Multi-cachers rejoice! Updated: GPSMAP62/78 2.44 Beta also includes multi-caching support and possible altimeter improvements. If you use an Oregon or Dakota you are probably tired of your friends who own 60CSx’s snickering at you every time you have to enter coordinates for a multi-cache or mystery cache in the field. On the newer units once [...]
Last week’s beta release (3.61) for the Oregon x50 adds some key features for owners of Garmin’s high-end outdoor units, not the least of which is the reintroduction of some tracklog archiving features only available on some of its older handhelds like the GPSMAP 60Csx. The full release notes for this beta include: Added Track [...]
In response GPS devices like the Lowrance Endura and Magellan eXplorist GC which support geocache filtering, Garmin released beta software yesterday which adds this feature to the Dakota and Oregon. Geocache filters allow you to view the geocaches loaded on your GPS which match the criteria of a filter that you create, especially useful with [...]
Zagg has extended the sale which will get you 50% off everything on their site including invisibleShield screen protectors. If you missed the deal yesterday you have until 12 midnight Pacific Time to make your purchase! International sales are included in this promotion too.
Although I’ve never completely understood the benefit of using WAAS in an outdoor handheld GPS there has been quite a bit of stir on the Oregon wiki about poor WAAS/EGNOS performance. We posted about the problems with WAAS when we first tested the Oregon 400 almost two years ago and reiterated the same concern on [...]
Zagg is running a sale for today only which will get you 50% off everything on their site including invisibleShield screen protectors. InvisibleShields are a great way to prevent screen scratches on your Garmin GPS. I have them installed on all of my units, and they keep my touchscreen Dakota’s and Oregon’s looking like new [...]
Over the last two days Garmin has been busy rolling new versions of BaseCamp and software for the Colorado, Oregon x00, Oregon x50 and Dakota all aimed at delivering their newest mapping product — BirdsEye. As we discussed in a previous post, BirdsEye allows users of the “state-named” Garmin GPS units to download and make [...]
