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News: Garmin announce the Nuvi 550 Rugged Navigation Device

Last month at the British Motor Show in London Garmin announced a new "Rugged Navigation" PND: the Nuvi 500. This is a waterproof SatNav system for use by outdoor enthusiasts, drivers and mariners.

Some years ago one of the big names in Marine GPS talked about producing a PND that you could use in the car to get you to a marina, grab the SatNav from the car and put it in your yacht and sail off into the sunset. Well that never saw the light of day, but Garmin have gone one better and produced a waterproof GPS system that has quadruple usage models: Walking/Outdoor; Cycling/Motorbiking; Driving, and Marine GPS Navigation...

Click here to read the rest of the article including some pictures, the specs and Garmin's official press release....

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Posted on Wednesday, August 13 @ 13:38:40 UTC by Mike Barrett

 
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