Archive for May 2009

@Mapomatic now On Twitter

You can now follow @Mapomatic on twitter. We’ll be tweating about new posts, articles. More importantly we’ll be making information about development of our OSM based Garmin Maps available on twitter first.

You might also want to take a look at the following #tags.

#mapomatic , #osm, #garmin.

Satmap update firmware and add geocaching support

SatMap Active 10

From UKGadgeteer:

SatMap, the makes of the SatMap Active 10 (and SatMap Active10 Plus), have this week released a new version of their PC software, and a new firmware for the Active 10 devices to go with it.   For us, the key new feature is the support of geocaching.com GPX files, giving you a full range of information about the geocaches; offering hints, cache descriptions, terrain, difficulty, and logs.

Garmin Announce Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t

oregon550t

As we covered in mid March, Garmin have finally announced the Oregon 550 & 550t

Gaining: a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, which creates geotagged images, and a 3-axis compass over previous models in the range.

OLATHE, Kan./May 7, 2009/Business Wire – Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the Oregon 550 and Oregon 550t touchscreen handheld GPS devices, integrating a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, which creates geotagged images, and a 3-axis compass into the popular series of intuitive touchscreen handhelds. The waterproof Oregon 550’s easy-to-use interface and versatile features make it the ideal solution for customers looking for a multipurpose GPS device.

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