Automotive GPS devices while used by many have the issue of difficulty of being able to edit locations on a desktop PC level. There are tools available such as Bing Maps, Google Maps and Google Earth which allow for some fine tuning, but the way in which those sites work is still a bit on the difficult side. Nuvi Editor on the other hand is very easy. It makes...

In 2005 I started using GPS and my first GPS device was a Garmin StreetPilot i3 (I still have it and it still works!) After that I upgraded to the StreetPilot c340, then the StreetPilot c580 and then my current nüvi 270. On a quick check of the Garmin automotive section of their site (I go by there every so often to see the newest offerings) there is not but a...

Garmin will at times post stuff for their GPS units that has absolutely nothing to do with GPS functionality and all to do with fun. For Halloween this year they’ve released six vehicle icons called a Boo! Bundle for use in your nuvi (any nuvi), StreetPilot c510, c530, c550 or c580. These icons replace the standard arrow that’s on the map display...

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