sync mp3 audio book with Garmin nuvi (nuvi not recognized)

I opened Windows Media Player 11, then turned on my Garmin nuvi 885T, and then plugged in my Garmin nuvi 885T into my Sony laptop with Vista. I want to sync a MP3 audio book but when I click on sync my nuvi doesn't display for syncing to it. How ...

Message posted on the March 28th, 2009 - 11:22 AM ET

Garmin® 2013 nüvi Lineup Makes it Easier Than Ever to Follow Directions

Garmin® International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced its new 2013 nüvi lineup1 of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) at the Consumer ...

Press published on the January 7th, 2013 - 6:00 AM ET

Garmin® Debuts New Top Tier GPS Navigator at CES

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the nüvi® 3500 series, the company’s newest flagship personal navigation devices (PNDs) ...

Press published on the January 9th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

Garmin® Rolls out 2012 Line of nüvi® Personal Navigation Devices

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the 2012 line of nüvis, featuring a tiered series of personal navigation devices (PNDs) ...

Press published on the August 24th, 2011 - 8:00 AM ET

Garmin Smartphone Link for Android Provides Connected Services to nüvi® Personal Navigation Devices

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the launch of Smartphone Link, the first Android app to provide live services to personal ...

Press published on the January 9th, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

New Garmin® StreetPilot® Onboard Navigation App for iPhone Provides Onboard Mapping and Routing

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation, is proud to announce the Garmin StreetPilot Onboard App for iPhone is now available on the App Store. The ...

Press published on the August 2nd, 2011 - 5:00 AM ET

Garmin recalls 1.25 million nüvi PND’s

It’s a rare occurrence for GPS manufacturers, but it does occasionally happen – Garmin has recalled numerous products from their nüvi product range as they potentially suffer from a risk of over heating.

News published on the August 27th, 2010 - 10:20 AM ET

Garmin Reports Fourth Quarter Results Highlighting EPS Growth and Revenue Growth in All Segments

Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) today announced fourth quarter results for the period ended December 31, 20111 delivering EPS growth and revenue growth across all reported segments. Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial ...

Press published on the February 22nd, 2012 - 6:00 AM ET

How to update a Garmin Nuvi GPS on Linux

Garmin doesn't support Linux which makes it difficult to do the map updates if you are a Linux user. However there is a way to do it if you have a Windows VM. I use Fedora 14 and I have a KVM XP VM, here is the procedure to do the update using the ...

Message posted on the April 9th, 2011 - 5:50 AM ET

Re: How to update a Garmin Nuvi GPS on Linux

I do the same. HOWEVER, I don't know if this has changed, but the Open Source Edition (VirtualBox OSE) did not have USB feature. I know they have been changing the versions around lately You would need to get the newest from Sun. ...

Message posted on the April 11th, 2011 - 12:03 PM ET

OT Garmin 255W

Hi, Just a word for those looking to buy a GPS for your car. I bought a Garmin 255W a week ago, and have had enough time to try and appreciate it, enough to recommend it to anyone looking for something good. As I'm in Canada, the choice of models ...

Message posted on the January 16th, 2010 - 12:53 AM ET

[gentoo-user] garmin gps & gentoo

Hello, So I've been googling about GPS systems and interfacing to a linux system. In portage it looks like all I will need to use the usb with the garmin nuvi 1490 is gpsd and gpsdrive? It shows up via lsusb. Any discussion or other software ...

Message posted on the March 28th, 2012 - 2:10 PM ET

gps support

I happened to note today at the local Fred Meyer that they have a bunch of electronic stuff on sale for 30% off. So, started me wondering about support for : tomtom XL340s garmin nuvi 1250 Anyone have any direct experience? Web search indicates ...

Message posted on the June 13th, 2011 - 3:20 PM ET

OT: which GPS for the automobile?

About ready to get into an automotive GPS after trying one out recently. Like the Garmin Nuvi series with Rx traffic updates. What about windshield mount vs dash? Center or lower left corner of windshield? Map updates via USB? etc. -G

Message posted on the March 21st, 2011 - 8:33 AM ET