Video of the Week: Creating a Geofence with the Garmin GTU 10
by Rebecca Pearson on Oct 17, 2011 |
One of the benefits of the Garmin GTU 10, a small and lightweight GPS tracking device, is the ability to create geofences or virtual boundaries. Users establish a geofence to monitor the GTU 10's path within a predetermined area. When the tracking unit enters ...
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Tags: Video of the Week, GTU 10, Garmin, tracker, video, geofence, boundary, alert, monitor, children, pet, personal property, email, text message, notification |
Related Items: Garmin GTU 10, Garmin GTU 10 for Canada |
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Distracted Driving Law in Effect for Alberta, Canada
by Rebecca Pearson on Sep 1, 2011 |
 Today, September 1, 2011, a new law went into effect in Alberta, Canada. The Distracted Driving Law bans drivers from engaging in activities that take their focus off the road. The Government of Alberta passed the law to ensure driver's safety and prevent traffic accidents. ...
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Tags: distracted driving, hands-free, Alberta, Canada, law, mount, September, 2011, texting |
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DriveSmart Plus Offers a Peace of Mind for Parents
by Roxanne Laverty on Jan 31, 2011 |
 DriveSmart Plus, an add-on for the LG Optimus T, restricts phone calls and text messages while driving. This feature enables drivers to concentrate on the road and ignore distracting alerts from their phone.
Although a subscription is needed, users can add DriveSmart Plus for a reasonable ...
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Tags: DriveSmart, T-Mobile, optimus, gps, location, car, text, call, LG, subscription, app |
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Garmin StreetPilot revived in an iPhone App.
by Roxanne Laverty on Jan 4, 2011 |
 The StreetPilot series was one of the first of many navigation devices designed by Garmin. The name is being resurrected for Garmin's first iPhone navigation app. Priced well at $40, the app gives Garmin a new position in the race for leading GPS manufacturer.
Garmin put ...
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Tags: StreetPilot, Garmin, iPhone, App, iOS 4, text-to-speech, lane assist, traffic |
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Garmin Voice Studio changes the voice of direction.
by Michael Metivier on Jul 28, 2010 |
 Nowadays
GPS units aren't the basic turn left, turn right units they once were. Many now offer text-to-speech voice direction, and most Garmin nüvi's will actually accept custom voices.
Those using a nuvi with text to speech could find the common 'Jack' and
'Jill' vocal selections a ...
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Tags: Garmin, Voice Studio, nuvi, aera, zumo, PC, navigation, text-to-speech |
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Massachusetts new law bans cell phone use, including navigation.
by Roxanne McManus on Jul 26, 2010 |
 The state of Massachusetts just introduced a new law against cell phone use while driving. This change affects more than just texting teens, chatty soccer moms and stock brokers making conference calls.
The new legislation also impacts those using their phones as a navigation aid ...
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Tags: Massachusetts, PND, GPS, cell phone, ban, texting, navigation |
Related Items: Garmin Nuvi 3790T, Garmin Nuvi 1390T |
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Garmin's compatibility chart for bluetooth enabled cellphones.
by Roxanne McManus on Jul 19, 2010 |
 Garmin has designed a compatibility chart for decoding which bluetooth cellphones are compatible with their GPS units. Some phones allow full connectivity, allowing the phonebook contacts to be transferred to the GPS's memory as well as hands-free dialing.
One very beneficial feature are POI (Points ...
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Tags: bluetooth, GPS, Garmin, cellphone, smartphone, text messaging, POI dialing |
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Preventing Distracted Driving.
by Roxanne McManus on Oct 26, 2009 |
 This morning marks the day that Ontario law enforcement starts cracking down on distracted drivers. Currently there is a 3 month education period which allows drivers to become familiar with this new policy. During this grace period (up to Feb 1, 2010), most drivers will ...
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Tags: cell phone, distracted driving law, bluetooth, texting |
Related Items: Garmin Nuvi 765T, Garmin Nuvi 265WT, Garmin Nuvi 885T, Garmin External Microphone |
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The vow of silence is broken!
by George Baumer on Feb 27, 2009 |
 Let it all out, Nuvi! Garmin announced new feature enchancements to the nuvi 500 and nuvi 550 today, including the long-awaited Text-To-Speech function. Additionally, when the new g2 maps are available in April, the
nüvi 500 and nüvi 550 will fully support these maps ...
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Tags: text to speech, nuvi, nuvi500, nuvi550 |
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