Garmin News

PHOTO REAL JUNCTION VIEW

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:33:43 +0100

Do you ever get confused at tricky and busy junctions? Ever been frustrated after having taken the wrong exit? Now with the Garmin PhotoReal Junction View, which shows digitised views of upcoming interchanges in incredible detai,l you can see what complex junctions look like before you arrive. The Lane Assist with PhotoReal ™ Junction View shows the lane you need to take with extraordinary detail of your surroundings....

TOUR DE FRANCE

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:25:18 +0100

Blood, Sweat and Gears.

30 June 2012 signals the beginning of the Tour de France, an annual gruelling bicycle race held in France and nearby countries, covering more than 3 600 kilometres.

EDUFIT PROGRAMME – WILDEKLAWER

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:23:55 +0100

Garmin is proud to be associated with one of the most prestigious school tournaments in South Africa, the Wildeklawer Schools Tournament, to be held from 13 April 2012 to 17 April 2012.

TRACK WHAT’S IMPORTANT WITH nuLINK! 2390

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:17:21 +0100

In today’s highly mobile society the need for continuous connectivity and access to instant real-time information is a must. It is with this realisation in mind that Garmin have introduced the new nuLink! 2390!

NSRI

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:23:18 +0100

Did you know? The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is a search-and-rescue organisation run by 920 dedicated volunteers who are on standby day and night, every single day of the year. The urgent need for a sea-rescue organisation in South Africa was highlighted in 1966, when 17 fishermen drowned after their trawler sank near Still Bay due to the absence of a rescue service. Today, the organisation has 30 coastal and three inland rescue bases, a fleet of 72 rescue craft, 21 vehicles and access...

nüLink! 2390: so much more!

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:21:06 +0100

Behold the nüLink! 2390. With advanced navigation features such as Lane Assist with PhotoReal Junction View, Bluetooth hands-free calling, ecoRoute petrol saver and preloaded Garmin City Navigator Southern Africa NT maps, the nüLink 2390 has everything you need while on the go. Some of the device’s most popular features include: 3D Traffic Garmin’s 3D Traffic is a multi-dimensional feed of the most accurate traffic data, which ensures you receive up-to-the-minute traffic information on y...

More free maps with nüMaps Extension

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:19:52 +0100

Driven by its commitment to make the most up-to-date and accurate mapping data available to users, Garmin Southern Africa is pleased to announce the extension of the nüMaps guarantee policy. This extension offer will be available until 30 October next year for all qualifying Garmin GPS devices that are preloaded with City Navigator Southern Africa maps. By simply visiting the myGarmin website (www.mygarmin.com) users of qualifying nüvi 2000 series (nüvi 2200, 2300, 2360LT and 2460LT) and 3000...

Best Visual Effect goes to…

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:14:54 +0100

Glory, Garmin Fitness’ television commercial, got gold at the prestigious Loerie Awards this year for Special Visual Effects. The epic television advertisement was nominated in four categories: Cinematography, Art Direction, Special Visual Effects and Editing. This is the second time Garmin has received recognition at the local advertising industry awards ceremony; it also won an award for the amazing Migration campaign in 2010....

Doing it for the kids

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:06:29 +0100

Instead of “drop and give me 20”, coaches can now be heard shouting things like “give me your recovery time!” and “log your workout!” This is because Garmin is taking school coaching, and thus school-sport training, to a whole new level. Welcome to Garmin’s Edufit programme.The Edufit programme, which was launched earlier this year, was created after Garmin recognised that school sport was no joke. Kids (boys and girls) who are competing at a national level are serious about achievi...

The Boys are Back

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:11:00 +0100

Team Garmin adidas super stars, Phillip Buys and Marc Bassingthwaighte, have much to celebrate these days. They have both achieved wonderful things in the world of Mountain Biking and are making all of us at Garmin super proud.For Philip, his hard work and sacrifices since January have paid off big time! Cycling South Africa (CSA) recently announced the names of the 18 riders who will represent South Africa at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in Champery, Switzerland and Philip and Burry...

International recognition for Garmin Marine

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:07:25 +0100

“Garmin shares with the Global Ocean Race (GOR) not only our passion for the sea and sailing, but also the search for adventure, human challenge and the quest for unique experiences. All of us at Garmin are proud to include this collaboration within our sport sponsorship strategy,” said Salvador Alcover, Commercial and Marketing Director at Garmin Iberia, on the agreement for Garmin to sponsor the Global Ocean Race 2011-2012.Garmin was invited by the GOR’s race director to not only sponsor ...

The Big Blue

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:53:59 +0100

The annual Mercury OET Bill & Gamefish Tournament is back for the 34th time – proof of its popularity and prestige! It will take place in Sodwana Bay from 7 to 11 November, and Garmin will be there as a proud sponsor. The tournament will be fished on 10 and 37 kilogram lines and will once again have four categories, namely Marlin, Sailfish, Tag & Release and Gamefish. Teams must consist of no fewer than two people and no more than is legally permitted on a boat....

The Challenge is on

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:47:57 +0100

Garmin is very excited to be a part of the KykNET Buite Ekspo, which will take place in Bela Bela in Limpopo from 22 to 25 September. Although this will be the first outdoor expo of its kind in the Lowveld, it is based on the Buite Ekspo that was held in Swellendam in the Western Cape earlier this year. That event was so successful that organisers immediately knew that it needed to be brought to the outdoor-loving people of Gauteng and surrounding areas.The event, which aims to promote outdoor li...

A bit from Grey …

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:33:10 +0100

Grey College is one of the best known schools in the country, and its past pupils can be found in successful positions in all walks of life, both in South Africa and abroad. Up to now, 38 Greys rugby players have represented South Africa and some have even represented the USA, England and Portugal. Players like Theuns Stofberg, Morné du Plessis, CJ van der Linde, Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis have become household names in South African rugby....

Back to School

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:29:16 +0100

Garmin understands that the future of South African sport currently resides in our schools and creating a future sport star is also creating a future sports leader.Because of this Garmin has committed to bettering our younger talent, and has sponsored top South African schools rugby and netball teams, and their coaches, with Garmin FR60 (Forerunner 60) Fitness watches. Garmin hopes that these devices will help train and improve individual and team fitness and performance levels....

Launch of a leader

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:13:02 +0100

The future of navigation is slim, elegant, intimate and connected — you only have to check out the new Garmin automotive products to believe it. Exciting new features include:nuRoute and myTrends nüRoutes navigation: These are tailored to the needs of the user, enabling them to find the best, fastest or shortest route available. myTrends technology predicts routes based on the user's navigation behaviour and recognises your favourite destinations in order to predict where you are going. This s...

The Epic African Jersey

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:45:25 +0100

Mission accomplished! That’s the best way to describe the victory of the Cape Epic’s African Jersey by Adrien Niyonshuti and Mannie Heymans (Garmin-adidas/MTN). Mannie describes the win, and finishing ninth overall in the Epic, as a definite highlight in his already illustrious mountain biking career. “I don’t have words to describe the feeling. It was our plan to win the African Jersey and it means as much to me as winning the first Absa Cape Epic with Karl Platt in 2004. “I am so happ...

Intentions Are Clear

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 07:43:46 +0100

There is no better compliment for a company than an offer to purchase and Garmin Distribution Africa (GDA) is currently boasting one such feather in its cap.After been recognized by Garmin International for its many successes, GDA recently received a letter of intent to acquire their company from the international super brand.GDA has been the distributor of Garmin’s automotive, outdoor recreation, fitness and marine products in Southern Africa for the past 20 years and now the company looks for...

Live Traffic Hits Cape Town And Durban

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:49:45 +0100

Dr. Chris Crozier, Chief Technology Officer of Garmin Distribution Africa, says that unfortunately bad traffic is a fact of life, but with constantly updated traffic information being fed to your navigation system, you can either avoid the worst of it by taking a detour or, if there is a major unavoidable delay, reschedule your trip. Following the highly successful launch of Garmin Live Traffic service in Gauteng, the service is now available in Cape Town and Durban too. Live Traffic comes as a r...

Garmap 4 Me gets social

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:48:08 +0100

Garmap’s mobile-navigation offering is going places with new social-networking features plus a Computicket event guide and Dining-OUT and Sleeping-OUT restaurant and accommodation guides. Garmap for Mobile 4.0 is free as an upgrade for existing subscribers and is complemented by partnerships with these leading content providers – a one-stop shop for bookings and payments, if you will.

Garmin fitness streaks ahead

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:45:00 +0100

Garmin is no longer just about reaching your destination on the road, it’s now also about reaching your health and fitness goals. Garmin Distribution Africa (GDA) (pty) Ltd, the global leader in navigation, has surged into the fitness market in a big way.From basic fitness watches to GPS-enabled trainers and cycle computers (all of which measure time, distance, pace and heart rate), all devices are like your “no excuses training partner” and will take your fitness to a whole new level....

In with the new

Tue, 24 May 2011 11:43:49 +0100

Garmin Distribution Africa (GDA) (Pty) Ltd is pleased to announce the latest set of map products – Garmap® Africa Series 2011 – 1st Edition. The newly launched edition provides new versions of all Garmap map products as the entire data set has been revised and updated. The combined coverage for all the map sets now includes an impressive 27 countries (10 Southern African countries), more than 1,2 million kilometres of routable coverage, a massive 3,3 million kilometres of non-routable covera...