Garmin GPSMAP 6 Series

Garmin finished the week by unveiling a new GPSMAP all-in-one of them, sailing, which also wants to take their GPS position on the road. The 600 series has a large, 5.2-inch 800×480 screen friendly navigation to sea with a bird’s eye view over the sea and 3D underwater mapping;

but converted to a proper road navigator with spoken street names as well as support for photo-keyed landmarks and custom items of interest in addition to those bundled with the card set.

The GPSMAP 640 is considered the most representative model and offers both U.S. coastal data and North American running short. It also has the option of an antenna for XM’s satellite weather service, as well as providing traditional music radio stations and traffic notification options, all of which can be used either on land or water. It should be available at an unspecified short-term date for $ 1200

Another model, the GPSMAP 620, is built for an international audience and holds only a generic worldwide basemap; users is expected to perform more detailed information marine or street loading of an SD card. The simplified data brings the price down to $ 1,000 for his equally unspecified release date.