Garmin Oregon 600 and Oregon 650 – Review to Follow Once Available
Garmin has announced that it will be offering new models in the Oregon series: Garmin Oregon 600 Garmin Oregon…
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Outdoor GPS from Falk: the IBEX 40
Falk kindly sent me the IBEX 40 GPS navigation device to test. Since I have so far only navigated…
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Sonim XP3300 Force: Rugged Outdoor Phone with GPS but without UMTS
At the MWC mobile trade fair in Barcelona, Sonim is presenting the new, particularly rugged Sonim XP3300 Force outdoor…
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Otterbox Defender Review: A Rugged iPhone 4 Case for the Trail
Three layers of protection for an iPhone 4 used as a trail navigator: the Otterbox Defender after two weeks of constant use – shell, silicone skin, screen protector and holster.
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Garmin GPSMap 62st Review: Tested on Hiking Trails
A brand-new outdoor GPS from Garmin in your hands — and the touchscreen does not react. Are there still navigators without one? Yes: the GPSMap 62 series. We tested the 62st while hiking and trekking.
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New Magellan eXplorist GPS Units (510, 610, 710)
Magellan has expanded its “eXplorist” line with three new outdoor handhelds: the Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710. All three have a 3″ colour touchscreen and a 3.2 MP camera with autofocus, and with the built-in microphone they can record photos, videos and voice notes tagged with GPS data. All three are waterproof to the IPX-7 standard.
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Installing OpenStreetMap Maps for Garmin BaseCamp on Mac OS X
On Windows, installing OpenStreetMap maps is, as we have already reported, very easy and works without any problems. In a comment we were asked how it all works on Mac OS X. So here are the instructions for Mac users who are still missing suitable maps.
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Garmin Dakota 10 – A Cheap Way Into GPS Navigation?
Over the past two weeks I have been playing around with a Garmin Dakota 10. Unlike “Greathiker” I am rather a GPS sceptic and normally record tracks on day hikes with nothing but my Android phone. But in bad weather I start worrying about my favourite toy — so why not try the rugged and relatively cheap Dakota 10?
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Garmin GPSMAP 62 – Successor to the 60CSx? – Review Now Available
The rumours are getting stronger that a successor to the 60CSx really is about to appear. The design of the new Garmin GPSMAP 62 differs clearly from the current Garmin Oregon and Garmin Dakota units.
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Free Maps for Garmin GPS Units
If you have only recently bought a Garmin GPS unit and don’t want to invest a small fortune in matching maps straight away, you also have the option of using free maps. A good alternative to Garmin’s own topo maps is the map data of the “OpenStreetMap” project.
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