Garmin announced the release of Garmin Mobile XT, a
unique, all-in-one software solution that turns select smartphones with
internal GPS into high-end Garmin navigators. This mobile phone
software application seamlessly pairs the phone's built-in GPS with
Garmin's software so that customers have the benefits of navigation
anywhere in North America or Europe. Garmin Mobile XT is preloaded on a microSD card.
Unlike other mobile phone
applications, Garmin Mobile XT offers convenient preloaded maps and
includes access to dynamic content like premium real-time traffic
alerts and fuel prices, but does not require any monthly fees or
subscriptions of any kind. It is priced at $99.
Garmin Mobile XT also includes PeerPoints enablng users to send their position to any other phone as well as
view and navigate to the location of other Garmin Mobile XT users.
OLATHE, Kan., Garmin International
Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced Garmin Mobile XT, a
unique, all-in-one software solution that turns select smartphones with
internal GPS into high-end Garmin navigators. This mobile phone
software application seamlessly pairs the phone's built-in GPS with
Garmin's software so that customers have the benefits of navigation
anywhere in North America or Europe. Unlike other mobile phone
applications, Garmin Mobile XT offers convenient preloaded maps and
includes access to dynamic content like premium real-time traffic
alerts and fuel prices, but does not require any monthly fees or
subscriptions of any kind.
"Garmin Mobile XT is easy-to-use and affordable, with no monthly
charges," said Charles Morse, Garmin's director of mobile and PND
marketing. "It's a one-time investment that gives customers
full-featured GPS navigation on their smartphone whenever and wherever
they need it, including areas outside of wireless network coverage."
Garmin Mobile XT is preloaded on a microSD card (with miniSD and
standard SD card converter) that includes Garmin navigation software
for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, or Europe. Once the card
is inserted into a compatible smartphone with embedded GPS, the Garmin
Mobile XT application will launch automatically. Customers are then
greeted with Garmin's intuitive "Where to?" and "View map" welcome
screen. With a few screen or button taps, customers can easily route to
a specific street address or choose from millions of points of interest
-- such as restaurants, hotels, ATMs, and gas stations. In addition to
turn-by-turn, voice prompted directions, users will also see their
exact position on a detailed moving map. If a turn is missed along the
way, a new route will be recalculated automatically.
Thanks to Garmin's vast product line and ability to leverage
technology from the other GPS markets Garmin serves, Garmin Mobile XT
builds in unique features such as support for travel guides, topo maps
and custom points of interest, as well as advanced features such as
route planning with saved routes, custom avoidances and visible trip
logs. Garmin Mobile XT users also have the benefit of routing to the
location of a contact in their phone's address book or to a calendar
appointment (on supported platforms).
Garmin Mobile XT also includes PeerPoints(TM), a powerful feature
enabling users to send their position to any other phone as well as
view and navigate to the location of other Garmin Mobile XT users.
PeerPoints is the perfect way to keep track of friends and family and
navigate to them with the touch of a button.
In addition to navigation, Garmin Mobile XT includes free access to
Garmin Online(TM) so that customers have useful, constantly-updating
information at their fingertips like real-time traffic, fuel prices,
hotel prices and weather forecasts. The real-time traffic service from
traffic.com identifies accidents, road construction or other incidents
affecting traffic, and routes users around the congestion. The fuel
price feature displays the filling station's name, fuel price, type of
fuel, and distance to the station (U.S. only). Garmin Mobile XT users
can also help customers find hotel information, ratings and discounts
from hotels.com. Real-time weather information provided by Custom
Weather lets users see weather forecasts at their current location or
anywhere in the world. Garmin Online is accessed through the phone's
wireless data service.
Garmin Mobile XT is available now for a suggested retail price of
$99 in the U.S. Garmin Mobile XT products purchased in the U.S. include
maps of all North America. In Europe, Garmin Mobile XT includes map
data for 30 countries in Europe. Map data is provided by NAVTEQ(TM) --
a world leader in premium-quality mapping.
Visit the Garmin Mobile Buyer's Guide, http://www.garmin.com/mobile, for more information or to purchase Garmin Mobile XT.
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International, Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. group of
companies which designs, manufactures, markets, and sells navigation,
communication and information devices and applications -- most of which
are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin is a leader in consumer and
general aviation navigation and its products serve the
automotive/mobile, outdoor/fitness, marine, and aviation markets.
Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal
subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at
http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations
department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark, and
Garmin Mobile, Garmin Mobile XT, Garmin Online and Peer Points are
trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights
reserved.
Notice on forward-looking statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin
Ltd. and its business. All statements regarding the company's future
product introductions are forward-looking statements. Such statements
are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and
actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown
risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not
limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 30, 2006 filed by Garmin with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A
copy of Garmin's Form 10-K can be downloaded at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes
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otherwise.
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