I’ve seen a number of signs lately that Garmin is probably going to discontinue the Colorado line, this is another. Amazon is selling the Garmin Colorado 400t for $299. The Colorado might not have all the bells and whistles that the Oregon does but I still think it is a better receiver and just because [...]
After recommending that Garmin Colorado owners avoid beta 2.94 because of a problem with importing GPX files, Garmin has released Colorado beta 2.95 which addresses this issue. Garmin’s release notes for 2.95 spells out fixes for two issues: Fixed issue importing GPX files introduced in 2.94 beta. Fixed issue navigating to points. Garmin also makes [...]
Update: This beta seems to fix the crash on startup after powering down with an active autoroute. It looks like beta 2.92 was not just a one-off – Garmin is continuing to migrate select features to the 18-month old Colorado. The 2.94 Colorado beta picks up the oft requested waypoint averaging tool available on the [...]
The long wait for Colorado owners who have been hoping for fixes and new features might be over. Garmin has released a modest beta release, 2.92, the first new software for the unit in any form since 2.90 was released in early December. The new beta release addresses seven or eight issues and adds one [...]
Offroute is offering a nice Garmin Oregon 550 bundle for those willing to preorder the unit early. The “Garmin Oregon 550 Ultimate Package” includes: Garmin Oregon 550 City Navigator North America NT DVD Topo US 100k DVD 4GB microSD card Hard neoprene case Auto navigation kit Pricing on the bundle is $669 which includes shipping [...]
There has been some discussion about Garmin Oregon screen protectors on the Oregon Wiki so this deal caught my eye when I saw it today. The offer from Zagg is a great chance to pick up an InvisibleShield for your Garmin GPS or any of your electronic gadgets. The promotion is good for 50% all [...]
A lot of people ask about which GPS they should buy or which accessories or maps will work with their Garmin Oregon or Colorado. Given the number and types of options Garmin makes available it is sometimes hard to know if what you are buying is the right GPS or is compatible with the GPS [...]
