Palm's New GPS Navigator Pairs Palm Smartphones with Garmin Software
Posted on Wednesday, October 24 @ 03:11:45 PDT by Carl Brooks
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- For Palm(R) Treo(TM) and Centro(TM) smartphone users and GPS enthusiasts in the United States and Canada, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Garmin(R) International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRMN), today announced a Palm GPS Navigator featuring Garmin Mobile(TM) XT software for the first time. Drivers using the new GPS Navigator with their Palm smartphones can rely on turn-by-turn, voice-prompted directions to easily find their destinations as well as millions of points of interest, updated traffic, fuel prices, hotel prices and weather forecasts.(1) Expected late November, the Palm GPS Navigator featuring Garmin software will be $249 USD
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The Palm GPS Navigator with Garmin Mobile XT Software is expected to attract
new users to the mobile-phone GPS market. According to a report by Canalys, the
mobile navigation space has maintained a frenetic pace during the last 12
months, with some vendors seeing year-on-year doubling of shipments or better.
Garmin Mobile XT is preloaded on a microSD card (with miniSD and standard SD
card adapters) that includes Garmin navigation software for the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico. Customers can easily route to a specific street address
or choose from more than 6 million points of interest - such as restaurants,
hotels, ATMs, and gas stations. In addition to turn-by-turn, voice-prompted
directions, users also will see their exact position on a detailed moving map.
If a turn is missed along the way, a new route will be recalculated
automatically. Garmin's map data is provided by NAVTEQ - a world leader in
quality mapping.
"With Garmin's high-powered software, Palm smartphone users will have GPS
capabilities while on the go," said Ed Tse, accessory solutions product manager
at Palm, Inc. "Palm's legendary touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard allow for
quick input and inquiry."
"Garmin is pleased to provide a navigation solution so Palm users can
transform their favorite Palm Treo or Centro smartphone into a full-featured
Garmin GPS navigator," said Charles Morse, director of mobile and PND marketing
at Garmin. "Garmin Mobile XT is easy to use, has no monthly charges, and will
help ensure that Palm users never get lost again."
In addition to navigation, Garmin Mobile XT includes free access to Garmin
Online(TM) so that customers have useful, updated information at their
fingertips, such as traffic, fuel prices, hotel prices and weather forecasts.(2)
The traffic service from www.traffic.com identifies accidents, road construction or
other incidents affecting traffic, and routes users around the congestion. The
fuel-price feature displays a filling station's name, fuel price, type of fuel
and distance to the station (U.S. only).
Pricing and Availability
The Palm GPS Navigator featuring Garmin Mobile XT software will be available
in late November for $249 USD in the United States at Palm stores (www.palm.com/retail) and
online at http://store.palm.com. It also will be available in Canada
online at http://canadastore.palm.com.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of
computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important
information from anywhere. The company's products for consumers, mobile
professionals and businesses include Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones and Palm
handheld computers, as well as software, services and accessories.
Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless
operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm
online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).
Garmin International, Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRMN) 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 www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations
department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered trademark, and Garmin Mobile
and Garmin Online are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
(1) The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based system that
provides location and timing information around the globe. GPS is operated and
controlled under the sole responsibility of the Government of the United States
of America, which is responsible for its availability and accuracy. Any changes
in GPS availability and accuracy may impact the operation of your GPS receiver.
Environmental conditions will affect the operation of your GPS receiver. Palm
cannot accept any liability for the availability and accuracy of GPS.
(2) Within wireless service coverage area only. Availability and coverage
depends upon carrier and the geographic scope of international roaming
agreements. Email, messaging and web access requires data services at an
additional cost.
Palm and Treo are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or
licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brands, product names, company names,
trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
SOURCE: Palm, Inc.
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