. The unit’s only button is an on/off slider bar, which may be locked to avoid being turned on or off accidentally. The nüvi also has a convenient SD card slot for expandable memory.
The nüvi 260 is expected to be available in August 2007 at an MSRP of $499.99. The nüvi 260 includes a vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and owner’s reference manual. For more information, visit www.garmin.com.
About Garmin International Inc.
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 www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin and nüvi are registered trademarks, and Garmin Lock and Garmin Travel Guide are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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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 30, 2006 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 at 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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