Garmin GPS devices and most other portable electronics use scaled-down versions of the USB connector. The majority use the mini-USB standard, while a few smaller and lighter versions use a tiny ...

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What do you get in a high-end portable GPS system? If it’s Garmin’s Nuvi 760, you’ll get lots of useful features and a bright widescreen display. But, alas, you’ll also receive some occasionally ...

Garmin has recently issued a recall involving more than 1.25 million nuvi portable GPS units (with 796,000 in the U.S. only), due to the fact that the battery can overheat and cause a fire.

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Usually Garmin announces its latest compact nüvi GPS devices for around $1000, but the company’s just announced three version of its 200 series that cost a lot less than that without sacrificing too ...

Garmin rolled out its Nuvi 260 today, the company’s first GPS device in its palm-sized Nuvi 200 series to have Garmin’s sometimes-comical text-to-speech capabilities. We like to make fun of our Garmin ...

I am a directionally challenged man. But true to my gender, I still hate to ask for help. But I have had a GPS in my car for the last twenty years or so. Her name is Christine and she’s my wife. The ...

A lot has happened in the navigation world over the past couple of years. Google has entered thanks to Google Maps Navigation, and smartphone GPS systems are quickly becoming just as robust as ...

If you’re a frequent pond jumper, Garmin’s nüvi 1370T (with maps of North America and that place across the pond called Europe) is a GPS device worth considering. It’s lightweight, it has a crisp ...